bitter lemmings

from lesbianity to inanity

Bertrand russell says, "There is no sound reason, of any sort or kind, for concealing facts when talking to children. Their questions should be answered and their curiosity satisfied in exactly the same way in regard to sex as in regard to the habits of fishes, or any other subject that interests them."This is good news for liberal parents everywhere and is exactly what led us to a conversation about 'lesbianity' the phrase coined by my delightful middle child yesterday evening.

"I don't believe in Christianity or Lesbianity, except maybe in porn." He hasn't learnt about threesomes yet, as we are not buying the porn, we're not that liberal. But frankly, if nothing else he appears to be shaping up and turning into the gender stereotype I most feared; a typical man. Could it have something to do with living in Cyprus? Environment is everything as Oliver James says. The house guests have interefered with my emotional audit, too many hours driving round Nicosia in the heat and no time to read.

the superior virtue of the oppressed

Bertrand Russell says that, "One of the persistent delusions of mankind is that some sections of the human race are morally better or worse than others." You would know all about that if you lived in Cyprus. But when I was back in UK this week, there was a fair bit of moralising going on in the press there in the form of speculation about Cherie's friend, Carol Caplin, having an inappropriaetely close relationship with our dear revered leader, Tony. I dont want to be accused of passing any sort of moral judgement here but isn't it clear, without having to think too laterally about it, that if we were in the business of speculating about celebrity sex lives, the far more likely liaison is between Cherie and Carol, not our Tony and Carol, as if!

appearance and reality

Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no resonable man could doubt it? Yes, life is hard and then you die, parenting is overrated and Cyprus is very, very dull.