Am I the only one that has things happen in three's? And things that always either need sorting out or are going to cost money? Firstly my radiator stopped working. Bearing in mind that I only have two radiators, you can imagine what a difference that makes! Then half of my filling fell out; luckily for me, it is only the top of the amalgam so there is no pain, and that also means that with luck and the wind prevailing in the right direction, I should be able to make it until after Christmas when I have an appointment with the dentist anyway. The final "straw that broke the camel's back" was the soft nose piece on my glasses fell off and even though I was sitting down at the time, it took me nigh on a quarter of an hour to find the dratted thing! Each thing, on their own, is either fiddly, time consuming, pricey or just downright inconvenient, but all together I was almost ready to throw myself to the floor and have a tantrum!
The question I need to address is why three? Was it a lucky number for someone (it certainly isn't for me as I have to tax the car, insure the same and have it MoT'd all in the same month too!). Does it have some deep seated meaning in the rituals of magic and Arthurian legend? Whatever the answer, I wish that I could have some nice things happen to me - just once would be lovely but having three would be heavenly and yet I have never been that lucky! But then that begs the question of what exactly is "nice"? What is nice for me could be awful for another. A lovely hot soak in a bath would be more than nice for me as I only have a shower, or someone spontaneously buying me flowers, or being treated to a meal out or a trip to the theatre or...... I could go on ad nauseum, but people do nice things for me occasionally and then that is very special. But, I have never had three things that are nice happen to me on the same day. So, going back to my original question - why three and why horrible things rather than good? If I looked in that font of all wisdom, Wikipedia (I will leave it to you to decide whether I am being flippant with that remark!) I expect I could find some sort of answer; or Google it and want to sift through one million similar entries, I would become very knowledgeable in the subject, but it really was just a throwaway question - unless someone knows different.....
I hate politics. If one thing can bore me to tears, that is it. Of course the other thing is football and as several of my girl friends are avid fans and occasionally read my blogs, I will not sidetrack and go down that avenue. But no matter how one tries to ignore the issue, it seems that everywhere there is some politician going on about the state of the world economy. Now, I may be a bit simple here (I have never said that I was intelligent -what other people think of me is a different matter entirely!), and please don't shoot me down in flames, but if the whole world decided to make a gift of, instead of expecting repayment for all its lending, then wouldn't half the problems be wiped out at a stroke? Surely most economists know that some of the huge loans outstanding will never be repaid; and all that does is keep a country in poverty, unrest or worse. I liken it, in a way, to the petrol prices. The petrol keeps on going up and with it the taxes that are accrued from it increase. Then people start being a wee bit canny and, because they can't afford the high prices, they stop using their cars as much. This then decreases the amount of tax that is creamed off every litre. So on one hand we are helping "global warming" by not leaving a huge carbon footprint, but on the other hand, we are not able to pay global loans off as quickly because the tax is reduced. Does the government put up the duty or not? A catch 22 situation and I guess that is why I never went into politics - all far to difficult for my little brain to comprehend! But I do often wonder if we make things terribly difficult for ourselves because we are being greedy. And that is what it all boils down to in the end. A sad state of affairs indeed, but thankfully one that I don't have to sort!
Having just realised that we are a mere four weeks away from Christmas, I have decided that it is time for me to start practising the carols. If I had my way I would begin in September, but I suspect that I would have some complaints from the neighbours! I have this amazing interactive music player on my computer which allows me to learn the parts separately. Works a treat until I put the other music with it and completely lose the tune! I guess that is why I have to practice. But I have fun with it, so I am happy.
Must go as I am waiting with baited breath for the garage that is servicing my car to tell me that it has sailed through its MoT and is ready for collection. Then I have to go and visit a friend, sort my lunch, have a siesta as I was awake half the night again, and then prepare for choir practice this evening. In between all that I have to remember to put the rubbish out for the dustmen, not eat anything with dairy in for the rest of the day (doesn't help with the singing, and I need all the help I can get!) and send some important emails. I have also been invited to a meeting that I can't attend, am trying to finish writing my book, need to check to see what people are up to on facebook (I love being nosey!) and generally get on with my life and earn some money. Not much to do then, but I must be gone......
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