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royal flush: dallying while bidding for waity katy

Who will be the lamb and who will be the knife? Prince William, when and if he becomes king,  will be the first Stuart king since James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots, in over 400 years. Secret potions, … Continue reading

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king for a day: take a pass on the cake

All the king’s men and women. Indeterminancy and inevitability, fortuity and fate.Sacred geometry and secret recipes. The chance of being king. Or is it chance? The chance of being king is charged with multiple and contradictory associations among of which … Continue reading

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the golden bough: keeping the show on the road

Its the Antiques Roadshow up on Cripple Creek.The Golden Bough, the first king, sexless in suburbia and watch out for those in-laws.The comparison of today’s Royal family with Elizabeth I and James I are not that far-fetched as the current … Continue reading

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knowing the dancer from the dance

In “The Faerie Queene” Edmund Spenser tells a tale of “darke conceit” in which Prince Arthur, the future king, goes in search of the Faerie Queene, Elizabeth. In each of the six books completed, Arthur representing Magnanimity- in Spenser’s system … Continue reading

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BLINDFOLD TEST FOR BEWITCHING IDEAS:CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH FUZZY WARBLES

Marketing and advertising wars are often drawn out, protracted affairs giving credence to the expression “War is hell;but who knew it looked like crap? It is entertaining when no one follows the modern version of the Marquess of Queensbury rules … Continue reading

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