It's a hard life.......

Well Hello There Worlds !!

How are you are doing this fine Tuesday morning ?!  Here in England, the Sun is out, there are a few white clouds about & just an odd bit of blue trying to get thru' - it's blooming cold tho'...... not that I've been outside yet !!  But, I've just waved B off to the gym & as she opened the front door - the cold air really blasted into the house !!

She has only just left - so, she will be home in a few hours I guess...... as for the rest of the family.  J is here keeping an eye on me, making sure I don't do anything stupid !!  ME is out at Uni placement - but, I think she will be home in a few hours (or less) as she is heading back towards town, to see somebody & then an early trip home.

Her new car seems to be going well - she had to go up the motorway, yesterday, to hand in her final work & she seemed to enjoy the drive !!  I think her fuel meter was a bit scary - the way it went from full, downwards.... but, she has to expect that !!  After all, it's a lot newer than her old car & it will all take a bit of getting used to !!

As for her boyfriends car.... he bought a 'Mini' a few days before ME bought hers..... now, his is back in the garage with a gearbox problem - not good !!  I hope it will all get sorted for him.... he has paid a lot of money for the thing & it's a shame it's gone & picked up a fault !!  It's under guarantee - for the first 3 months - but, it not so good at the moment !!

I've just sat, with J, watching the 'Discovery' - the space shuttle - leave Florida on it's journey to Virginia.... oh well, as followers of the space programmes it was worth watching !!  Onwards.....

The music of the moment is the soundtrack album to the 'Gettysburg' film.  The Cd reached me (from America) yesterday.  It's been a good listen really - matching the music to the film..... After that finishes, I have Iced Earth's 'Live In Athens' ready to play !!  You really do get a variety of music in this place & that's for sure !!

Last Friday night - there was a 4 hour mish-mash of programmes on, covering 'Southern rock'.  I had great hopes of seeing some great bands - but, in the end... well, a part from a very few moments of pure class, it was a little bit of a let down really !!  Ok - they showed the Lynyrd Skynyrd  concert, from 1975 -and a few clips of Allman Brother's 'stuff'....... but, nothing that stood out !!  I think we nearly all own a copy of the Skynyrd show (it came out on the 'Gimme Back My Bullets' deluxe Cd)... so, it would of been nice to see something else by them !!  Never mind - we did get to see another clip of Gregg Allman & Cher !!  All was not lost..... but it could of been better !!

On Saturday - I wasn't feeling too brilliant & by Sunday morning, I was well poorly - again !!  In the end B just gave me some med's & I think I stayed in bed for most of the day.... so, once again, we missed Church.  B wants me to go back to the Dr's - to check out the pains I'm getting.... but, there is very little he can do for me, other than put me on more pills & stuff !!  Never mind - the morphine works - so.......

I mentioned a problem with one of The Church members and how I didn't know if to let the Bishop know of the problem.  Well, in the end, I decided he should know what might be happening & wrote to him - giving him a little for warning.

He thanked me for the "heads up" - but, as it was about things happening outside of the Church (altho' a Church member is involved) he would stay out of it, for now.  That's Ok with me - I've done the right thing & I have nothing to be sorry for !!  We will see what happens next really........

Anyway's - that was my weekend - I still feel a little out of it today..... but I will be fine really.  B did take me into town yesterday, to buy a few things - which meant, I got to check out the new wheels on my chair !!  They are sooooo much quieter than my old set !!  I can now sneak up on people with-out them knowing I'm rattling behind them !!  The big plus is that I have 'my' chair back !!  It is so much more comfortable than the 'loaner' I had for a couple of weeks !!  I look forward to using it again - but I'm not sure if that will be this week or not - I'll see how I am I guess !!

I found a led Zeppelin concert from today, in 1970.  The band were Memphis & I have a few versions of this concert, the tracks are:

CD 1

1) We're Going To Groove
2) Dazed & Confused
3) Heartbreaker
4) Bring It On Home
5) White Summer
6) Since I've Been Loving You
7) Organ Solo - Thank You

CD 2

1) What Is & What Should Never be
2) Moby Dick
3) How Many More Times
4) Whole Lotta Love

It's not too bad a recording, which is good.... as always tho', don't buy bootlegs !!  More another time !!

I'm hoping the tea bags we sent to America have made it Ok...... they should be there by now - as long as somebody didn't take a fancy to a cup of tea at the customs department !!  With the Easter weekend being in the middle - I'm not sure how long stuff will have taken to reach their destination !!  We will see how things go.

I must say a big thank you to my Russian reader, for logging in over the past week.  I thank you & the many others of you who read my words for your time.  It's great to know you are 'out there' !!

Ok - my plans for today are quite simple.... I'm going back to bed !!  Yep - it's a hard life, but I need to rest this old shell of mine & then, hopefully, tonight I will feel better for it !! As for the rest of the week - I'm not sure what we are doing really...... which is probably for the best !!  If I don't know what I'm doing - I won't have time to worry about it !!

So - with Iced Earth blasting away in the back ground - I will away... until next time...

Bye Bye