And so we're on Absalom...

...and like I said in my edit on my first post on this blog, things aren't going to be in alphabetical order after all. Well, not completely, anyway. Maybe normal service will be resumed shortly.


Absalom sounds like it should be a Jewish font, but perhaps that's only because the last bit sounds a little like "Shalom". So while we're on the subject of Jews, it was terrible to hear about the activities of the anti-semitic group who have just been arrested in Israel: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/world/middleeast/10cnd-mideast.html?ex=1346990400&en=30774a9dddae5576&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Even worse to see some of the videos these thugs had made shown on the BBC news. For those of you who missed it, think Clockwork Orange without the music, somewhat more grainy, and definitely more shocking because it was for real.

But before this post gets too depressing, what impression does this font have on me? It makes me think of expensive chocolates, or some Turkish delight.

Also in the news is the story of Joseph Lewis, the billionaire, who has just bought 7% of Bear Stearns, the investment bank http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1af87cde-5fa4-11dc-b0fe-0000779fd2ac.html. The link here is the book "Absalom, Absalom" by William Faulkner which is a fictional book although it is based on the life of Thomas Sutpen (http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/n-aa.html). The story is told of a man born to poverty with aims to become a success, and Joseph Lewis apparently left school aged nine to find a job. That's about the only link because, without putting a spoiler in, the eventual results differ (at least so far, with respect to Mr Lewis).

So - that's it for Absalom.