09.10.05
The cub semiotician
My. Three weeks have hurdled past since we last spoke. There is, I assure you, good reason. First, I wanted to point out something that will be obvious to regular visitors: this is not a forum for discussing my life. At least, not the important things in my life. This has always been a deliberate, if not necessary conscious, omission. I have the real world for all of the big stuff. I have this journal for all of the important minutiae.
It used to be, back when we were all younger than now, that the Deep Northern household would refer to me as the Cub Semiotician. It carried, for me, a happy echo of Tintin the cub reporter, racing along quiffily in plus-fours, with Snowy the dog yapping circles around him.
When I started this thing, it seemed to me that Rogue Semiotician was a more appropriate moniker.
Now, the Rogue Semiotician has a cub. The last few weeks have been spent busily welcoming baby Matthew to the world.
The cub will continue to occupy much of my time, but rest assured, I’m still here. In a way, more here than ever before.
Jacky said,
September 10, 2005 at 10:42 pm
Congratulations to you and yours.
Now your mysterious comment from 6 January is explained.
diamond geezer said,
September 11, 2005 at 9:55 am
Congratulations (and I hope you’re still getting some sleep…)
Tom Reynolds said,
September 11, 2005 at 4:51 pm
Can I be first to say,
*Congratulations*.
Peter said,
September 12, 2005 at 12:14 pm
Ah, I remember, it was the FEARLESS cub semiotician we used to call you. Well, may the new cub be FEARLESS too, a good condition of life for a cub or anybody else.
Wendy said,
September 13, 2005 at 1:20 am
Congratulations …. how wonderful. A future cricketer!