Monday Musings
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jazzy_daveI did find today a little frustrating due to the fact of the wet weather we have been having lately.
At one instantaneous moment today, I felt overwhelmed by boredom, and that rarely happens to me, so despite the weather, I had to pop out to my local store. In fact, a couple of ciders made me feel quite calm and collected afterwards. We all can get stir crazy if we do not go outside on a regular basis. Of course, there are some professions where this is impossible, such as being in a submarine or in a shuttle in outer space.
Another factor that has irked me is the fact that due to Xmas Day and Boxing Day being on a Saturday and Sunday we now have two public holidays – today and tomorrow, and that means I have no bus routes to town or towards Maidstone and Sittingbourne due to no services on public holidays. Wednesday will be the first normal day again.
Anyway, today I had the curry I was going to have on Xmas day. It matured in the slow cooker for a day and all the juices macerated into this smooth and very hot spicy flavour. Boy, it had a kick to it! Thank goodness I had cold cider on hand.
Today I watched a documentary on the history and making of West Side Story, composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. I am not into musicals as such but this one is a particular classic in my opinion.
I have been catching up with the Christmas University Challenge which has the elder alumni rather than the students. Anyway, I did as well as the majority of the alumni and even better in places and particularly on the music questions. I felt immensely proud of my broad knowledge gained over many years.
At one instantaneous moment today, I felt overwhelmed by boredom, and that rarely happens to me, so despite the weather, I had to pop out to my local store. In fact, a couple of ciders made me feel quite calm and collected afterwards. We all can get stir crazy if we do not go outside on a regular basis. Of course, there are some professions where this is impossible, such as being in a submarine or in a shuttle in outer space.
Another factor that has irked me is the fact that due to Xmas Day and Boxing Day being on a Saturday and Sunday we now have two public holidays – today and tomorrow, and that means I have no bus routes to town or towards Maidstone and Sittingbourne due to no services on public holidays. Wednesday will be the first normal day again.
Anyway, today I had the curry I was going to have on Xmas day. It matured in the slow cooker for a day and all the juices macerated into this smooth and very hot spicy flavour. Boy, it had a kick to it! Thank goodness I had cold cider on hand.
Today I watched a documentary on the history and making of West Side Story, composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. I am not into musicals as such but this one is a particular classic in my opinion.
I have been catching up with the Christmas University Challenge which has the elder alumni rather than the students. Anyway, I did as well as the majority of the alumni and even better in places and particularly on the music questions. I felt immensely proud of my broad knowledge gained over many years.
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