Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Nothing ever goes away.






The font has an astronomy exam. The polyester suited men have arranged for an invigilator in Toulouse. As the car turns onto the lane Bob howls. Seems the only farewells PON's do are theatrical ones.

After savaging his sister Bob retires to his vantage point by the gate. Hugo the malevolent Maltese and Brunhilda the German billionaires dog wander by along the lane and are told in no uncertain terms they're on PON territory. Both scurry away. Brunhilda to the chateau and Hugo to his humbler abode by the crossroads.

They're stacking the shelves at the supermarket. In Britain Health and Safety regulations keep the aisles clear when this happens. Here, where the employee is king and the customer an irritant, the aisles are completely blocked by packaging and carts stacked with boxes. This means detouring down one aisle to get to the next. Seven aisles blocked like this. Is getting annoyed with mundanities a sign of graceless ageing ? Maybe it's a male thing and women are blessed with greater patience ?

On the car radio on the way back a tired and emotional French government minister holding forth at length. I catch the words '' arrogance, neo-imperialism, misplaced pretensions to greatness ". Angus assumes he's talking about the British , but no ! Today it's America's turn to be the cause of  all the worlds woes. A French bank that has been allowing Iran and Cuba to trade, illegally, through its New York operations is being fined for its malfeasance. 


13 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

Hugo looks perfectly cute from a distance.
Best of luck to the font in her exam. I trust Angus is not making derogatory comments about scientist's dress sense in general?
Cheers, Gail (a natural fabrics person).

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Bet you were glad to get back home to PON Territory.

XXXOOO Bella Roxy & Dui

Angus said...

Comments about dress are reserved for bearded astronomers in short sleeved shirts in Pasadena.

Julie said...

Theatrical PONs, better entertainment than any theatre !

VirginiaC said...

Those two Hugo and Brunhilda look like the classic duo "partners in crime."
Trust me, getting annoyed with mundanities is definitely NOT a sign of male graceless ageing...it's just that stupid mundanities show their ugly faces more often these days, and trust me again, women are NOT blessed with greater patience....I speak from a world of experience.
Best of luck to the Font for her astronomy exam.

Louise said...

Photo three is beautiful. Should be a painting.

Haven't heard about Hugo and Reinhold in a while. They always bring a smile to my face.

So I am assuming that the font does not become annoyed at aisle after aisle at the grocery store being closed. Um, no, I would say that is not a woman thing. That is a font thing. She is a saint.

Louise said...

Auto correct again. Why does my phone think I didn't MEAN to type Brunhilda??

Angus said...

'The font' would claim there are greater irritants in life than blocked aisles. What could those irritants be ?

Angus said...

And louder.

Angus said...

Dead right.

Angus said...

The font thanks you.

KB said...

Ah, women don't have more patience... I assumed that the radio guy was talking about the Russians before I found out that we were the target.

Louise said...

She definitely has a point.