Somewhat sunburned and finding thirty four degrees an odd combination with the word November I have retired to my writing cave with a peeling face and arms wondering if we Brits will ever be designed for such temperatures or if we should stick to our sub-thirty summers and sub-zero winters. The answer of course is to rejoice in both, the wonders of modern day flights mean we can enjoy the other side of the world in twenty four hours so I guess it's something we should get used to.
This trip has been quite a tough one in many ways so far, the flying for starters and then the heat but also a strange call from the UK that I have never felt before, perhaps it happens when you jet around the world often that eventually your natural home calls out to you, whatever it is it's an uneasy feeling and I don't much care for it. My writing always gets inspired when I am over here however and I have settled into several thousand words a day already and that can only be a good thing, I covered a recent transport show in Newcastle and I found it very interesting gleaning facts and figures off owners and taking pictures of such wonderful pieces of machinery that had clearly never seen the road salt that our UK trucks have to endure. The gleaming alloy and stainless steel on show was testament to the dedication these guys have in keeping their lorries in pristine condition despite the work they do.
There are changes going on all round at the moment, some welcome some not so welcome but with change always comes new challenges, something we humans are very good at creating and even worrying about. It was indeed Spike Milligan who came up with one of my favourite all time quotes "We haven't got a plan so nothing can go wrong" I love that line, it says a lot about the man who said it, his mind was not governed by such restrictions we place on ourselves, he thought in a manner that we mere mortals could never do.
The darkness has descended on Newcastle and another day is fought and won, only time will tell how easy or how hard the fight will continue to be but I for one have never been a quitter so expect to see me somewhere in the melee doing just what I have always been used to doing and that is fighting for survival, I have had a lifetime doing so and that will never change, enjoy your Tuesday UK I am off to welcome Wednesday with a smile.
This trip has been quite a tough one in many ways so far, the flying for starters and then the heat but also a strange call from the UK that I have never felt before, perhaps it happens when you jet around the world often that eventually your natural home calls out to you, whatever it is it's an uneasy feeling and I don't much care for it. My writing always gets inspired when I am over here however and I have settled into several thousand words a day already and that can only be a good thing, I covered a recent transport show in Newcastle and I found it very interesting gleaning facts and figures off owners and taking pictures of such wonderful pieces of machinery that had clearly never seen the road salt that our UK trucks have to endure. The gleaming alloy and stainless steel on show was testament to the dedication these guys have in keeping their lorries in pristine condition despite the work they do.
There are changes going on all round at the moment, some welcome some not so welcome but with change always comes new challenges, something we humans are very good at creating and even worrying about. It was indeed Spike Milligan who came up with one of my favourite all time quotes "We haven't got a plan so nothing can go wrong" I love that line, it says a lot about the man who said it, his mind was not governed by such restrictions we place on ourselves, he thought in a manner that we mere mortals could never do.
The darkness has descended on Newcastle and another day is fought and won, only time will tell how easy or how hard the fight will continue to be but I for one have never been a quitter so expect to see me somewhere in the melee doing just what I have always been used to doing and that is fighting for survival, I have had a lifetime doing so and that will never change, enjoy your Tuesday UK I am off to welcome Wednesday with a smile.
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