Where have I gone?
I have been looking back over some of my recent scribbles.
Damn but I’m a miserable old bugger!
It’s a load of depressing, whinging, self pitying crap. I get fucking depressed just glancing through it and I wrote it…..
Whatever happened to my old joyous self? The chap who wrote so easily and wittily [according to some]? Have I become a sad sour old bollicks, sucking on an empty pipe and moaning about the world?
I notice too that I’m getting very bad at the old commenting. I comment less on other’s sites and am tardy enough even here. It’s not that I don’t read comments [they’re invariably the best bit these days] but I have become churlish and downright rude at times.
Sorry.
I have threatened to kill this site many times, but each time I carry on like a demented ferret. In the old days I would have run up a trouser leg but these days I just go down damp rabbit holes. [ends ferret theme]. So I suppose I will mosey on but will have to try to lighten up a bit.
Maybe I should start the whiskey first thing in the morning?
No, don’t give up the blog.
You’re just this guy. Human.
As some song said, almost “Even the bad times are good.”
The last thing I was looking for was approbation and pleas to continue. It was just by way of an explanation [or excuse?].
No excuses. Keep it up. We, your public, need you in all weathers.
Welcome Weshtlife! So you are my Irish reader?
Yeah, I agree with the above commenter, we miserable old buggers need to stick together, you are an inspiration to us all, keep up the good/bad work.
Welcome David! Maybe I should join the ranks of the “Influencers”?
Don’t drink whiskey in the morning. Wake and Bake.
Go to your local,”Ganga”, store and buy your favorite strain and imbibe first thing in the morning.
It puts an interesting twist on the whole day.
“demented ferret”, that pretty well sums up my days. Don’t stop writing Irish Grandad. You have a unique sense of humour that cheers me up and keeps me from going too deep into that humourless rabbit hole (yes, I have one of those too). I hope you know that we appreciate you just as you are. I’ve taken the liberty of speaking for others who also read your blog – very few would disagree I’m sure.
This man did a presentation for us, very good: https://www.artofbrilliance.co.uk/
If we wanted happy-clappy froth, we wouldn’t be here. We’ve all got our own versions of leaky roof, poorly dog, caring duties etc., so we can empathise with your variants while recognising that our own troubles are just how life works out. We like the reality, we love the humour-spin you can put on it, stick with it. It gives us all hope and an occasional smile.
I agree with all of the above, better said/written that I could have. Keep on keeping on!
I hope this won’t get blocked by your spam trap. I’ve got no connection with this site. It just made me think of you:
https://miahcombat.com/en-gb/ett477-all-i-need-is-coffee-and-books
Not blocked and it gave me a laugh! I’m tempted to buy that and head down to the coffee shop….