I am a new student of German Longsword. It's been mentioned before in dispatches, but it's a bit like boxing, or dancing. Cuts and parries (movements) are in response to those of your sparring partner and vice versa. Thus, sometimes sword fighting is a waltz, other times it is jazz ballet. But since English is … Continue reading Not imagining war
John Lennon
Doctor Who: Playing Those Mind Games
My immediate thought for Heaven Sent is that the introduction was a statement regarding death. As my high school English teacher was fond of quoting (and I may have mentioned before): we are born astride the grave. This episode turned out to be more literal than the aphorism though. And also extremely amenable to John Lennon song … Continue reading Doctor Who: Playing Those Mind Games
