Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.
So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.
I wonder - did that jar of Shillings sometimes just seem a little lighter than expected? You thought those paws could not in fact reach into it along with wallet and purse and umm, appropriate some small tax for tolerating the existence of humans in his domain? "Pffft"
Mine wouldn't last a day out in the wild. She loves her heating pad and eating plastic, is afraid of her own shadow, and must be on my lap at all times.
Just stumbled upon a recent video of Paul Simon being interviewed and found it most interesting. It seems heās losing his hearing and the thought resonated with me and my fear of losing my sight. It was a point of contact, perhaps.
But then he started talking about how the songs for his latest album came to him. And they came in a dream. Bingo, I thought, thatās exactly what happens to me sometimes. Once again, I was reminded that āyour old men will dream dreamsā Joel 2:28, Acts 2:17. That has become almost a motto of mine over the last few years. It seems itās true.
Anyway, Paul went on from there to thoughts of life, death and old age, all so familiar to me - although mine might be a bit more focused. Writers are so logical, you know. It was nice to hear that Iām not the only one experiencing old age in such a manner.
The video is below if youāre interested. Most of the stuff Iāve been talking about is in the first few minutes but youāll probably be caught and listen to the whole thing. Be warned.
All Writing.Com images are copyrighted and may not be copied / modified in any way. All other brand names & trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
Generated in 0.21 seconds at 9:58am on Nov 19, 2025 via server WEBX1.