Transatlantic & other stuff !!

Greetings World's !!

How is your bit of the Universe treating you, this fine wet Tuesday ?! It's not very nice, outside, as I type - the rain is pouring down !! Ok - on the upside.... it's warm, but still wet !! Nevermind....... I'm happy inside the homestead, keep myself happy, by typing various e-mails & stuff like that + of course, some loud music, to keep me awake !!

We're still debating, whether to go shopping today, or tomorrow. I think tomorrow is going to win, as we don't really need anything special - well, nothing that won't wait that is !! Time will tell, on that subject, I think... depending on what B thinks we might need !!

Right, I've not written since Saturday.... so, where have I been ? Nowhere, is the only answer I can give you & that's a fact. I don't really like posting on a Sunday, if it can be avoided, anyhoo.... and, as for yesterday...... well.....

.... I wanted to wait, until today !! Main reason for that being was. I had to go back to the hospital (again) yesterday afternoon, to see one of my Consultants. The good news is, she has given me an open appointment !! That means, I don't have to go back to see her, unless things get too bad & I can't put up with it anymore !!

By "it" - I mean my Chrohn's disease and all that goes along with it !! Ok - it's never going to get to the point, where it's gone completely away, but at least, the Consultant was happy enough with my progress, to let me decided what I do next, type of thing !! Great stuff - and a real bit of good news, to end the year on !!

Now all I have to do, is get the pain to go away, every other day & my life might get back to some kind of normal.... well, normal for us at least !! Oh - then there is the back - but since the metalwork was removed, that seems to be going from good to even better.

The last infection level, I had tested, was down to 10 - so that's as normal as it's going to get & that's a fact !! Ok - I've had a 6 - but, what the heck.... life is getting better, as the year is coming to an
end !! It's great to end on a high note & I go into 2016, with-out any planned operations.... brilliant !!

As for the family.... Well B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - is upstairs, changing this, that & the other. Later tonight, we have a lady from The Church coming to see us, sooooo B is getting everything as tidy as she can, for her visit.

B likes to keep the house, as clean as she can - but, when someone is coming around, she goes into overdrive & gets things, just the way she feels they ought to be !! Bless her - if people can't take us, the way we are, that's too bad. It's not a show home - we live here, sooooo people should put up with us, as we are !!

As for the rest of the family - well.... I'm hoping we will see the M & M's over the Christmas - which is only 3 days away !! Wow !! That's come around quick & that's a fact !! Today - according to the news, was the shortest day of the year.... I always thought that was the 21st of the month ?! It's all good.....

Right, the music of the moment.

Well, I've moved from Dream Theater 'live' albums, onto Transatlantic's 'Kaliveoscope' 3 Cd set, from last year. I guess, it was a natural progression, to move from one band, to the next.... Mike Portnoy being, or having been in both bands...... anyhoo, the tracks are:

CD 1

1) Into The Blue
2) My New World
3) Shine

CD 2

1) The Whirlwind Medley
2) Beyond The Sun
3) Kaleidoscope

CD 3

1) Neal & Roine Duet
2) We All Need Some Light
3) Black As The Sky
4) Nights In White Satin
5) Silvia
6) Hocus Pocus
7) Medley: All Of The Above/Stranger In Your Soul

I've written about this album, before... it's well good & you should go out & get yourself a copy, just as soon as you see one on the shelves. Treat yourself.... it's really good !!

Staying with music - I'm still waiting on 3 Cd's from Play.com...... they're always quick to take your cash - but, too slow in my opinion, to deliver the goods.

Ok - I know they're busy at this time of year, but they always seem blooming slow, compared to Amazon. Oh well...... it's only a couple more Allman Brothers albums + the latest Joe Bonamassa live set, from a month or two back. It would be nice to have them, this side of Christmas, but I'm not holding my breath !!

Right, I must be on my ways...... things to do & such like. Actually, I'm going to tidy up the dreaded computer table again !! It always seems to catch up on me & get cluttered before I get around to giving it a once over. Nevermind - I want to sort out the Cd's, so I may as well start with the table !!

Thank's to you all, for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye