Ideal Way Of Life
gunga_galunga asked, very reasonably, "How come you only post when grumpy?"
Some people have a religion on which to fall back; lacking one, I require an alternative pyschological crutch. I think grumpy rather suits me. It's more than a transient state of mind, it's a way of life. I mean, consider my current state of existence:
To pick a few of the more prominent issues of the moment, I am:
Some people have a religion on which to fall back; lacking one, I require an alternative pyschological crutch. I think grumpy rather suits me. It's more than a transient state of mind, it's a way of life. I mean, consider my current state of existence:
To pick a few of the more prominent issues of the moment, I am:
- past 50. OK, not by much, but the decline is noticeable and annoying
- balding - how could one be happy when a barber does that "show you the back" thing with a mirror and all you can see is the pinkness?
- overweight by definition, having arrested the gradual gain about 0.4 from obesity. The task of reaching a "normal" weight is going to be long and tedious, more so since the unfortunate piza-related incident at the weekend. And last night's superb curry
- broken. The back's still playing up, better than it was but keeping it under control looks like it's going to involve a long-term and increasingly tedious exercise regime
- broke. This is nonsensical, and I wouldn't dare to argue otherwise - I'm insanely well-paid, my raise this year was my entire salary when I was 30, but Mr Micawber would still be unimpressed. I just feel broke - and I try to stay in touch with my feelings
- still unable to execute the late-cut shot after almost 30 years of trying