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One Step Forward Two Steps Backward Means All Work And No Play

Delta Ladies, Diana Stones Songs, Elephant Shelf, glass cage, music, Musings, other

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 sharing that view is in part the problem, Up north there are a lot of people who don’t share those views and are frankly often ill educated with a very narrow minded and naive view of the world. They are the ones and their descendants that Thatcher wrote off. They are the ones that supported Brexit, and some of them were rioting, possibly in part because that nice Mr Khan that owns the local 7-11 has a 3 year old Mercedes and they don’t… There needs to be a massive cultural shift. The arts need to be opened up to everyone. It will taken generations to fix. Not all old school socialist ideas were daft. Yes we need a strong economy and a skilled workforce, but also we need poetic road sweepers and homes for those that can work but will never be even hedge hoppers let along high flyers. Aspiration is fine but all the perspiration and grafting in the world won’t get you there if its not in the stars for you.

On a different subject I do YouGov polls. they did one today about “How Woke Are You”.
daft really, but the comments were interesting. A lot of guff about “woke” erasing british culture… I am so woke to the point that gammons are at risk of spontaneous combustion if I am within 3 meters of them.

And I just saw this from another occasional musical co-conspirator: “Statement from Ealing Blues Festival Founder Bob Salmons (aka musician Robert Hokum) as he bids farewell to the event he started in 1987 and where he remained Artistic Director, until 2024. “Well it’s not so much ‘Elvis has left the building’ as ‘Bob is leaving the park’ as I have joined the likes of Stephen Hawking and Rob Burrow in having Motor Neurone Disease and thus have to say ‘goodbye’ to the event that I have brought to Ealing’s Walpole Park since 1987.”

Blimey….

That was a shock.

Here are a few of my Tunes

  • Wanna Be Your Special Friend
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Wanna Be Your Special Friend by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Just Do It My Way OK
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Just Do It My Way OK by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Be All You Want To Be
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Be All You Want To Be by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Whoops 1972 Again
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Retro 1970s style prog rock instrumental
  • What Is It That You Need
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    What Is It That You Need by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Piano Untitled No 2 In Cm
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Piano Untitled No 2 In Cm by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Just Another Sunday
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Just Another Sunday by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Troll Me Susie
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Troll Me Susie by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Summer Doodle
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Summer Doodle by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Let Me Hang The Flags Out
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Let Me Hang The Flags Out by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Arogance And Disrespect
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Arogance And Disrespect by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Even If You Dont Like The Taste
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Even If You Dont Like The Taste by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Cult Of Celeb
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Cult Of Celeb by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • My Edges Are Dull
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    My Edges Are Dull by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Don't Understand
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Don't Understand by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Desperate
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Desperate by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Will You Join The Dance
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Will You Join The Dance by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Your Same Old Lie
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Your Same Old Lie by Diana Stones Glasscage
  • Friends With Benefits
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    A slightly Cheesy Easy Listening Instrumental
  • Love Too Strong For You
    by Diana Stones Glasscage
    Love Too Strong For You by Diana Stones Glasscage

The Thin Veneer Is Starting To Crack

Delta Ladies, Diana Stones Songs, glass cage, Musings, whatever

My mental health is playing up and pushing me off balance slightly again. Whoops.
A bit of a polish and buff up wont cover it this time. Ho hum. But we do what we can whilst we can. Or at least we try. At times I do think should I consider going back on to medications again, but I don’t think it would be any better as the medications really do numb everything. They are great in a crisis, and I was on them for several fairly long periods of time.Now though I am not sure. If I got to the point where I was not functioning well I would jump back on the train though I think. Writing it down makes it easier to deal with it as it puts me at one remove from myself almost. I am easily triggered at times though. Lived experience made me what I am, and that cannot be undone. I wonder how people with very severe trauma manage, but of course the answer is actually that often they simply don’t.

A friend in a band that I built a website for many years ago got in touch as he has a tech problem he needs fixing. He has just played his first gig at Cambridge Rock Festival after a year off due to recurring illness as he has MS and and also a serious back injury. I said I was glad he was gigging again and he replied:”The gig nearly killed me, but better to die with your boots on so to speak”. That’s my tribe.

Its the weekend as I write this and hopefully things will remain quiet after the disturbances last week. It’s been very disturbing for everyone. What happens next in British society is paramount. We have the opportunity to reboot the narrative now. There was a genuine grassroots demonstration of a feeling of solidarity and an outburst of common sense which may well have defused what could have been so much worse. But it is a little bit back to the future and somebody my age has seen it all before. So my faith in humanity is now slightly restored.

I did try to see the Perseids but sadly there was too much cloud cover here as is often the case. Still they will be around until the end of the month so there is a chance. Each night I try and look.

I have had a few distractions that have stopped me from making the best use of the last few days though. Family and other misunderstandings.

It’s a mad, mad world

Bi-polar, Delta Ladies, Diana Stones Songs, music, Musings, other

My brain is a bit fried this week. Here is my latest tune. About the weird world of the interwebs sort of I guess. Meaning might though be in the eye of the beholder to an extent in this case perhaps.

Troll Me Susie

It’s a close sort of day cloudy, but also warm. And I am getting a bit bad tempered. I can’t seem to burn off the energy though I have been busy enough. I might be getting a bit hyper or manic perhaps? I am feeling a bit manic today. Not a good place to be in. These things go in cycles often with no rhyme or reason. A bit like anxiety attacks out of the blue. There is usually a trigger though I can’t seem to find it.

The business of creating music goes on, though it must be said some days are a real slog. An idea seems inspired then turns out to be insipid then often turns in to something else entirely if you are lucky. I often wonder what writers do, staring at a blank page. Perhaps repeated trips to the fridge in the hope of calorific or caffinised enlightenment? I drink tea but so much as I used to do.

Make a will if you and your partner are not married.

A tale of woe and English law…

My sister is awaiting the distribution of her late partners estate. So far it has taken close to 3 years. She has been to court twice and the Judge ruled that in terms of his estate she should be treated as a spouse. (they were together in total for 40 years). Her concerns have also unsettled me. It is the case that she has missed various communications from her solicitors or has misunderstood them as they have not been clear or concise. She is finding it difficult to keep on top of things. There is virtually nothing that I can do to help her out. It may still be the case that the amount left in the estate is substantial but the final settlement and the amount has still not being made clear. Personally I do think it unreasonable that solicitors cannot clarify these matters in the simple form so that she might be able to plan going forward. She has multiple serious health issues to contend with. If the worst come to the worst we may have to put her up here but it will cause considerable friction. She would though then be homeless so we might be able to get some traction with local housing authorities though her fear is that they might place her in an OAP home as she now has multiple health problems. With regard to any moneys from the estate the solicitors can deduct any money owing first in law. So she could come out with very little which is perfectly legal in the UK. All this makes me feel rather sad.

I spoke to her today. I told her that she must ring the solicitors and ask directly when they will be paying the money out or if they are not why not They said they had the money from the court last week.I can’t get involved as I am not the client so they have no obligation to speak to me. I am trying very hard not get involved but is stressing me a lot. She has not got enough money to live on now. Her pensions do not cover the trips to hospital and so forth. She is still chasing her money. The court made the award for an interim payment 65 days ago on at the time of writing this.