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Hippo Bathdays
Mar. 11th, 2009 01:28 pmHappy Birthdays to psychochicken and parthenia14 - the Pisceans March on...
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Mar. 11th, 2009
Pleasant Surprises
Mar. 11th, 2009 07:46 pmI've had a coupe of unexpected nice things happen today. I went off to a launch for my chum Paul's new corporate venture. Apart from chatting to the head of Scottish Enterprise about my days at the SDA in 1985, it was a bit of a dry affair. On the way out, though, I was gifted with a goodie bag containing Edinburgh Rock and some Glenfiddich, and a golf brolly - which will come in handy walking Merlin.
When I got home the flexible parcel waiting for me turned out to be a proof copy of another chum's latest book. Mike Cobley is one of the good guys, and it was nice to see "Seeds of Earth" get a nice write up in the Grauniad this weekend.
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unblinkered , who's had a hell of a day of it and has still managed to wonderfully spice and marinade a leg of mutton for tomorrow night's birthday feast. She is a bit of a superstar, you know.
When I got home the flexible parcel waiting for me turned out to be a proof copy of another chum's latest book. Mike Cobley is one of the good guys, and it was nice to see "Seeds of Earth" get a nice write up in the Grauniad this weekend.
Now I have to minister to a bruised and sniffily
unblinkered , who's had a hell of a day of it and has still managed to wonderfully spice and marinade a leg of mutton for tomorrow night's birthday feast. She is a bit of a superstar, you know.
Music Meme
Mar. 11th, 2009 08:16 pmA meme, as far as I can see, is to come up with five songs which begin with a specified letter and fit a theme - both supplied by Amelia_Eve, in this case, Travel and the Letter R....
Rain Dogs by Tom Waits, is an instrumental, but is introduced by a marvelous story - which is that when it rains, really rains, all the scents that dogs have laid down on fences and walls and lamp posts get washed away, and that dogs who are out of their normal neighbourhoods can be seen wandering around, trying and failing to find there way home. My best sort of travel happens that way, when I am a raindog too.
The Rattler, by Goodbye Mister Mackenzie: The Rattler of the title must be another raindog. It's a great song about being rootless and free, and slips on to the car stereo when I set out on long journeys - "I can help get your feet out of that clay, but I can't take you all the way."
Route 66, by The Rolling Stones, is making me realise how much these songs are about travelling by car. I suppose that's not too surprising - I like to be in control of my own destiny when I'm travelling, and there's something about driving that fits the bill. Some of my favourite holidays involved a shit-load of driving - from Orlando to Key West, from San Francisco to Las Vegas, from Glasgow to the Dordogne. Is it surprising that I'm thinking of driving to Africa with my son this summer?
Running on Empty, Jackson Browne, well, maybe not too much to do with travelling, but a lot to do with the feeling I get when I haven't travelled far enough, or I've travelled too far.
Rotterdam (or Anywhere) - I've taken at least two holidays I can think of to get away from women. Neither worked. "Cos Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere but here..."
Anyone else want a go?
Rain Dogs by Tom Waits, is an instrumental, but is introduced by a marvelous story - which is that when it rains, really rains, all the scents that dogs have laid down on fences and walls and lamp posts get washed away, and that dogs who are out of their normal neighbourhoods can be seen wandering around, trying and failing to find there way home. My best sort of travel happens that way, when I am a raindog too.
The Rattler, by Goodbye Mister Mackenzie: The Rattler of the title must be another raindog. It's a great song about being rootless and free, and slips on to the car stereo when I set out on long journeys - "I can help get your feet out of that clay, but I can't take you all the way."
Route 66, by The Rolling Stones, is making me realise how much these songs are about travelling by car. I suppose that's not too surprising - I like to be in control of my own destiny when I'm travelling, and there's something about driving that fits the bill. Some of my favourite holidays involved a shit-load of driving - from Orlando to Key West, from San Francisco to Las Vegas, from Glasgow to the Dordogne. Is it surprising that I'm thinking of driving to Africa with my son this summer?
Running on Empty, Jackson Browne, well, maybe not too much to do with travelling, but a lot to do with the feeling I get when I haven't travelled far enough, or I've travelled too far.
Rotterdam (or Anywhere) - I've taken at least two holidays I can think of to get away from women. Neither worked. "Cos Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere but here..."
Anyone else want a go?