Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Loose Underpinnings

Can't blame Jonah for running, nor yet Gideon for being insecure, nor yet Martha for worrying, nor yet Thomas for doubting, nor yet Sarah for being impatient, nor yet Elijah for being depressed - especially when all existence seems to be an out-of-control practical joke that the town bully has initiated. As for the rest, it's just the shit that happens anyway sometimes.
Guess what? My money's with Thomas, who met the Holy Ghost eye-to-eye, without the help of Peter's spin-zone -

Friday, March 2, 2012

Fielding digression in TOM JONES - the marvellous [sic]

"The same thing which is impossible may yet be probable, . . ."

http://books.google.com/books?id=Bdy0LmSivFcC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=Fielding+possible+probable+Tom+Jones&source=bl&ots=5gbn4aQVeK&sig=y8q09fxogvK_NY0gXMM_PMae838&hl=en&sa=X&ei=c2tRT9O2Muyx0QGO4pG9DQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false