To be on the truthful side of things - it's actually just after noon as I type these words... so not really morning - if you follow me ?!! Don't worry about it... I hardly understand myself these days, never mind !!
Ok - enough of all this.... it is a nice day outside, tho' a little cold. The sky is blue, the clouds are white & the sea (in the distance) is a nice shade of - well, grayish blue. When I woke up, I had kicked the blankets off at some point & I was sooooooo cold !! Still, it was a good motive to get up !! B came up to the bedroom & got me dressed & that soon warmed me up !!
A few days ago, our electric blanket went & gave up - so, we have to get a new one sooner, rather than later. That's probably why I was so cold, there was no heat in the room & I felt it - that's for sure !!
Anyways - I mention B, she has gone out to the gym for a class of some sort... she'll be home in an hour or so. ME is out at Uni placement someplace & J is upstairs on his computer. Our oldest cat is here sat beside me - being very cat-like !! I'm not sure where the other two are..... most likely outside. Oh well......
As for the music of the moment - once again, it's the 'Woodstock' soundtrack, that I recorded (for myself) a while back. Richie Havens & 'Handsome Johnny' is blasting out of the speakers !! It's really loud - I better turn it down for a while, I think.... that's better !!
I can't really get over how well this recording came out !! Sure, it's a transfer - from a DVD, to a Cd - but.... it's really better than I expected !! To have the music, the music that I first heard 40 years ago, at my finger tips..... well, for me, it'll brilliant !!
I had bought the Lp's when they first came out - that's the three Lp set.... I knew it back to front !! I remember the music press at the time (maybe the NME or Sounds) calling them 'Monster' Lp's - and they were !! Three Lp's - all 'live' with some of the greatest groups of the 60' on them..... well, even now - something like that is pretty rare.... "back in the day" - it was unheard of !! I was happy, just to have single Lp's or even a few two Lp sets.... but, three Lp's !! Wow !!
So, knowing the Lp's so well, seeing the film for the first time & the extra bits of music - not on the recordings I had... well, I really wanted the extra's !! Then of course, the thing came out (again) on DVD two years ago & - with even more extras - well.... it had to go onto Cd, it just had tooooooo !! Now Canned Heat is playing & I've put the volume back up !! Got to have a bit of a boogie !!
Yesterday - well, it was a real mish mash of music.... Gov't Mule, Gregg Allman... the Beach Boys, a real mish mash !! I'm not sure why the Beach Boys got in there - it just happened at the time !! Never mind !! J gave me another Mule show - this time from 2009, in London, & I played that over....
It took me a long while, but last year, was the first year that Gov't Mule made any sense to me. It was only watching the their 'Deepest End' live DVD - well, that's when the penny dropped !! Now, I get every recording I can get by them... hopefully, if we go down to the record fair on Saturday, my friends will have some other stuff for me !! As long as it's not tooooo expensive, I don't mind - it's all music folks !!
The cat I mentioned before... well, he has fallen asleep, on the floor, on his back, with all four feet in the air !! It looks really awkward, but... that's the way he's laid out !! Crazy - or maybe that's his way of enjoying the music ?!! I still think it's crazy tho'.........
Tomorrow, I have to see one of my Consultants.... I hope we can sort something out about my tablets & sleep problems !! Tho' last night wasn't too bad - I had to get up, but went back to sleep each time, so that was good. But, hopefully we can sort it out a bit better. I need my sleep folks & I prefer to do it at night, not partways thru' the day !!
I'm not sure if I mentioned it yesterday - but, I've got a new date for my next surgery !! Yippeeeeee !! But, it's not until the end of November - which, when I read it, felt a long ways ahead... but, it's really only six week, so....... not too bad really !! Hopefully, well I'm sure.... it'll all be sorted & I'll be able to get it behind me by Christmas time. I was getting concerned it was going to drag on into the new year !! I'll let you know if things get altered - but, I hope not !! I'm fed up with it now & I want to get on with things.......
We didn't get to Church again last Sunday - two days ago - so that was a drag..... but, as I explained to our home teacher, I just could not go... I wasn't well enough. It's nice he e-mailed me, to see if we needed anything...... unlike others, who just seem to moan that we're not there, rather than asking "Why" ......
B had an e-mail from the Church this morning - some one (who I don't think I know) is moving home & wants a 'few things'.. The members of the Church tend to rally around, at times like these. B wasn't too happy about it tho'.... not in any nasty way.... but, as she pointed out, when we needed one item, nobody came up & even offered help to get one - this new request is for a whole shed load of stuff !!
Sometimes, I find the Church very very hard work !! I don't mean that in any nasty way, not even in a selfish way (tho' I know it might sound like that).... it's just very frustrating, at times. I think that's the right word - I love the Church & it's teachings...... but, it is frustrating at times !! As I've said before, it's not the Church - it's some of the people in the Church..... oh well, life goes on & being a Christian isn't meant to be that easy !!
Changing the subject.... the Atlas, B let me have, is brilliant !! I've been able to find lots of places - that I had heard of, but didn't really know where it was exactly. For example, I had an e-mail from Lady V, at the Allman's site.... so I looked up where she was, in Atlanta. It's Sandy Springs - I had heard of it, but didn't know where it was - now I do !!
Talking of places - my thanks to my new reader(s) in the East.... glad to know you're there & I hope you will continue to log in & read my words !! It's amazing, how far away, people are reading these words - I thank you for your time, my friends !! I will keep writing for as long & as often as I can..... as I've said before, keep reading, I might - just might - write something interesting !!
For now.... I must away - I might be back later, not sure really.... until then...
Bye Bye
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