Got to on keep trying. Apparently. Even when you are running out of steam. And I am a wee bit I must confess. Today I assembled an exercise bike and it was quite a workout to be honest. Outdoor exercises at this season plays havoc with my arthritis, so it a useful winter compromise. Keeping fit when you don’t regularly gig is I find a problem. So I am slowly trying to build up a little bit of stamina again if I can. Also activity can help alleviate or mitigate depression too which is also a very important for me as well. So in-between practicing and recording and mixing there is now exercise to work in as well. It’s worth a try at least.

The worlds in a pretty bad state now and there’s little that an individual can do really. Public out cry about injustice may well make us feel we are doing something, but it seems that we have less and less power to achieve any sort of leverage and change the mindset of those that rule over us. Power is a drug and those that don’t have it are doomed to waste away. There is no sense left in the whole wide world now.

Here’s a world/jazz genre instrumental. It’s called “Intrusive thoughts”

Facebook: Yes it’s useful and mostly benign except for one thing. The endless rubbish that comes through on messenger from spammers and scammers and phishers. I get it in industrial quantities at times. the messages start like this “Hi” or “How are you”.
Nobody tells you why they are getting in contact for example. It’s almost never anything genuine. Ok its a nuisance but it stil annoys me. Ho hum. Also it is always worth remembering that pretty things may be toxic and dangerous. So don’t always believe what you see.

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  Reviewing The Situation
  So I have arrived at here, but it’s not the place I expected it to be. That is to say it looks very different on finally arriving than I expected. Diana Stones Glasscage · You Cant Help Me Now So what do I mean by this. Well as to my physical health, I am still here today (that’s about all I can say), but my mental health has been wonky for years. I feel I am drifting as I don’t seen to have too much drive to do stuff at present. … Continue reading Reviewing The Situation →
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  Time Passing
  I got struck nostalgic again, and it’s difficult not to get sucked into that treacly void of often false comfort that provides so often. Well we got it over the line for one season or so and once we stood on the shoulders of giants 🙂Nobody wants to leave the party first or last for that matter do they? A lot of people are leaving the party at present though, Zoot Money and Herbie Flowers to name just a couple of them. So here we are heading towards proper autumnal weather … Continue reading Time Passing →
• Are The Wheels Coming Off The Bus As They Go Round
  Just maybe they are. Start of a migraine this morning. Felt a bit stressed last night. Don’t know why. Anxiety can be managed but it never quite goes away. Everything feels a bit stale suddenly and the seasons change is becoming very visible due to the dry weather. Today I feel old and perhaps now also a little irrelevant. Is there a prescription for that? Apparently not it most cases. The older I get the more I realise that it’s not about being right or wrong it’s just trying to do … Continue reading Are The Wheels Coming Off The Bus As They Go Round →
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  A Pause For Thought
  I started recording a thing with 12 string not sure what it will turn into yet though. sometimes interesting things are chanced upon that way. The electric 12 string makes a good noise used sparingly when appropriate. Its in standard tuning this time though. I am just pausing from that adventure at present. I have had a slightly rough week and been a bit below par. No particular reason that’s detectable though. The world externally is getting pretty crazy now and I have been trying to avoid the news as much … Continue reading A Pause For Thought →
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  One Step Forward Two Steps Backward Means All Work And No Play
  Existential angst mostly. That’s what’s on my mind. Labour and Conservative, what is the difference. Slightly less xenophobia? Also the simplistic “working people” trope and still no proper “social housing” as in old school council houses due to misplaced ideology plus a few 100 other things….So most people think it is one bunch of suits swapped for another (that’s actually what I think too). The real ideological problem is in my opinion this: Clinging on to the old school notions that everyone wants the equivalent of a “middle class” lifestyle and … Continue reading One Step Forward Two Steps Backward Means All Work And No Play →