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Friday, January 28, 2005

Dark as the dungeon



This song by Merle Travis is a great inspiration to not spend too much time in the office!

A great thought for a Friday afternoon.

DARK AS THE DUNGEON (Merle Travis)

Come all you young fellers so young and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the dark, dreary mine
It will form as a habit and seep in your soul
'Til the blood of your veins runs as black as the coal

Chorus:
Where it's dark as the dungeon and damp as the dew
Where the dangers are many and the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
It's dark as the dungeon way down in the mines

It's many a man I have seen in my day
Who lived just to labor his whole life away
Like a fiend with his dope or a drunkard his wine
A man must have lust for the lure of the mine

I hope when I'm gone and the ages do roll
My body will blacken and form into coal
Then I'll look down from the door of my Heavenly home
And pity the miner a-digging my bones

The midnight, the morning, the breaking of day
Are the same to the miner who labors away.
Where the demons of death often come by surprise,
One slip of the slate and you're buried alive.

Thursday, January 27, 2005

Australia Day

Australia Day is one of my favourite holidays.

It's great to sit on the verandah and appreciate this place we live in. We're so lucky.

I was very impressed with Lleyton Hewitt's victory in the Australian Open quarter final. That man has a huge heart. His determination is inspirational.

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200501/s1289808.htm

Monday, January 10, 2005

Favourite time of year

The best time of year is from Christmas till about the second week of January because most days during this period I wouldn't have a clue what day of the week it is.

Waking up and not having to work out whether or not it's a "work day" or a "week end" is really relaxing.

The only problem is that you forget what's on TV....

...But I suppose that's a good thing.