Aye, it has been a while. October is here… though about a month ago I saw Christmas decorations go up at a store. All I could do was to shake my head and smile sadly. Since this a random post here is a random thought… one of many that flit through my rabid mind from time to time. ANTICIPATION IMPLOSION: We’ve all had it. You think and dream and want something so much (in secret) …
This is not necessarily a good thing. When I was 9 it was 1968. The assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy occurred. Unrest was percolating in the air with no end in sight. Half a world away, in Malaysia where I was a mere schoolboy… I too felt this rising tension. It finally broke into race riots the following year soon after elections. It was a very dark period all around. The phrase, …
Although recent events might be a strong argument against the title statement of this posting. Yesterday’s events alone – a plane loaded with 298 civilians killed via a botched battle point scoring – the murderous back and forth in the Gaza region – the ongoing border crisis with over 50 thousand children facing ugliness… can easily turn one toward a stagnant cynicism. It is easy… too easy to slide down that slope. What do we …
… when that mug of coffee provides that little extra to help me get going. There are other mornings when it fires up the hyper anxious machine and makes a Nervous Nelly out of me. I’m not entirely sure what that is all about. Fluctuating body chemistry probably. I’ve also noticed the varied response to other consumables too… like booze or dairy products. Depending on the day the body will respond to various “ingestions” in …
We have all experienced it, haven’t we? You know the friend who (insert annoyance factor here) but you love them despite it. It’s easy to spot in others. Yet, (let’s be honest about it) we all possess something (a trait) that annoys others. So, here is the challenge… what is one trait of yours (you are aware of) that can be annoying to others. (It doesn’t have to be the most annoying… just one… simply …
So, I got an email today from YouTube about copyright infringement on a Plant and Page video I had on my channel. They asked me to either take it down or swap out the sound. (WTF?) Yeah, they had blocked out the sound. I took it down along with the other Plant and Page video I had up. Both were from concert footage. (Why should I have to put up with getting another email of …
… too many visits or hits over the next few days with the Holidays and all. My own output here may also be somewhat spotty. Just sayin. *** I have decided not to make a Christmas video as I did last year. Just not feeling it. (But anything can happen… last years was shot and edited on Christmas Eve.) Even though I had my video cam handy last night I really was not moved to …
… (OK, mug… as in beer mug… a big honking Carlsberg mug at that) of coffee I’ve had in over a week. The taste of roasted beans just attacked my taste buds with a sublime intensity. Sometimes self imposed abstinence reawakens the pleasure of the experience. Almost, (but not quite) to the point of experiencing it for the first time. Remember the turn you made from virgin to experienced? Not necessarily exclusively in the sexual …
With the sun being gone for a while (it finally appeared this morning) one (meaning moi) has had the tendency to curl up and hibernate. Trouble is listlessness leads to restlessness in me. Not that I’m one of those super high energy type people but I do like to be active. So, when I spied the sun peeking over the trees this morning I immediately put in a load of laundry. (Wow… Lecram… you do …
