Attention

In the words of Homer Simpson WOO HOO! I've had a comment from someone who isn't a family member! It isn't the first comment from the big wide world but I haven't had a non family member comment for a long time. It brings home the public nature of blogging. Anybody can read this stuff. It also means of course that I can read the blogs of others which is something I have'nt done (apart from my son's blog and my daughter's blog(s)). I've just had a quick look at other blogs in blogspot and discovered recipies, music and photographs that were intriguing, clever and in some cases amazing.

I picked up a bit of advice from a Chinese girl who lives in Stutggart; thats the one in Germany, Europe:

"When a task has once begun, never leave it till it's done"."Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all".

One of my school teachers used to say something similar! He was talking about woodwork but it can be applied to any field of endeavour, cooking, writing,working,blogging. Any adjective you can add an 'ing' to really.

I also found a piece of music that I'd forgotten - "First we take Manhattan" by Leonard Cohen. He was very popular in the 1970's although I found his music a little depressing. He recently released an album with a reworked version of First we take Manhattan thats quite upbeat. The lyrics are a little "Catcher in the Rye", see forth verse below. I must work out how to attach music to this blog.

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
For trying to change the system from within
I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
But you see that line there moving through the station?
I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just
might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business mister
And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby ...

And I thank you for those items that you sent me
The monkey and the plywood violin
I practiced every night, now I'm ready
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me, I used to live for music
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Well it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
But you see that line there moving through the station?
I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just
might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business mister
And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
I don't like what happened to my sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, baby ...

And I thank you for those items that you sent me
The monkey and the plywood violin
I practiced every night, now I'm ready
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me, I used to live for music
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Well it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin