{"id":176449,"date":"2024-01-18T20:13:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=176449"},"modified":"2024-01-18T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:13:08","slug":"the-spirit-of-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/01\/18\/the-spirit-of-67\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spirit of 67"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-background\" style=\"background-color:#729463\"><mark style=\"background-color:#e8e5ce\" class=\"has-inline-color\">So I am 67 years and tears and fears old today. The world is looking very dangerous and unstable again.<\/mark><br><mark style=\"background-color:#e8e5ce\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> Will we be in a 3rd world war  by 2027? I could see it happening. 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My brain feels a bit fried as in more so than usual to be honest. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1664767752&#038;color=%23e49864&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/too-much-to-bear\" title=\"Too Much To Bear\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Too Much To Bear<\/a><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/23\/hello-world\/\">Diana Stone Musician &#038; composer Violin Piano Guitar Vocals<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-07-23T06:46:34+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 23, 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Diana is a performing composer and muscian playing Piano Violin &#038; Guitar. She currently plays with the Rock\/Roots band Elephant Shelf and also the Delta Ladies who mix roots acoustic music and electronica. She composes in a variety of styles from pop to rock to Jazz and and classical music.Diana is also expert in multi-media recording and music production.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/23\/what-i-am-doing-today\/\">What I am doing today<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-07-23T07:05:12+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 23, 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Well apart from installing word press, a few other things. I am just off to visit Wilton&#8217;s Music Hall in E1 which is becoming very popular at the moment.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/23\/wit-and-wisdom\/\">wit and wisdom!<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-07-23T07:49:13+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 23, 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&gt; Few can wear white except Brides &amp; sacrificial virgins&gt;&gt; &gt; Its not so lonesome in the saddle since I &#8216;came out&#8217; on the range&gt;&gt; &gt; Due to my vegetarian diet of beans they called me Loathsome Cowboy Joe&gt;&gt; &gt;You can take a horse to water but its quicker crossing in a boat &gt;&gt;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/24\/42\/\">Leaving the Comfort Zone >><\/a><time datetime=\"2009-07-24T13:34:04+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 24, 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Date Posted: April 2 2008 I did my last day at the office on Friday and had the obligatory leaving drink and presentation which was embarrassing but I was also quite touched as I had not really expected it.A lot of folks turned up and I do feel a tinge of regret as I was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/24\/42\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Leaving the Comfort Zone >><\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/24\/birthday-blues\/\">Birthday blues<\/a><time datetime=\"2009-07-24T13:35:53+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 24, 2009<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Date Posted: 15th January 2008 Current mood: quixotic January and my Birthday approaches. I shall be making efforts to ignore it as much as possible in the vain hope that it will go away, as time seems to be passing very quickly now. I am still up to the usual rubbish. Its a great relief &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2009\/07\/24\/birthday-blues\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Birthday blues<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I am 67 years and tears and fears old today. The world is looking very dangerous and unstable again.<br \/>\n Will we be in a 3rd world war  by 2027? I could see it happening. 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