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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Becalmed ...

Brig becalmed
Francois Geoffroi Roux
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Work has been very busy, life has been, well, life. If'n you know what I mean.

Surgery tomorrow, not feeling real creative right now. So posting might be light for the next cuppla, we shall see.

I like this song, when I was a kid I had this album. I liked the song back then as well, though I didn't really understand it.



I do now ...

In My Life
(John Lennon and Paul McCartney¹) 

There are places I'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I love you more

In my life, I love you more

Peace out, see you soon ...



 ¹ Source for the lyrics.

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32 comments:

  1. Bobo the HoboMay 26, 2022 at 3:11 AM

    This song has such special meaning for my cousin and myself m

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  2. Nylon12May 26, 2022 at 3:12 AM

    Good luck on the surgery, prayers coming your way, Sarge.

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  3. Paul, Dammit!May 26, 2022 at 3:13 AM

    Good luck Sarge!

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  4. htomMay 26, 2022 at 5:09 AM

    Prayers up for the surgery. Old loves, new dreams; some of the sweetest things.

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  5. STxARMay 26, 2022 at 5:39 AM

    Thanks for not ordering us into the dinghy to tow the brig into the wind. Not sure I'd be up for that today... or ever. I'm praying for you as well, Sarge. Take care.

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    1. Toirdhealbheach BeucailMay 26, 2022 at 6:23 AM

      One of the most memorable scenes I have from the movie Master And Commander. I had no idea up to that point it was a thing - I cannot imagine towing a sailing ship with a dinghy.

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    2. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 6:48 AM

      STxAR - I recall the story of USS Constitution having all her boats out being towed when she was becalmed. It was intense as there was a British squadron trailing them, trying (via their own boats) desperately to get into range. Hard work indeed!

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    3. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 6:48 AM

      TB - When there is no wind and you need to move, human sweat gets the job done.

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    4. Don McCollorMay 26, 2022 at 6:01 PM

      This is probably fiction, but I remember as story like that. The Brits also had ship's boats out towing. There were more crew to man the boats, and they had bow chasers to fire when they got in range. The sailors on the Yankee ship not rowing were blazing a trail of destruction through the quarterdeck dragging a cannon aft to the windows of the Captain's quarters at the stern. A former Kentucky hunter was in charge of aiming, firing the cannon parallel with the calm sea with the ball skipping like a stone across the water (like when he used to hunt sitting ducks with his rifle). The first ship's boat sunk with a cannonball through it discouraged further towing pursuit...

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    5. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 6:38 PM

      Sounds like a great sea story, true or not, I'm sure there were similar instances in history.

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  6. Toirdhealbheach BeucailMay 26, 2022 at 6:29 AM

    Prayers up for a successful surgery Sarge. We will amuse ourselves and try not to set the place on fire while you are gone...

    Beatles' music is a mix to me. In some ways I feel they often wrote things that perhaps they did not fully understand at the time, but came to have fuller meaning for many later (like myself). In My Life is a good example. Blackbird is one for me.

    (Extra note: Best adaptation ever of Beatles Song: Come Together by Aerosmith from the move Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.)

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    1. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 6:51 AM

      Thanks TB!

      As a young fellow, and a big Beatles fan, there were some of their songs I just didn't like. But one never admitted that to other Beatles fans!

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    2. juvatMay 26, 2022 at 8:47 AM

      Best of luck tomorrow with prayer multiplier.

      Beatles (Abbey Road), CCR (Cosmos Factory), Grand Funk and Led Zeppelin (both their eponymous albums) were my teen favorites. Only had one album from each, but, literally, wore them out playing them on my, barely, stereo. Good times.

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    3. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 8:57 AM

      Thanks juvat!

      Led Zeppelin was another go to band in my youth.

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  7. AnonymousMay 26, 2022 at 11:19 AM

    Such a great song!
    Prayers sent for a successful surgery and a swift recovery. 🙏 ❤️

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  8. Mary F.May 26, 2022 at 11:20 AM

    This is from me.

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  9. boronMay 26, 2022 at 12:01 PM

    Good luck surgery tomorrow have an easy recovery and great healing. typing one-handed just came out of anesthesia from carpal tunnel this AM

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    1. OldAFSargeMay 26, 2022 at 12:08 PM

      Thanks boron! (You type pretty good with one-hand.)

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  10. HogdayafternoonMay 26, 2022 at 2:27 PM

    👍🏻👍🏻

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  11. Don McCollorMay 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM

    Prayers and best wishes to you Sarge. And just before the operation, remember the line from the Lord's Prayer..."Thy will be done"...

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  12. SCOTTtheBADGERMay 26, 2022 at 11:46 PM

    I shall patently wait for your successful return from your surgery.

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