Monthly Archives: March 2004
Grace Kelly
29 March, 2004 – 11:09 pm
We went to Monaco a few weeks ago. This was a bad idea, because now I have a secret plot to live there. J. says he doesn’t like the artifice of it, but then in the same breath he’s making fantastical plans to have parties on yachts. If I ignore my reflection, I can pretend [...]
Hubris tempts fate
20 March, 2004 – 11:08 pm
“My daughter has moved to Nice you know,” was a phrase I was unfortunate enough to hear escape my mother’s lips when I was back in England a few weeks ago. One day I will be brave enough to try to explain to her that Hubris Tempts Fate, that Pride Leads to A Fall. We’re [...]