Meditations on Alison Gross

I looked up the lyrics of this Steeleye Span song today, as I couldn't remember which sort of creature the title character, "the ugliest witch in the North Country," had turned the singer into when he rejected her advances. It was an "ugly worm," and there the folk song ends, with a final chorus.

So I got to thinking. ( And here's what I thought. )

Although I like having the song end with the singer in a state of worminess, because it begs the question of how he's managing to sing it, I was also interested today to find the rest of the lyrics on-line. I think they tend to (indirectly) confirm my theory!

Le mot du jour

C'est "revendiquer" -- a word fractal9091 and I learned from his newfound e-mail correspondent, M. Michael Dyson of Benin, who wants to share with him "la somme de 45 millions de dollars US" in exchange for a bit of assistance. Lucky Fractal!

Dizzier today, but better at holding my head steady. I did make my main goal, getting D. to dance class and back. I've also nearly finished The Phoenix Guards, first in another Brust series; it's taken me a while to get into this one. Too much like reading The Three Musketeers.