The desk of your faithful correspondent is a pretty messy thing. If Martha Stewart were to see it she would probably run away screaming and demand to be boarded at the local ladies' prison where order prevails.
While going through a pile of odd scraps of paper this writer came across a quotation from the historian and philosopher Paul Johnson: "Rock music is the single most blatant stigma of the death of civilization that we are witnessing."
This writer cannot say when the statement by Mr. Johnson was made, nor when the quotation was written down and stuffed into the attic of forgotten Post-It notes. But your faithful correspondent feels, in his early dotage and after having listened to rock and rock 'n roll music during a misspent youth, cannot help but agree with Mr Johnson's sentiments.
Apparently not all Dutchmen are culturally suicidal: Dutch politician doubts Muslim ministers' loyalty International News Reute. Note the last paragraph of the story and ask yourself if any American politician would have the courage to say such a thing.
Finally, here's a web site that brings back memories of the days when Anglo-British relations were more friendly than they now are: 18 Doughty Street : Politics for Adults HOME The reader should click on the small world map on the right side of the screen under which is written Advert Launch: A World Without America to see an interesting advertisement. It is a shameful thing that many Britons and Americans do not realize the debt that we owe one another.
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