{"id":31499,"date":"2026-01-12T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/?p=31499"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:27:48","slug":"31499","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/31499\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost in France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is January 4th today <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really I thought it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was Christmas Day <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy mistake Mildred <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you still have a Nativity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next to cat litter tray <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a silly **** I am <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to split hairs my love <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it not an archaeological survey\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Possibly what a silly cunt I am I am <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a silly **** I am <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You were saying <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was I saying <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That it was January the 5th today <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you realise that Albert Camus died today <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought he died  years ago <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why are you saying he died today <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When in fact he died in 1960 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh the complexities of our language <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were Icelandic <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This duality would not exist <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duality <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not bother your pretty brain my dear <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are we having for dinner <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A badger <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no badgers in Uxbridge <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cat sorry I meant the cat <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had him for dinner yesterday <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the trimmings <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t you remember <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember it very well <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still have the scratches on my butt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That will teach you to chew your food properly <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I sicked it up Mildred <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wondered why I found <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A drowned cat down the pan <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It played havoc with flush <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Albert Camus have you heard of him <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a famous French philosopher <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was he French <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure I will need to check that one out <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well he was a bright sort of guy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who wrote some famous books <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What like Janet and John<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No he was more like Henry Miller <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And his fuck mate Anais Nin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend is called Nin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is short for Nina you know <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a world expert <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On apple turnovers you know <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lead up to the car crash <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Has always governed my mathematics <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I found out about how Camus died <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think that I fully understood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> His thoughts on absurdity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you realise that he had already purchased <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His railway ticket in advance <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he intended to travel by train <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But at the last minute <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He accepted the offer of a lift <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would you have done <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would have travelled by train <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I like coffee and rail travel <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also I never ever change my plans <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When travelling <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you superstitious  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No it goes beyond that <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being superstitious is holding irrational beliefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or engaging in practices based<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> On luck magic or fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Rather than reason or science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you were at the railway station <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you were offered a lift <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How would you refuse it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without giving offence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is easy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pray tell me William <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would thank them but note <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That I live in a bungalow <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is as easy as buying a coffee 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