Having read much of Napoleon's memoirs, as dictated to Las Cases and Bertrand, I feel he would never have been content to rule 10.5 square miles of territory! As you noted, he spent more time reviewing his campaigns and attempting to justify his failures, while yearning to get back to France.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: Bob Pdml <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2021 10:11 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Rejoined PDML Was I at the Borough Market meet? I can’t remember it even taking place, let alone who was there. Anyway, welcome back! I’ve retired to Worthing and spend my days looking across the channel towards France, like Napoleon on Saint Helena. https://www.napoleon.org/wp-content/thumbnails/uploads/2015/10/proposition-de-constitution-aux-habitants-de-lile-de-sainte-helene-par-lex-empereur-et-roi-c-musee-carnavalet-anonyme-tt-width-637-height-482-crop-1-bgcolor-ffffff-lazyload-0.jpg > On 13 Mar 2021, at 11:36, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 13/3/21, Alistair Lax, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I've just re-joined PDML after about 10 years > > Never heard of you mate ;-) > > I'm *trying* to retire but still having fun working - what can I say!! When > the fun stops, that'll be it. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
