Life and death

Star date 25.02.09. I attended my dear aunty's funeral today. Koa was 93. What a mix of feelings. As the minister noted, funerals are a strange mix of emotions. They celebrate life through remembering a life. A celebration that is sad, yet on reciting the memories, smiles breakout. Funerals also remind us of the "mystery of death". A common religious term, and until today I never really understood the mystery of death. While I have been to many funerals, it was today I realised that I too will die one day and could not imagine what it is like to die. That may sound pretty stupid but we all know we are going to die but it never truly digs into your consciousness. Today it dugg in deep!

I felt for my dad. Here I was contemplating my death, which in reality, or should I say in all probability, is a way off. Meanwhile my 81 year old dad at these events must think "shit its my turn soon - real soon". A sad horrible thought..but as my brave Dad says "We are all on the same train but we just dont know when our stop is!" How true. I was nearly collected by a large truck cycling home the other day!.

Life and death is a mystery......I wish I could celebrate life more, now instead of worrying what may or may not happen around the corner.

Lances enhanced TT bike with new motto

S.A.D yep that sums it up

I listened to the National Progamme today and heard a lovely UK story. All about S.A.D, Seasonal Affective Disorder. What?!!!! Check out what it means..over to you Mr Wiki. Anyway the UK, where obviously SAD is most common, have decided to put a SAD forecast with their pollen count, and temperature in their weather forecasts. This involves a "gloom" forecast, that is, how grey it is.. This is so people who are affected by SAD, sorry but what an inappropriate acroynom, to be able to be warned that they highly likely be depressed for that day. Brilliant.

Good morning ladies and gentleman. Todays forecast is not that great. its pretty gloomy, as it is normally in the UK in winter. So for those affected by SAD, you are shit out of luck. Best stay inside and get that UV light on you. Otherwise you will be very very very SAD. Have a nice day.

Anyway, I thought it funny. Rant over. Star date 22.02.2009.

Okay its been awhile but Stardate 19.02.09

I started with great intentions but you know what happens. You loose focus. And with the year starting the way it has, its been blooody hard. 2009 already stands out as unique.

With the politicians shouting gloom, business analyists never really sure whats going on or who is going to pay their bounses, and you and I not sure if we have a job in the next 48 hours, 2009 is going to be a challenge.

Anyway I have had no time to talk you to the world.

One thought today.....we have to nut it out. Like in a race, think about the road you are on, not the big hill coming up.

Lances twitter is great He is the man.....

Bye