Morning bloggers, happy Sunday to you all.
I had an unexpected happening last night that kept me away from home, and in need of medical attention again, dammit.

Well, I've always got songs in my head, so I thought I'd put these lyric intro's to you, and ask, what songs do they come from...have a go, I made the list for fun..please enjoy...

1: "Hit it! This ain't no disco It ain't no country club either This is LA! "

2: "Maybe I don't really want to know How your garden grows"

3: "When they kick out your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun" (from 1979/80)

4: "You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want your story to remain untold"

Have a go!!!

Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself
Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself

Something beautiful is happening inside for me
Something sensual, its full of fire and mystery
I feel hypnotized, I feel paralized
I have found heaven
Theres a thousand reasons
Why I shouldnt spend my time with you
For every reason not to be here I can think of two
Keep me hanging on
Feeling nothings wrong
Inside your heaven

Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself
Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself

I can feel the emptiness inside me fade and disappear
Theres a feeling of contentment now that you are here
I feel satisfied
I belong inside
Your velvet heaven

Did I need to sell my soul
For pleasure like this
Did I have to lose control
To treasure your kiss
Did I need to place my heart
In the palm of your hand
Before I could even start
To understand

Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself
Its only when I lose myself in someone else
That I find myself
I find myself

Good Saturday dear friends!

What songs have you on your mind RIGHT NOW?
Please put your songs that have been in your head these past minutes, or the three that come to your mind while reading this, it's interesting, and I felt so numb these past hours from certain events around me, that I just NEED a distraction.

My three, purely random songs these past 10 minutes have been;
Queen: We are the Champions
Radiohead: Bones
Air: Surfing on a Rocket;

Air: Surfing on a Rocket

Things happen
in our lives
over which
we have no control
nor say, nor do
it comes with profanity
of the utmost kind
that strikes
with a blow
so brutally unkind
the numbness
a kind of aftershock
unmeasured
and certainly unexpected
that leaves
an emotional devastation
opening vistas
neither beautiful
nor wanted
yet live on
we must
in a bloodless desert
that is given
not by any God above
but by one,
of our own kind
and this is the biggest pain
that living can give
while knocking on heavens door
it's the brothers in arms
who imprison themselves
but scar us all...
may peace
reign in all your hearts.

written this evening,

by Ed

Although I have many worries, obviously, I am given so much sedative and medication that recently I actually sleep like a log...but life in Britain is no dreamland any longer...we are surrounded by wealth, seemingly, with so much of it out of reach...this distasteful society is all around us, in every part of the country, with house prices being the most disgusting element of our modern lifestyle.

Well, this caught my eye today...

Modern life is causing major stress and anxiety for Brits with over half admitting to sleepless nights over issues such as terrorist threats, health risks and identity theft.

Some 56 per cent of 1,001 people surveyed by life assurance firm CPP said worries about identity theft, terrorism and health risks kept them awake at night.

Climate change and house prices were also found to make people anxious, according to the research, followed closely by NHS cutbacks and terrorist attacks.

Meanwhile, a survey of 1,700 adults revealed that only three per cent managed the recommended eight hours of sleep a night. Almost one in 10 of those polled by hotel firm Travelodge said they had taken a day off work after a bad night's sleep.

For 18- to 35-year-olds, rising house prices and climbing on to the property ladder top the list as the biggest worry, while the older generation worry most about their heath - and NHS cutbacks and superbugs in particular.

The older generation are more adept at taking life in its stride. Just nine per cent of people aged over 54 admit to being deeply concerned about social and global problems compared to 15 per cent of 18- to 34-year-olds according to the research by CPP, a leading life assistance business.

The younger generation are more concerned with the threat of terrorist attacks. Almost half of the 18-to 34-year-old age group worry about terrorism compared with a third of those over 54 years old.

However, all age groups agree on one thing, that the rise in anxiety over terrorism is down to growing religious extremism and intolerance.

Dr David Lewis, a cognitive neuropsychologist, who studied the results of the survey, said "The results of this survey, confirm that high levels of anxiety are prevalent in modern society due to a number of reasons including terrorist attacks, growing recognition of the damaging consequences of modern lifestyles on the environment and mankind etc.

"In both cases, we feel these events to be beyond our ability to control and this sense of helplessness in the face of danger is the third factor that serves to intensify our other concerns. Societal anxieties have risen sharply in the last five years and the trend looks set to continue.''

In the Travelodge study, one in three said it took them two days to recover after a sleepless night, while almost half complained they felt less confident if they were tired.

Chris Idzikowski, sleep expert from the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, commented: "The research highlights lack of sleep is a widespread problem experienced by many people in the UK and with sizeable effects on work productivity.

"Ironically, the findings reveal that while businesses are suffering the consequences of employees sleeping badly, in many cases they are directly causing the problem, with a quarter of respondents saying that work stress keeps them awake at night.

"With this in mind, employers should encourage employees to raise any issues they are having with sleep patterns and try to understand what is causing the problem and help them identify how they can help them improve their sleep."

Link

I have to write about my beloved Liverpool today, as we once again have made it through to the European Champions League semi-finals...against Chelsea once more. If history has any relevance then Liverpool will outdo Chelsea, but my feeling is that it'll include more than one goal this time!

As for Liverpool last night, well it was a sleep-walk to the semi-final's but Fowlers set-up, and Crouch's finish were well worth seeing.

Now, I take my heart in my hands to say this, but Manchester United's 7-1 win on Tuesday was perhaps the greatest team performance by any English club since the Premiership was formed. It surprised me to see a team not only outclass their opposition, but to keep up that momentum and add to an already impressive half-time goal tally.
As a Liverpool fan, it pains me to say this, but that was excellent!

Now, lets unite and say well done England for making up three out of the four semi-finalists...that also means that England have now had at least one club in each of the last three European Cup finals.

It's got to be Liverpool though...it's got to be!!

Bill, Jim, and Scott were at a convention together and were
sharing a large suite on the top of a 75 story sky scraper.
After a long day of meetings they were shocked to hear that the
elevators in their hotel were broken and they would have to climb
75 flights of stairs to get to their room. Bill said to Jim and
Scott, let's break the monotony of this unpleasant task by
concentrating on something interesting. I'll tell jokes for 25
flights, and Jim can sing songs for 25 flights, and Scott can
tell sad stories the rest of the way. At the 26th floor Bill
stopped telling jokes and Jim began to sing. At the 51st floor
Jim stopped singing and Scott began to tell sad stories. "I will
tell my saddest story first," he said. "I left the room key in
the car!"

I absolutely love this song...

This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies
Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things they go away
But they never do
Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I no I don't mind

This is the last time
That I will show my face
One last tender lie
And then I'm out of this place
So tread it into the carpet
Or hide it under the stairs
Say that some things never die
Well I tried and I tried

Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I no I don't mind

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I know I don't mind

Recently, the Psychic Hotline and Psychic Friends Network have launched hotlines for frogs. Here is the story of one frog and his discussing with his psychic.

A frog telephones the Psychic Hotline and is told, "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you."

The frog says, "This is great! Will I meet her at a party, or what?"

"No," says the psychic. "Next semester in her biology class."

"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."

— Jorge Luis Borges

At this moment in time, I am reading "A History of Reading" by Alberto Manguel, which is not about the English town, but about the history of the written word, our interpretation, and knowledge gleaned from books over the centuries...it's a great read, especially from hospital.

I wonder, what book(s) are you reading at present, and what have been the single most important book you've ever read?

"The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things."

— Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

Hello and good morning everyone, I'm home, for what it's worth.

I had more spinal cord injections, and 2 days of motionless cold fluid hell. I really couldn't move, but only feel a horrible ice cold steroid floating through my legs, without the ability to move them.
Now I can, a little, and day by day will have more control.

Anyhow, I'll continue blogging, though feel a little sad at how few comments I get these days...I truly thank all who visit my blog, leave comments, and read my posts...

Take care,
Love,
Ed x

I'll be heading into hospital for a few days, for what I hope will be the final spinal cord injection of this year. This will include sedation and observation for many hours, over two or three days, as it's quite delicate, but should be no need for concern...however, I need to brace myself for two days of discomfort and no movement.

So, here I go...see you all soon lovely people everywhere.

Ed x

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father"
-Greg Norman

“I can play in the center, on the right, and occasionally on the left side.” – soccer star David Beckham, asked if he was a “volatile” player.

Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice.
Kevin Keegan, Radio 5 live

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces.
Ron Atkinson

It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.
Ian Wright ( commenting on his teammate's alcoholism)

Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of Oxford crew.
Harry Carpenter ( BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

These are all quotes from Peter Kay, not someone I spend a lot of time watching, but he is someone who can make me laugh...

1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.
2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.
3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.
4) You've never quite sure whether it's ok to eat green crisps.
5) Everyone who grew up in the 80's has entered the digits 55378008 into a calculator.
6) Reading when you're drunk is horrible.
7) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.
8) You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden.
9) Everyone who has just read no.5 has just typed it into a calculator.
10) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.
11) You never know where to look when eating a banana.
12) Its impossible to describe the smell of a wet cat.
13) Prodding a fire with a stick makes you feel manly.
14) Rummaging in an overgrown garden will always turn up a bouncy ball.
15) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses.
16) Everyone always remembers the day a dog ran into your school.
17) The most embarrassing thing you can do as schoolchild is to call your teacher mum or dad.
18) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity.
19) Some days you see lots of people on crutches.
20) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.
21) Old women with mobile phones look wrong!
22) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.
23) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.
24) You never ever run out of salt.
25) Old ladies can eat more than you think.
26) You can't respect a man who carries a dog.
27) There's no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you've got your hand or head stuck in something.
28) No one knows the origins of their metal coat hangers.
29) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan.
30) The most painful household incident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug.
31) People who don't drive slam car doors too hard
32) You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood specifically to stir paint with.
33) Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose.
34) Bricks are horrible to carry.
35) In every plate of chips there is a bad chip

all from Peter Kay

Yes, admit it, you are going to have at least some chocolate this Easter?? I am...have and will again.

Enjoy your Easter, and have a chocolate on me.

If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.

The problem: How to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car.
The solution: Eat it in the parking lot.

Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal.
It'll take the edge off your appetite and you'll eat less.

A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn't that handy?

If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?

If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves.

Money talks. Chocolate sings.

Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.

Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics Anonymous?
Because no one wants to quit.

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

Chocolate is a health food. Chocolate is derived from cacao beans. Bean = vegetable. Sugar is derived either from sugar beets or cane, both vegetables. And, of course, the milk/cream is dairy. So eat more chocolate to meet the dietary requirements for daily vegetable and dairy intake.

HAPPY EASTER !!!

Time bears away all things, even our minds.
[fr. Eclogues]
-Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)

If this is so,
then we'd better live our lives wisely
and for today...
make every second count,
and every hour answer
with equal propriety
for the answer of one
leads to the answer of all...

and may I ask, where is everybody recently? Seems very quiet...oh-so-quiet...

“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!' Would you throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse that demon? Or would you answer, 'Never have I heard anything more divine'?”

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Well, I'm not sure yet, as this day isn't yet finished, the sun as yet unset, my thoughts as yet unfinished, my blog as yet unclosed...it goes on, you do, I do...we all do, and let's continue this way, without too much ponderance upon negative past thoughts, just a forward thinking, forward looking hopeful, optimistic mind...ok?

I'm due in hospital on Monday through Tuesday, for injections, and that'll mean sedation no doubt, so I'll be zombie-like for a few days...just like now I hear you say?
I've some great, naughty blog friends haven't I!!! Hahahahaha.

Seriously, I want to keep the hopes high, as I need it, and it's good for all you guys too.
Have a good Easter weekend~~!!

Byebye for now,
Ed x

Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us.

How true this saying is, as so much is thrust at us, our instinct is to reject almost all of it, but at least we have some choice, and nobody can say that life is dull and boring...unless we make it so.

I say this from my own standpoint, at which I've been through several near death experiences just in the past year, so my view is that, though I reject the modern media-driven hysteria-crazed world, in favour of the one that passes, (and bases), judgement upon fact, time and history, (the world is old, and not of the age equivalent to a human life!!!), there is still a place for us all to live, comfortably, in this world...this is without exception...if there are exceptions then it is OTHERS who are at fault, and not that individual; for every individual has beauty somewhere in their heart; a right to live their life, and a truly rightful place upon this earth...no damned government, militia or superpower can take that away!!!

I wish everyone a very happy and peaceful weekend.
We are all beautiful, remember that.

Ed x

Dear friends, of all the thousands of thoughts we have each day, what single thought do you think is the most important, and one which we should have every single day?

In the past they have been the silent minority but Norfolk's growing migrant population is finding its voice on the airwaves.

Wayland Community Radio, the county's first radio station to broadcast in Portuguese and English, is building on its success last year by returning to the airwaves for the next four weeks.

Its aim is to reach out to Breckland's multicultural population, not only by providing advice to migrant workers in their native language but also by exploring their music and lifestyles through its programming and playlist.

This time round Russian and Portuguese volunteers have joined its 15 presenters -- which include radio professionals Steve Jolly, David Hatherly and Greg Powells, as well as TV's history man Bryan McNerney.

The station broadcasts from a former stables at Ashill, outside Watton, and hopes to follow its latest stint with a three-month broadcast in the autumn before launching full time next year.

Sue Hatherly, administrator at the station, said: "I think it is very reassuring for people to hear their native language on the radio.

"We had an amazing reaction to the first six-day broadcast - Breckland Council had about 150,000 e-mails."

The station is funded by grants from the East of England Development Agency and Breckland Council, and advertising revenue.

The station is on air 24 hours-a-day, with live programmes between 7am and 10pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to midnight Friday and Saturday, 8am to 10pm on Sundays and recorded music at other times.

Portuguese programmes will be broadcast between 7pm and 10pm on Saturdays, and in Russian from 5pm to 7pm on Sundays.

The station frequency is 87.7FM, covers most of mid-Norfolk and will be on air until April 23.

from EDP

Good morning everyone, I hope your day has started well?
Mine started with me thinking it was Saturday already, with the sun streaming through my bedroom window it truly felt like the weekend had started too well.
Now with two coffee's inside me, doing it's best fighting with the medicine in my tummy, the day has begun.

Have a laugh with these journalistic inexactitudes making odd headlines...

Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told

* Miners Refuse to Work after Death

* Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

* Stolen Painting Found by Tree

* Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies

* Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter

* Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years

* Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One

* Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 in `84

* War Dims Hope for Peace

* If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

* Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

* Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

* Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge

* Deer Kill 17,000

* Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

* Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge

* New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

* Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

* Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

I've just taken my evening round of medication, so I'll be very, very soon.
The steroid palaver has left my immunity very low and weak, hence this flu...but I'm trying my best to keep going, to keep positive, and you may have noticed an increase in my blogging, (when I get the energy), which is to keep morale higher, at least as high as can be.

Well, I would like to share a lovely song from the 80's, as I'm thinking of my special and precious one right now. with ocean dreams soon.

So, have a lovely night everyone~~!!

Ed x

Belinda Carlise: Circle in the Sand

Sundown all around
Walking thru the summers end
Waves crash baby, dont look back
I wont walk away again

Oh, baby, anywhere you go,
We are bound together
I begin, baby, where you end
Some things are forever !

Circle in the sand
round and round
Never ending love is what weve found
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand

Cold wind, tide move in
Shiver in the salty air
Day breaks, my heart aches
I will wait for you right here.

Oh, baby when you look for me
Can you see forever ?
I begin baby, where you end
We belong together

Circle in the sand
round and round
Rising of the moon as the sun goes down
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand
Circle in the sand

Baby can you hear me ?
Can you hear me calling ?

I've had an OK day, took my medicine correctly, with no mishaps, so something's going right...however, yesterday's med-mess left me with an increased sense of humour, so enjoy these newspaper headlines...

1. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

2. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

3. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted

4. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case

5. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents

6. Farmer Bill Dies in House

7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

8. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?

9. Stud Tires Out

10. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

11. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

12. Soviet Virgin Lands Short of Goal Again

13. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands

14. Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms

15. Eye Drops off Shelf

16. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

17. Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead

18. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim

19. Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66

20. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax

The Fahrenheit temperature scale explained

50 degrees: People in southern England turn on the central heating
People in Newcastle plant out bedding plants

40 degrees: Southerners shiver uncontrollably
Geordies sunbathe on the beach at Whitley Bay

35 degrees: Cars in the south of England refuse to start
People in Newcastle drive with their windows down

20 degrees: Southerners wear overcoats, gloves and woolly hats
Newcastle men throw on a T-shirt & girls start wearing mini-skirts

15 degrees: Southerners begin to evacuate to the continent
People from Newcastle swim in the North Sea at Amble

Zero degrees: Life in the south grinds to a halt
Newcastle folk have the last BBQ before it gets cold

Minus 10 degrees: Life in the south ceases to exist
People in Newcastle throw on a light jacket

Minus 80 degrees: Polar bears wonder if it's worth carrying on
Boy Scouts in Newcastle start wearing their long trousers

Minus 100 degrees: Santa Claus abandons North Pole
People in Newcastle put on their 'long johns'

Minus 173 degrees: Alcohol freezes
Geordies get upset because all the pubs are shut

Minus 297 degrees: Microbial life starts to disappear
The cows on Newcastle Town Moor complain about farmers with cold hands

Minus 460 degrees: All atomic motion stops
Newcastle folk stamp their feet and blow on their hands

Minus 500 degrees: Hell freezes over
Sunderland qualify for Europe

For once in my life
there is a step
that isn't too far
where I can deride the strife
taking comfort now
with my own arms
in my own hands
disquieting hurts to avow
It's time, I believe
to avenge all
that couldn't be accepted
with multifarious ways to perceive
letting go of the past
like dressing down for Spring
let there be light
for nature's beauty is unsurpassed.

by Ed
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