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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

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.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

about 3 hours ago
In response to "Carry You Home"

I hadn't even stopped to listen or watch the video. Now, after reading this, I'm going to have to take a few minutes. Thanks.

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Beholden

about 22 hours ago
In response to "Landscapes"

Thank you, TJ. Kind of you to say.

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

about 23 hours ago
In response to "Landscapes"

Very well written, I could visualize this inhospitable planet as i read your words.

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Ned

Mar 4, 2025 at 4:21pm
In response to "Of Whirlpools"

I was going to blog today, but I never had much luck with Whirlpool. Besides, I always wanted to meet the Maytag Repairman.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Mar 4, 2025 at 3:35pm
In response to "Of Whirlpools"

Not only dragging us deeper into it, but I see many more people caught in the whirlpools current; both blogging and commenting.

For me, it's a great motivation since I want to blog daily and be more active in commenting.

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Beholden

Mar 3, 2025 at 2:08pm
In response to "The End of the World"

Also true, TJ.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Mar 3, 2025 at 2:04pm
In response to "The End of the World"

I agree in part. Yes, if we didn't buy their hype, they'd stop publishing it. But also, I believe there are other factors involved in fear-mongering; it makes it easier to control people.

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Nixie 🦊

Mar 3, 2025 at 12:04pm
In response to "The End of the World"

I agree. When we click on a 'candy link' we may believe what we read without researching further to determine accuracy. I've eschewed reading the news, one reason being, just like Chicken Little, 'the sky is always falling.'

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Beholden

Mar 3, 2025 at 9:36am
In response to "The End of the World"

All true, Dave. But the press wouldn't be printing their hysteria if we all stopped buying it. And that, I believe, is what is happening at the moment.

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Dave Ryan

Mar 3, 2025 at 9:16am
In response to "The End of the World"

In most cases it seems like it's the headline-hungry media who turn the hysteria dial up to 11. When you trace it back to the original quotes, they're generally fairly measured.

We have a "newspaper" in the UK called The Daily Mail which is notorious for this kind of nonsense. Scientist says there's, say, a 1% chance of a collision with such-and-such a comet/asteroid/whatever (estimates to be revised pending further measurements) and the DM fills their pages with cartoons of big rocks landing in London, with comparisons to nuclear strikes, blast radii and body counts. Then when it doesn't happen, the scientists get the undeserved ridicule.

But then, measured reporting doesn't get the page clicks.

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March 6, 2025 at 8:25am

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Carry You Home

Carry You Home

It’s not often I respond to these Media Prompt Challenges as the songs tend to be too recent to fit neatly into my own taste. But, every now and again, a song more to my liking comes along and I find I actually have something to say about it. This month’s is a little ditty called Carry You Home by Alex Warren.

It’s a catchy little number that starts out sounding like a folk song but then explodes into a toe-tapping belter that is as inoffensive as possible these days. I haven’t concentrated on the lyrics, the rhythm and beat being the real point of the song, but it seems to be a promise to carry some young lass home for the rest of her days. Seems reasonable, if a little exhausting.

And that’s really all I need to say about the song. It’s likable (at least, I like it) and I could listen to it a few more times without objection. But there’s the video to consider as well.

Now this is surprisingly attractive, considering that it consists mainly of a couple dancing to the music. The dance is fairly energetic and well performed but it’s the character that hits home. Both dancers are extremely capable and expressive, giving real meaning to the song as they move. Utterly concentrated on each other, they create a romantic mood that dominates the scene to the extent that the song fades into the background. Ultimately, all that matters is the beat, supplying the timing of the dance as it does.

Which sounds as though it might be too powerful to allow the song to sell itself. Surprisingly, that is not the case - I found myself enjoying the whole performance and liking the song in spite of distractions.

So that’s my take, anyway.

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