Day 3574: Inertia

I’m feeling a lot of inertia this morning because I got my COVID booster shot yesterday, which always makes feel lousy.

I’m going to overcome that inertia to look up and share a definition of inertia.

Despite my inertia, I will share my belief that it’s impossible to remain unchanged. We all change, even when we’re not aware of it.

Do you see inertia in my images for today?

Now I have to overcome my inertia about explaining another reason why I chose “inertia” for today’s title.

Last night, my husband Michael and I were discussing “Bedazzled” — the great 1967 movie and song by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook.

The song, which both Michael and I love, includes the line “you fill me with inertia.”

When Michael told me the good news that Nick Cave and Anita Lane had recorded a version of “Bedazzled,” I eagerly looked it up, only to discover that the “inertia” line was missing!

I will now overcome my inertia to say that “Bedazzled” is still a great song without the inertia line and to express my appreciation to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.

Day 1707: Finishes

Now that I’ve finished my latest trip to Edinburgh, there are several finishes concerning me back in the United States. Those finishes include

this screwed-up finish on our new dining room table, which needs to be sent back to the furniture warehouse for refinishing,

this interesting rectangle of paint where Michael finished some repair work on a wall while I was finishing things in Scotland, and

my unpacking from my trip, which, as you can see, is nowhere near finished.

Because the long flights and layovers pretty much finished me off yesterday, I have only one other photo to show you, which I’m saving for the finish.

Here’s one of my favorite musical memories of finishes ….

It’s the late great Dudley Moore playing a piano piece with many finishes.

As always, I shall finish my daily blog post with gratitude to all, including YOU!

Day 151: Fringe

This is the definition that just came up for “fringe”:

Fringe (frinj)

Noun
An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.

Adjective
Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme: “fringe theater”.

I am planning a trip overseas this summer, with my son.  It’s his first trip out of the country, and we’re planning on visiting England and Scotland.

I’ve started discussing the details of the trip with my wonderful niece, Laura (who is also a terrific travel agent).  She’s been asking me great questions about what kind of trip we would like to take.

Based on past experience, I would love a trip that had some structure, but also allowed room for improvisation.

And I was thinking about trips I’ve taken in the past with my friend Jeanette.

Jeanette and I took several trips together, in the 80s and 90s, and our blueprint for these adventures was establish a beginnning and ending point, and to make up the rest as we went along.

One of our trips, many years ago, started in Edinburgh, which was so beautiful.

We also had a great time attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

(I love Google Images, I have to say.)

This morning, when I was writing  my niece Laura about the priorities for the upcoming trip with my son  (including theater, museums, music, architecture, history and literature, food, fun, interacting with people who live there, walking around, etc.), I included the Fringe Festival as an example of something I would love to do.

Later,  I googled the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  And this is what I found out:

1. The official name is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (check out that non-mainstream word order).
2. The festival, this year,  is happening when we’re traveling.
3. Yippeee!!

So that is really the major point of today’s blog post.

Sure, there’s more that I could write about the word “fringe,” including:

• I’ve always liked the unconventional, over the mainstream.
• When I’ve felt bad about myself, I’ve used the word “weird” as a self-critical label.
• For a long, long time, I’ve loved “Beyond the Fringe” (and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore).

But I don’t want this post to get too peripheral.

Thanks for reading today, everybody!