Loud music & various thoughts... Ho-hum !!

Hi again World's !!

Is your part of the Universe treating you well, this fine Thursday morning ?! It's bright, it's Sunny & it's really chilly outside.... I've just come back to the homestead, after a quick visit to my local Dr's surgery & I'm glad to be inside again.......

It's only 9.30am & I'm up & fighting fit, for a change !! I'm usually dead to the World, at this time of the day - but, because of a little jiggery pokery with my morning pills & potions, I'm trying to stay awake. There is something, in my morning drug run, that knocks me sideways...... hence I'm usually asleep at this time of the day !!

But - with having to see my local Dr & the cooler weather... I've woken up & intend to stay that ways, for a while at least !!

Enough of me... 'The Family' !!

It's a very special day, today !! It's our Daughter's birthday !! "Happy Birthday" ME.... we love you sooooo much & wish you every happiness, on this special day !! I'll 'phone her up, in a little while - it's too early yet tho'....

As for B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - she is heading towards town, to take in her Carers Group meeting...... from there, she is going over to pay a visit to the M & M's house, to do the whole birthday greetings thing !!

She is also taking over a pile of cake, for the birthday girl..... hopefully she will like them, they look fantastic !! Happy birthday little one !!

Anyways....

With B going to be out, for the biggest part of the day.... I'm home alone & the music is way loud !! I'll come back to that, in a little while... but, Dream Theater's 'Status Seeker' is blasting away, as I type !!

Going back to yesterday.... the Missionaries came over for another visit. That's twice in less than a week - I must of been bad, or good - depending how you look at it.... to have them visit 2 times, so quickly....

As it was - they stayed for much longer, than they should of, mainly looking at my 'Lord Of The Rings' & 'The Hobbit' stuff. I showed them the fancy books I have, a special pair of editions, that were given to me, many many years ago, by some friends & my ex. They were well impressed by both - and I blew them away with how I had done 'The Hobbit' movie s/t's for myself !!

I think they would both like copies - but, as I do them, for my own use - I don't want to go about recording extra copies, for others. Don't worry M... you'll get a copy - but, you're family !! I don't want to do them for other people - that wasn't the point of doing them. I just wanted them, for myself.... and members of the immediate family !!

Anyhoo - that was yesterday..... coming back to this morning......

Across the road from our house, the Sun casts a really interesting shadow, over our neighbour's front wall. At this time in the day - their satellite dish, has this long shadow - then, as the Sun goes around, the shadows alter & then, by tonight, the Sun will come around behind our house, causing a big shadow, to cover the front wall, ever so slowly.

It's like a giant Sundial..... with our house being the final gasp, as the Sun goes down. Then - of course - the Moon will rise, above the same house & we can watch that one go over & then behind our place.... all very weird & wonderful !!

Even weirder - Dream Theater's 'The Ones Who Helped To Set The Sun' is playing, as I type !! That's a little spooky !! Oh well....

Right...

'The Music Of The Moment' !!

I don't know why I've given it a separate title/heading.... it's just what I'm listening to as I type !! That's going to take a little explaining - especially if you're new to my blog.

Going back many years, we used to do old fashion "Mix tapes". That is to say, I would put the tracks I liked, onto tape & - in my case - I would play them in the car. Moving forward in time - I've started doing them again... but, instead of tapes, I'm now using Cd's. With me, so far ?!

Over time - these collections have been given the title 'Bust A Gut' - in reference to my various health problems......... now, I'm up to 'Bust A Gut 5 - The Silent Click'..... I'm working on that one now, that is to say, it's my latest effort, at putting together a collection of tracks, that I like. Today, however - I'm playing the last one...... 'Bust A Gut 4 - Park & Ride'.

However, it dawned on me, last night, that altho' the thing is on my iPod thingy - I didn't know if I had written all of the tracks down !! It's no biggy - but, after looking at the computer, I've discovered a file & low & behold, all the tracks are in there !!

I won't bother you with all of the tracks, but the groups featured are, in no particular order:

Dream Theater
Transatlantic
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Max Webster
Rush
Allman Brothers Band
Gregg Allman
Linkin' Park
Gov't Mule
Queensryche
Led Zeppelin
Rainbow
 and The Hooters

I might have missed one or two of the bands - but, only on a collection of stuff, by me, could you get such a variety !! Mind you - 'Park & Ride' does last for 14 Cd's - sooooo, I've had plenty of time , to fit everything in !!

I've no idea, just how many Cd's this latest collection will take up.... I just put on, what I like (at the time) and go from there !! So far, 'The Silent Click' has tracks by:

Dream Theater
Marillion
Nine Inch Nails
and Nightwish

Heck knows what else I'll put on the thing....... time will tell !!

Away from music...

Yesterday, I said a sad farewell, to the wonderful Vac pump, who was Gordon !! Altho' he was only with me, for a short period of time, we were very attached to each other & I will miss him !! Even if I land up having him back again, at some point - he did his job & that's a fact  !!

On the up side - after tomorrow, I will no longer need to attend the hospital, for a dressings change.... next week, I'm due back at the local Dr's 3 times a week & from there, time will tell !! It's all looking good tho & that's got to be for the better..... I'm really fed up  of having a hole in my back !!

Also....

The TV news is saying about a man, from this country called Jimmy Savile, who was a real pervert !! If you're not from this country, look him up on the Net, you'll be amazed at what the guy got away with, during his time on this Blue Dot of ours.

Unfortunately, he died, before everything was allowed to come light. He was, it turns out, a real bastard.... read about him, if you get the chance.

Right - I best be on my ways - so, with Rainbow's 'Ariel' playing loudly in the background, I will wish you all well & I will thank you all, again, for logging in & for reading my words... until next time...

Bye Bye