Issued after the 7/7 London bombings

Security Levels Explained

The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

Emily plays ...

Love it (always have):

This is the hour of Lead —
Remembered, if outlived
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow —
First — Chill — then Stupor — then the letting go —

"After great pain, a formal feeling comes" by Emily Dickinson.

Gotta love it!

Just your typical mid-morning email from your visiting parents:

Hi Divya,

Ma wants to know as to how to bend the vaccum cleaner.

Where are the brush and pan to pick up the rubbish?

Love,

Papa