Notebook 09 Pg 06 et al

The Notes

• Quaerendo Invenietis
• 'Oh for gawds sake shut up and give your ears a chance.'
• During the Northern Ireland peace process initial negotiations were held in a remote cottage. Both sides took it in turns to bring in the coal and clean the grate. 
• 'I opened the door and there was the chief of the IRA wearing paisley pyjamas, I said ' I'm going to take a photo and send it to Ian Paisley, tell him how you think of him every night.'
• Get your long Johns on we are in for a frozen period
• Ignore scientific parsimony and shoot for the baroque
• Ill informed people disagreeing with one another
• In 14th Century the Church banned silence, The 2 minute silence on November 5th brings biggest audience to radio
• I don't believe in finite resources - Michael Portillo R4
• Hail Mary full of Grace, help me find a parking place

The Commentary

Quaerendo Invenietis
Is yer Latin lingo for 'by seeking you shall discover'. 


'Oh for gods sake, shut up and give your ears a chance.'
Overheard in a bar


During the Irish peace process initial negotiations were held in a remote cottage. Both sides took it in turns to bring in coal and clean the grate. 
Whilst listening to a documentary about the peace process this tiny observation on domestic procedures Humanised both sides and gave me a curiously positive hope for the future.    

'I opened the door and there was the chief of the IRA wearing paisley pyjamas, I said ' I'm going to take a photo and send it to Ian Paisley, tell him how you think of him every night.'
This quote during the same documentary only served to add to the above feeling.

I said 'get your Long Johns on we are in for a frozen period'
Again from the above and despite its negative connotations the dark humour shines through.


Ignore scientific parsimony and shoot for the baroque
This was a nice line I heard about our Human pig headed insistence on refusing to use  Occams Razor

Ill informed people disagreeing with one another
Instructions
Step 1)  Take entire Internet
Step 2)  Throw rock
Result)  Congratulations you have hit an example of the above

In 14th Century the Church banned silence. The two minute silence on November 5th brings biggest audience to radio
A short programme on silence enlightened me as to these facts which ironically says a lot.

'I don't believe in finite resources' - Michael Portillo R4
A wise man once said 'reality is that which when you stop believing in it doesn't go away'.
And he is completely right, for example I've never believed in Michael Portillo and no matter how hard I try he doesnt' go away.


Hail Mary full of Grace, help me find a parking place 
A summary of many people's Belief System or people's BS for short