Nine Feet Underground

Midway through the second week of C25K.  It's not been too bad though my knees seem to be taking a battering, like cod, but so far no chips. None that I can see at least. If this doesn't go well I'll change it to C25KC. Couch to 5K couch. Better for the knees. Can you get a 5K couch? Seems a lot to pay. I am feeling better for it and appear to have lost some weight too, probably in the form of marbles. Life has been busy lately. Apart from building a shed with the help of sons 1 and 3, I've also been getting organised for upcoming holidays and continuing my clearing/decluttering processes. I've also visited Q in Liverpool, where I attended last week's Idler.  The guest last week was Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music fame, amongst many other musical exploits.  He's got an autobiography titled, ' Revolución to Roxy ', which I've read and enjoyed. Best of all, I got to ask him a question.  As Q put it at the time, I went full fanboy. As if. This post has...

Early start for the usual Thursday reason, but today I've also got to post a couple of things and queue for my prescription at Boots, so I need to be outside their doors by 8:30 a.m. if I'm to get back and start work by 9 at the latest. Back from Boots: 2nd in the queue so I got the meds and set up the repeats early enough to grab a coffee to drink as I start working. Work dominates the day, with another brief interlude to plumb the depths of the HMRC probate service.  Each day I get one step closer to completing my mission! As the working day heads towards the end I realise I haven't kept up my walking promise today either, and shortly it will be time for Idler drinks with David Goodhart and Lola Shoneyin.  David Goodhart talked about recent book, 'Head Hand Heart', 'which seeks to return higher status to the manual and caring professions' and led to an interesting discussion about the changing future of work and the value, or otherwise, of higher education...