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Ballad of Barty Jordan

Submitted by Bart on Fri, 18/06/2010 - 10:08
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At the age of thirty-seven1
he realised he would soon2
Ride through Paris3
in a sports car4
with the warm wind5
in his hair6.

(Ballad of Lucy Jordan, by Marianne Faithfull)

1 Thirty-eight, actually
2 Day after tomorrow, just one more day at work and there are tonnes of deadlines to meet!
3 Not exactly through Paris, but we'll zip7 along the périphérique to Bretagne
4 A Peugeot Partner is kinda like a sports car, isn't it?
5 Weather man says it's going to be cold, windy and wet for the next couple of days. Yay!
6 Receding
7 When was the last time anyone 'zipped' over the périphérique? We'll be lucky if we'll get out of the traffic jams before the end of our holidays.
 

Long Weekend

Submitted by Bart on Tue, 01/05/2007 - 22:06
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We had a long weekend, the 1st of May is an official holiday here and our office was closed yesterday. An excellent opportunity to have a good rest.

Naturally, the 1st of May being Labour Day and all that, I worked my ass off.

 

I’m so glad I can go back to work again tomorrow. I really need some time off.

 

It’s my last week – or rather my last three days – at my current job too. Next Monday I’m starting at another organisation.

Rolling Stones BC

Submitted by Bart on Mon, 31/10/2005 - 21:07
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Forests of the Baraque Fraiture during autumnForests of the Baraque Fraiture during autumn

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