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.
- We Can See You
Digital ID. Nope not a fan at all. In the present populist political climate I am not comfortable with this personally. I have a passport and a driving licence and that should be sufficient. If id cards are used for routine checks I believe that there is a huge risk of unscrupulous behaviour in government or misuse of information. With recent rhetoric and in particular the labour gov stifling debate generally among its own MPs my level of trust is marginal.This at least forces a proper debate on the matter. And … Continue reading We Can See You - Happy Days
When you are getting old and grumpy and you ache a lot it’s hard not fall out with people however much you try. Well that’s my excuse and I am sticking to it.Here is a new song:All the devils are here Diana Stones Glasscage · All The Devils Are Here Because truly they are. . In the end we can’t make people like us or love us or even just stop them hating us can we. Also a lot of people don’t like it when we decide to do the things … Continue reading Happy Days - Losing My Religion
Thinking about the MAGA Christian Nationalists. The more you look at it the stranger it becomes to understand what it is actually supposed to mean? The church is to many an identify and a social club and for some a way to do good work, where it gets messy is little things like faith and doctrine. For some it provides a warm fuzzy place of comfort unchallenged by the quite radical teachings of man from nazareth that are not particularly compatible with capitalism or nationalist notions of freedom. Hell as described … Continue reading Losing My Religion - Fake News And The Bigly Visitor
So I have been playing around with image manipulation in AI a bit this week. Or if you have a vivid imagination I have been time travelling. It is very addictive, though I have also managed to fit in a gig at an old venue and written some music and started recording it as well. I got a migraine possibly triggered by too much screen time as well. Not fun at all. I survived the gig at the Red Lion, everybody in the band was going at it full on. Never … Continue reading Fake News And The Bigly Visitor - Altered United States?There is so much weird stuff going on now that it might be worth getting a lottery ticket as the odds of infinite improbability increase exponentially, or something like that.You know what I am getting at of course. I have seen this film before and I know how it ends. Diana Stones Glasscage · Seen This Film Before Keir Starmer seems to me to be a fairly conservative talking suit that is either not in anyway in charge or simply does not grasp the difference between right and wrong on many … Continue reading Altered United States?