The return of the[last word]thread

[westgrandboulevard]

We certainly seem to have time to rhyme here, don't we.....

[moe]

No rhyme before it's time westgrand

[westgrandboulevard]

Then it's prose, 'cos we knows....

[144man]

Shakespeare often overcharged for his sonnets, especially when he left the metre running.

[westgrandboulevard]

He had no time for idle chit chat. A quick word was out of the question.

[moe]

No blue light specials for sonnets?

[westgrandboulevard]

Perhaps a quick flash....

[moe]

.....And, at a good price!

[westgrandboulevard]

No wonder most writers don't earn much from their work.....

[moe]

But people borrow from them enough!

[westgrandboulevard]

That's right Moe, and as true today as ever it was.

I can remember when writers received no income from libraries, but I believe they now do, although I expect it will be minimal.

[moe]

So pick another occupation?

[westgrandboulevard]

W-e-l-l.....not so easy, if writing is someone's strongest talent.

Now, if you mean an additional occupation, to fund their talent and love for writing, then I'd certainly agree with that.

Everybody needs to have an income, even those of us expressing our words here, for free....!

[moe]

Thank heavens for "other occupations."

[westgrandboulevard]

And retirement pensions, and/or any extra capital which has not been earned. That's when the feeling of 'have to make the best of the time, while we can' really starts to kick in!

[moe]

How bout saving for a rainy day?

[westgrandboulevard]

How about budgeting to spend no more than 10% of current saved capital, and saving at least 10% of other income, after tax - ?

[moe]

As I said; saving is a good thing!

[westgrandboulevard]

I like the idea of any money I save, making me more money while I sleep.

[moe]

Any income is welcome!

[westgrandboulevard]

All contributions gratefully received!

[moe]

Or how to stuff our mattresses!

[westgrandboulevard]

I need to sleep on that good idea....

[moe]

Preferably a nice puffy one!

[westgrandboulevard]

I spend a lot of time in bed, and I seem to spend just as much time looking after and dealing with money....

[144man]

I'm sure the politicians will spend it all for you given half the chance.

[moe]

There has never been a truer statement than yours, 144man!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

They'll just have to take off me what is legally due, and no more. I'm certainly handing no donations to any political party!

[moe]

Ditto for me westgrand.........

[westgrandboulevard]

I'll still be voting in the General Election tomorrow.....

[moe]

I was going to ask you about that.

[westgrandboulevard]

And what were you going to ask me, Moe....?

[moe]

If you were going to vote.

[westgrandboulevard]

OK! Well, of course, Moe, I've already said I am indeed voting - which will be later today.

I have voted both Conservative and Labour in the last 20 years.

The problem I have is that I rarely do anything without a certain strength of feeling and conviction in support of my own actions..... but, in this instance, it is tricky......

[moe]

I understand. There are those in the US who complain about the state of affairs but then never vote to change anything.

[westgrandboulevard]

Hmmmm, that attitude is not only confined to politics, or the US!

It has very much to do with a 'somebody should do something about it' mentality....

[moe]

But not them.......

[westgrandboulevard]

No, never them....

[moe]

Right; they'll complain quite a bit but when it comes to putting their money where their mouth is [[I.e. vote or help) they're nowhere to be found!

[westgrandboulevard]

Babies cry, making sounds without words. Decades later, many of them use words but to make the same sounds, and are still crying...

[144man]

Voting is a problem. It can cause electile dysfunction.

[westgrandboulevard]

True. One third of the UK electorate failed to insert their vote in the appointed place.

[moe]

So do you want me to say it? The got screwed & didn't like it!

[westgrandboulevard]

It was the result of controlled enthusiasm for the election on their part - or, sometimes known as spontaneous indifference....

[moe]

It's contagious westgrand.

[westgrandboulevard]

Like yawns....

[144man]

I was galvanised enough to desert the party I usually vote for.

[westgrandboulevard]

A government with a 12 seat majority in Parliament was somewhat of a surprise.

[moe]

Why is that?

[144man]

All the opinion polls had indicated that support for Labour and the Conservatives was running so close that neither party would receive an overall majority.