Day 2. Yesterday was not fun, and the night was feverish. So there won't be much going on today. By and large I am going to do nothing until this is gone.
One thing I noticed though, which is how extraordinarily long the day is when doing nothing. I admit I am bad at doing nothing. I am much better at dual tasking. But how do people manage to do nothing, all day? I am baffled.
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If you want to know how to spend all day doing nothing try PG Woodhouse, wasnt that what Bertie Wooster did?
(Disclaimer, not read it myself)
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Personally though I found that the day could be a little unpredictable with lots of trying to do things then realising it was a serious mistake but I did a little binge watching of ‘A House Through Time’ and the Mid Hants Railway You Tube Channel.
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It’s a pity that our errant Prime Minister does not have your work ethic.
No one can fault the effort you put in – and the fun you derive as well (so you say, but in these dark times, the concept of fun seems rather out of place).
“But how do people manage to do nothing, all day? I am baffled.”
Come sailing with me for a few days and you will soon learn the joy of “doing nothing”. If I may quote from that great philosophical tract (Wind in the Willows) –
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,” he went on dreamily: “messing – about – in – boats; messing -“.
No, seriously, it is when you are “doing nothing” that relationships are built and strengthened as well as the chance that a moment of creativity/inspiration strikes.
I go and have a coffee at the river to do that
Or pick up a pair of binoculars and go to a bird reserve, usually also involving coffee near a river
But it’s not nothing is it, like just watching television for the day, even if the Rolling Stones documentaries which is my major achievement of the last 36 hiyrs were worth my time?
Do you like The Stones Richard?
My number one album from them is ‘Get Yer Yas-Yas Out’ – a collection of live pieces when they had the incomparable Mick Taylor on lead guitar. They never sounded better in my view (sorry Ronnie). My favourites are ‘Love in Vain’ and ‘Midnight Rambler’ and that’s from an excellent field of songs on the album.
It’s also my most bought album as everyone I lend it to seldom gives it back!! I keep it to myself these days.
‘Hope you’re getting better.
Oddly as a teenager, I rather overlooked the Stones (excepting Angie and that was a particular girl….). None of my circle were into them. It is Coloin. Hines who has persuaded me to like them – successfully – and he was at Eel Pie Island in 63 with them, Rod the Mod and others. I like to remind him how old he is sometimes….
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/uk-covid-infections-soar-by-almost-30-in-a-week
Funnily enough though you have reminded me that in my collection I have a book on the three GWR Narrow Gauge lines that might be worth re-reading in my still slightly enfeebled state
Start with the Corris…..
Rather easily, although explaining to others that something cannot be done because you are too busy doing nothing tends to complicate.
watching the tour de france on channel 4 was gripping yesterday
Good to hear you have turned the corner. Had Covid myself not so long ago – not much fun.