cardoon by katharine eastman

I was told as a child that it was rude to start a letter or any waffle with the word "I" and I have lost count of the number of times I have started off something just like this, saying this, being sorry for being rude, regretting that "I" - however on my walk to the Duke Of Wellington this lunchtime I passed a man on the pavement who suddenly shouted at a woman stranger "keep away from my fucking dog you dirty cunt" so I suppose me worrying about starting something with the word "I" seems a bit trivial in comparison, and at least he didn't start his rant with the word "I". Can you imagine someone shouting that "cunt" shout fifty years ago ? - I think if it'd ever happened in my childhood hearing I'd still remember it today. Nowadays the only times my walks around town are memorable is/are when no one screams "cunt" at some stranger - very rare. Never mind, just so long as progress continues to make us all happier.