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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

intuey of House Lannister

a day ago
In response to "Review, Anyone?"

Quite good is quite a good compliment

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "Review, Anyone?"

Ah, now you're asking, Intuey. The truth is that Paddy McGinty's Ghost started out as a sort of misheard version of the song, Paddy McGinty's Goat. I liked the error and decided it could be the basis of a decent story to meet the requirements on a contest that was running in celebration of Ireland. I started with only a title and a picture prompt to go on and just followed the trail from there.

Like most of the stories I write in that way, I wasn't that impressed with it at first. But I liked it better on reading it much later, so I guess you could say it's about middling in my affections now. "Quite good" would be a good way to describe it.

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "Music to My Ears"

As my father would say when asked how he knew something, a little bird told me. No, I have no idea where that comes from - it's probably a quote from an obscure movie.

And that is certainly eclectic taste in music. Even more than mine, I think.

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intuey of House Lannister

a day ago
In response to "Review, Anyone?"

As someone who just reviewed an item in your port, I can't help but wonder, Did I pick an item that you'd throw out? I hope not. I thought it was quite good.

intuey of House Lannister

a day ago
In response to "Music to My Ears"

Since you asked, yes, my music taste are eclectic. How did you know?

That is if liking everything from a bit of hard rock, classic rock to Bette Midler, Cher, Elton John, the Beatles, Seager, Classical, jazz, the blues, etc... is considered eclectic.

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Ned

a day ago
In response to "Music to My Ears"

1. Because everyone wants to be interesting. Also, it's safer to like everything because people are always looking for a fight these days.

2. To find out if the other person is eclectic enough and if not, we can fight them.

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Beholden

Apr 19, 2024 at 5:34am
In response to "Tomorrow Today"

No aspersions were intended to be cast at all by this post, least of all on you, Kiya. The thought is not new and is expressed in most religions as the fallen nature of man (to use the Christian way of putting it). It's just that I read the question being asked somewhere yesterday and it sparked that response in me when I asked it of myself. My answer was indeed, "Sorry, I don't have a clue."

It is kind of you to say the post is well articulated and I hope you're right. But as for being a sir, mea non culpa, fortunately.

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iKïyå§ama-House Targaryen

Apr 19, 2024 at 5:17am
In response to "Tomorrow Today"

I'm not exactly sure what this post was supposed to prove...that little ol' me is not perfect? Surely you jest, my friend!

Seriously, this is a very interesting food for thought. Well articulated, sir.

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Beholden

Apr 17, 2024 at 7:19am
In response to "Favourite Misspellings # 1"

The important thing is you got the joke!

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Lilith of House Martell

Apr 17, 2024 at 7:13am
In response to "Favourite Misspellings # 1"

LOL, I went for the parties and got the paper as a bonus.

3 Like

January 26, 2022 at 4:16pm

#1025433

Name That Tune

Name That Tune

There is a piece of music that I have heard many times in my life without knowing who wrote it or what it is named. It cropped up again in the funeral scene in a television show I was watching a day or two ago and I decided that I had to find out what it is. With Andrea’s detective skills to assist, I discovered that it is Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor. Now, thanks to YouTube, I can listen to it whenever I want.

It is simple yet haunting, understated yet compelling. I’ll embed it below this piece so that you can hear it too. You’ll have heard it many times, I’m sure, but there will be those who, like me, never knew its source. What an excellent opportunity to turn to a friend when it comes on and say, “Ah yes, Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor!”

Word count: 150

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