A change of directions & thoughts.....

Well "Hello" everybody !!

I hope you're all doing well, in which ever Universe you live in !! Here on my little bit of Heaven - well... it's another Monday & I'm home alone, again. It's no biggy - I'll explain later....

First - I have to go back, to yesterday....

It was a bit of a bummer really !! Not just for the 2 of us... but, also for some people, who were involved in a multi-car accident, on the motorway. To explain...

I had to go into Taunton, for another MRI.... and, being me, when B asked which way I wanted to go, I elected the motorway. I'm not a great lover of the back roads, that lead over the hills & into Taunton.

Sooooo -  we loaded the car up with fuel & headed towards the motorway slip road. From what we could see, the traffic was moving Ok - so, we didn't have any reason to expect any problems. We got that wrong - we really did !!

We had only gone a few hundred meters, when bit by bit, the traffic ground to a halt. We had only gone, just a few meters, past the entry slip road & we were well & truly stuck !! By stuck - I mean, really bogged down & going nowhere.... I do not know, how long we stayed there - but, after the first hour, it became clear, I wasn't going to make it to the hospital, on time.

As for the people around us, well, some got out, to stretch their legs, some went up the slope, to spend a penny..... others, like us, just turned the music up & just chilled out. There wasn't much more we could do.

The people, in the car immediately behind us - well, it looked like they were heading towards a wedding, judging by their clothes & stuff. We heard one of the men, on the 'phone, explaining they wouldn't make it on time........ hopefully, the guy talking wasn't the groom !!

Another car, to our right - well, we did feel sorry for the lady. She was on her own, except for a very small baby & a dog. She had to take care of the little one.... and he or she looked really young !! Bless them. I really did feel sorry for them........ being stuck, in the middle lane of the motorway & no ways out of it !!

Anyhoo - we finally got to where the accident had happened.... just a few meters from the Taunton junction !! Just a few more meters, further along & the traffic would of been able to get off the motorway & onwards, using another route.

Oh well - from what I've seen, on the 'net' - nobody was too seriously injured, so that was a blessing..... A car can be replaced, a person can not !!

We didn't make it, to the hospital - but, we sent an e-mail, to explain why..... hopefully, being stuck on the motorway, for the best part of the afternoon, will be a good enough excuse !! Time will tell.......

I'll see the Consultant, on Wednesday afternoon - sooooo, I'll explain to him,. why I missed the MRI. I guess, if it's that important, he'll send me for another one.... again, time will tell.

Right - all of that was yesterday.... today, as I said above - I'm home alone.

Today is the day, that B was invited to Taunton, to meet up with our Son, J. As mentioned before - many times - he hates my guts and, he didn't want me at today's get together !! Oh well..... his choice....

B has taken some stuff, that he asked for.... not all of it, mainly as we couldn't find everything !! When I actually get into his old room, I'll box everything up & find a home for it all.

I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it all - J has made it very clear, in various ways, that he is not coming back here... sooooo, I guess I'll just put it away, someplace & that's about it !! If he can't be bothered to come here, when he's only 10 miles away... well, why should I give a f**k !!

All I know is - I'm going to have another room, to spread out into... so, that's not so bad !! What the heck, I'm going to do with the bloody enormous bed, that is in there, well.... that's going to be another "time will tell" I guess !!

So - as I'm on my own, I'm giving the old speakers a chance to blow any cobwebs off & into thin air..... I have the volume down, to just below deafening & it's really a great day to be "home alone"  !! No - that's a lie... it's not a great day, to be alone.

It's my way of coping - the way I have always coped !! Whenever there has been something negative, in my life - I have always turned to music. It might sound dumb - but, as I was not invited to meet up with my Son & his girlfriend (I think ?) - well, I've turned to my "default" setting & turned the music up loud !!

Nevermind.... today is a turning point, it really is. From here on in, I will re-set my thoughts, concerning J & move on with my life !! He knows where I am, if he needs anything.... but - from this day forward, I'm changing the ways I think, about my Son !! Life is good & it will go on & on....... just in a different way !!

As for the music !!

Well - I've taken the plunge & I'm giving my 'Stoned Mule' album a listen !! As I've played it - I've put each side of the 2 Lp's onto a Cd. I don't want to scratch it, if I can help it - sooooo.... instead of playing the vinyl, I'm going to play the Cd copy !! At some point - I'm hoping to buy a copy of the album, actually on Cd... but, until then - the copy I'm making for myself, today, will do !!

I have to be honest - having not played the thing before, I've been really impressed with it !! It's full of Rolling Stones covers, as the title suggests - but, each one has a definite Gov't Mule touch to it. In a nut shell, it's really good..... and, in many ways, being here, on my own, has given me the chance, to give it a really good listen !!

I'm not going to give you a track listing - mainly as I wrote all of them down, a day or two ago !! I will say this tho' - if you get the chance to hear the album, go out & give it all of your attention..... it's really, really good !!

Right - my plans for the rest of the day... well, I'm going to listen to some music - followed by some more music !! In a way, it's just the ways I spend my normal days..... sitting back & listening to album after album !! Hopefully, one day, I'll be able to do it all, with-out the back pain that goes along with my day to day living !! That would be good !!

Right - I thank you all, for taking the time, to login & read my words..... it's always good to know you're all out there - no matter which country you are in, it's good to know you're there someplace !! I must go..... until next time....

Bye Bye