Mon, Jul 23, 2012 11:00 AM
From: Claudia Bonn@
XXXX.XXX
To:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
Good
morning my love:
I'm
sorry I didn't get a chance to say goodnight. I feel very badly about it, but
I passed out and when I woke up it was about 2.
The
song came on the radio as we were driving home after a rather laborious dinner.
That part of it well expressed my impatience for Thursday.
I
read an interesting article in the NYer titled The Case Against Kids about
people deciding to have or not to have kids and how many and what that means. I
can bring you the article if you like. Being "childless" these days,
I'm experiencing a great degree of freedom and peace. So, now I can kind of
understand how your life is. It's very nice : )
We
absolutely have some major kissing to do! I can't wait.
How's
work going?
XOXOXOXO
HFG
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:10 AM
From:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
To: Claudia Bonn@
XXXXX.XXX
No
worries love. A goodnight wish is
assumed.
I
am not really interested in why we didn't have children. It didn't happen. It is for the best. I can't imagine raising them. It would have killed me. Or I would have killed them. It is very nice though. I am under a lot less stress than parents
are.
Work
has been ok. I had a bit of an argument
with my boss on Friday that hasn't fully played out yet. He has a nasty temper. So I am waiting for the proverbial shoe to
drop. Not sure what he is up to. In the more immediate sense, there have been
no ac problems as of yet. Of course it
is still early.
How
are you today?
XOXOXO
SNB
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 11:30 AM
From: Claudia Bonn@
XXXX.XXX
To:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
I
don't really think about why you didn't have them, but I do think about why I
did? May God not strike me dead.
I'm
sorry about the argument with your boss. That is never ever pleasant. I know
all about nasty tempers. What does he do yell? Use profanity or hits below the
belt? My family are experts in all three. I hope you get to resolve it before
the end of the day so you can have a pleasant evening. Imagine him in a really
compromising position. That always helps.
Your
sending me the poem, and having ignited a kind of why don't I know more about
this stuff, and getting you that Khayyam book has led me to some interesting
places about translations etc. So, I'm kind of all confused and annoyed by the
lack of cohesiveness in what there is out there. I should probably talk to my
old professor about this before he dies.
Now
that you wished me a happy Ramadan, you'll have to read all about Persian New
Year! There will be a test on it : )
I
hope your day improves!
I
love you,
Me.
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM
From:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
To: Claudia Bonn@
XXXXX.XXX
Hello
HFG,
I
read a little about it. I know I missed
it. I didn't know there was a
Zoroaster. Wikipedia didn't have much to
say. I will go a little deeper.
It
is slowly improving, which is to say time is passing. I am in a difficult situation. It will probably get worse before it gets
better, but it will get better.
I
am fascinated by translation. It has a
powerful influence on the world we live in.
Sometimes it seems like we are in the tower of babel. Even when we get the words right, we often
get the impression wrong. Truth is that
happens even within a language. People
have different meanings for words based on their own experience. Only the Japanese have a coherent sense of
their language. I don't think any other
culture could impose that kind of thinking.
Have
a great day. I am really looking forward
to giving you a giant hug.
SNB
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 3:47 PM
From: Claudia Bonn@
XXXX.XXX
To:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
Hey
you:
Zoroaster
was the first dude who brought along monotheism and the concept of battle
between good and evil. Others before him all had various gods. Don't you hate
everybody changing Before Christ (BC) to Before Common Era (BCE) You know who
is behind this, right?
Norooz
has so many spellings it isn't funny. It's unfortunate that the closest
phonetically is "no." No means new and rooz means day. This
celebration is purely Persian before the A-rabs invaded us. The mullahs tried
to get rid of it, but no go. Persians are Persian first, and Muslims second.
This entry on the Persian New Year is
comprehensive.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
Before the Arabs came, people set up a table
with 7 "sh" sounds, things as symbol of good luck including wine, Sharrab,
and poetry, Sher, but the Arabs forbid alcohol, so people changed the 7
"sh" to 7 "s" to include vinegar, serkeh, and the Koran
instead of poetry. My father once researched the original things people put
that started with "sh" but some are ancient stuff that people don't
even sell in stores anymore or use. I'm
the only one in my family who does the 7 "sh"s. I just changed the
"s"s to "sh"s.
Koran
to Khayyam
vinegar
to wine
apples
to nectarines
hyacinth
to anemones
sprouted
wheat to shamrock (really auspicious that Norooz always falls around St.
Patty's Day,
otherwise I'd have a hard time with finding shamrock)
candles
start with sh anyway as do sweets
You
also put mirror for self-reflection, gold fish for life, eggs for fertility,
coins for prosperity and wild rue to keep away the evil eye.
It's
a really pagan celebration because it celebrates the arrival of spring, longer
warmer days, time to plant, and so on. It lasts 14 days. Indians have similar
celebrations.
OK,
sorry for the long lesson on Iranian culture. But I love this feast and needed
to share : )That is so absolutely true what you say about language. And how we
all live in our own individual realities. That's why it's so important to keep
communicating, even when/if we get it wrong on the first try or second try. So
many times when people fight it's based on simple miscommunication that
could've been cleared up.
I
wish I could be more help with the situation you're in. I guess you can't
really talk about it on email. I wish we could chat tonight. I hope the
"worse" isn't going to be too bad. Time does soften things which is a
good thing. Let me know if I can help, or just listen.
I
love you. So, when we see each other, we give each other a really giant long
hug. I can't wait.
XOXOXO
HFG
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:32 PM
From:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
To: Claudia Bonn@
XXXXX.XXX
Hello
HFG,
The
beauty of my job is that I am responsible for everything. The curse of my job, is that I am responsible
for everything. I do not expect this
situation to resolve before September.
August is the hottest month. I
have about 6 weeks of hell in my future.
As long as I get some time with you it will be fine.
I
am fascinated by all things Iranian. I
was unaware that Zoroastrians originated in Persia. For some reason I thought that was another Indian
religion. Thanks for sharing.
I
love you HFG.
Me
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:40 PM
From:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
To: Claudia Bonn@
XXXXX.XXX
I
just got home from work. I was at
rehearsal when I got a call that the power went out. The timing sucked. Not that there is ever a good time for a
power failure. I am pooped. I am going to take a shower, get stoned and
crash.
How
is your evening?
I
love you HFG. I am looking forward to
seeing you. I miss you and your hot
little body. I am hard thinking about
you.
Me
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
From:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
To: Claudia Bonn@
XXXXX.XXX
Sweet
Dreams HFG.
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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 11:55 PM
From: Claudia Bonn@
XXXX.XXX
To:
K<dancing.midnight@XXXXX.XXX
What
a huge drag. Did you have to leave and go there? It was probably disruptive and
I know you feel a sense of responsibility to the band, as you should, but this
was a fluke and out of your control. Why had the power gone out?
Every
time I ask you if you know about building plumbing or electrical stuff you
give me some vague esoteric response. So basically do you do handy man stuff
around your house?
I
can't wait to see you. I miss you. Every time I see you, it surprises me how I
feel. It's like I see you in my mind's eye, but you're an apparition, then when
I see you, you become concrete.
Goodnight
my love,
HFG.
