Last night, finally on day 33 of 2019 I had two pints of
cider. I didn’t mean to, I was going to stay in, but my friends phoned up and
wanted to know why I hadn’t been out. You can’t ignore people, so I went to the
pub. The first pint tasted odd, quite acidic and bitter. I think my taste buds
must have gone funny with a month off. By the end of the second drink it was
tasting how I remembered it. In the old days I would have gone home afterwards
and drank a bottle of wine as well, but I’m not doing that any more.
This morning I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed, and
the sun was shining in a cloudless sky although the snow hadn’t melted yet. I
knew I had to go for a walk as it was such a nice day. I got my wellies out of
the shed. I don’t think I had worn them since Glastonbury 2016. Then I set off,
intending to go up the White Horse and see if there was any tobogganing going
on. When I got to the top of Alfred Street it looked a bit too icy and steep
for my liking. I walked along Bratton Road and then up that lane next to the cemetery
and then along the side of a field. I got as far as some farm buildings and I
wasn’t sure if I was allowed up there, so I turned back. Also, I didn’t want to
meet a farm dog. It was a nice walk though and felt warm in the sun.
When I got home, I thought I better do the mountain of
washing up that was in the sink. While I was doing that, I listened to my new album
by Killers called Sawdust. The reason I bought it the
other day is that I saw them at Glastonbury. When I say I saw them, I mean I
heard them from a distance when they played an unannounced set on the John Peel
Stage in 2017. After one listen, I like this album a lot. I was surprised to
hear their versions of Ruby Don’t Take
Your Love To Town and the Dire Straits song Romeo And Juliet. They were both great. I’m glad I invested 50
pence in buying it.
Then I read my Krishnamurti
book for February 3rd. Today’s topic was Can The Crude Mind Become Sensitive? It also covered whether a
stupid person can become intelligent. You can’t stop being stupid by reading
books. There are lots of well-educated people who are incredibly stupid, you
only have to look at some politicians to see that. If you are behaving very
stupidly the way to solve it is by observing your stupidity and it will solve
itself. Anyway, I scanned it. Read it for yourself if you want. I think if you
click on the picture it should be readable.
It’s still only 3.00 in the afternoon. I’m not sure what to
do for the rest of the day but it will involve watching Les Miserables. I think it is the final gripping episode tonight.
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