my grandad is 90, I wrote him a poem:
Michael
the 10th decade
From when a true gentleman was made
a lifetime of philosophy, mathematics and more
Time, space and a religious core
a receptive teacher
by example and grace
an effective imprint left
On occasion lacking an obvious trace
We are all bettered
from the recounting of an old fable
hidden but not forgotten
in a developed mind still able
A unique situation
opportunity born from a tragic event
cohabiting young and old
learning loving and both physically spent
Enjoys thoughtful melodies, not acoustic mess
and still
in the 10th decade
beats me at chess
some more photos on the flickr stream
Edinburgh next week for a conference, and then to Switzerland for three weeks. Festival fun.
Following is a little playlist of songs that Ellen and I really like.
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Songs that mean a lot to us both
find these on spotifly/blip.fm or any other free music
service.
My blip.FM link: www.blip.fm/1trak (just put into your browser),
probably best play from the bottom up, some of the below
will be in there.
electronic:
gamesmaster – lost tribe (signum remix)
nyana – tiesto
saltwater – chicane
flaming June – BT
Heaven – Dj Sammy & yanou
Café Del Mar (Three N One remix) – Energy 52
mainstream:
Grace – Jeff Buckley
last kiss – Pearl Jam
Mister Jones – counting crows
Mister Brightside – killers
God is a DJ – faithless
colour and the shape – foo fighters
Nick Drake
Riders of the storm – the doors
the shins
Van Morrison-dweller on the threshold
the who-baba O’Reilly
hip-hop:
rjd2 – what’s left
witness the fitness – roots manuva (and anything on the
brand-new second-hand album)
Street dreams – nas (and anything on the illMatic album)
Black on both sides – mos def
mathematics – mos def
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