Month: May 2021

Photo used under Creative Commons from Randy Son of Robert

It was Enya’s birthday the other day.   On May 17^th she was 60 years of age. Enya hails from Gweedore in Donegal, Ireland. Whilst I was performing my research, I came across a quote that made me smile ‘Enya’s dialect is garlic’.

Whilst I have no knowledge of Enya’s taste in food, I can only imagine that the person meant to write ‘Gaelic’ as this is the national language of Ireland. Although she may well speak Gaelic whilst eating garlic for all I know. She is Enya and she can do whatever the heck she likes.

Enya has won four Grammys and has also earned an Oscar nomination for the song ‘May It Be’ from the 2001 ‘Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring’ movie.

WPA- Woeful pun alert- The following text may contain toe curling disgraceful puns which the author accepts no responsibility for.

On her birthday she must have been saying to herself ‘My, how those years have (wait for it) …. sailed away, sailed away, sailed away’.   She is the best-selling solo artist in Ireland having sold over 26 million records.

‘Enya’ means ‘Woman of the Whales’.  Who knew?   Her mother Orka-strated  ( Orchestrated) that beautifully.   And she also speaks 8 languages.  What a woman? I was thinking of her yesterday when my yoga instructor suggested I try a handstand.   I told her that it was as likely as Enya head banging to Metallica. Although who knows? Maybe she is a massive heavy metal fan……

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

I adore Freddie Mercury and Queen. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is such a masterpiece of rock opera and the movie is exceptional also. Queen and their songs have appeared in my blogs almost as many times as ‘Sesame Street ‘and ‘The Cookie Monster’.  With one of my particular favorites being ‘The Muppets’ singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.   Here it is again for your enjoyment.

https://youtu.be/tgbNymZ7vq

 

I believe that Freddie conceived this song in the 60’s. When he played it to the rest of the band, he explained that he wanted to make it a 6-minute operatic song with harmonies in between.  It broke all the rules and redefined music to this day. Apparently ‘Galileo’ is a reference to Brian May’s love of Astronomy.  He later earned a PhD in Astrophysics.

‘Kenny Everett’ a Capital Radio DJ and friend of Freddy’s played it 14 times over one weekend which added to the buzz and it eventually reaching number 1.  It is officially the world’s most streamed song from the 20^th century. Passing 1.6 billion streams.

Adam Lambert was spotted on ‘American Idol’ and went on to become the new front man for Queen.  He is a fitting replacement for Freddy.  But Freddy will never really be replaced as he lives on in his music and the hearts and souls of those that adore him.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

Some men have it sussed the world over. If you don’t like doing something, fail, fail and fail again.  That way you can get someone else to do it for you. Don’t like washing laundry?    Put in the wrong clothes so that everything gets dyed grey.  Hey presto. You no longer have to do the laundry.

Don’t like loading the dishwasher? Load it incorrectly so that some of the glasses will break mid cycle and there you go. You will never have to load the dishwasher again.

And here is some advice for women. Don’t like giving head?  Make sure you use your teeth. A lot.  That way, you will never have to give it again. Don’t like ironing?  Make sure you burn a few holes in a shirt or two. This may ward off any further requests for ironing.

Don’t like watching football? Feign interest and keep asking what the ‘offside’ rule is regardless of the number of times you are told.

Ouch. I just fell off my self righteous high horse. I know that relationships are all about compromise. And that chores shared make for a happy union.  However, I also know that there are times when the ‘CBA’ card is played- ‘Can’t be arsed’.  And I suppose that’s OK too.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

https://youtu.be/nJYjgd9r40Q

This video received over 6 million views on Twitter.  Iggy Pop has enchanted fans around the world with his fab parrot and great taste in music. When I first saw this, I wished that Iggy would sing his famous song ‘Passenger’ and replace the word ‘Passenger’ with ‘Parattor’.

Here is the fabulous Passenger choon.

https://youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo

A girl can but dream…….

Many that have seen this video went straight to YouTube to listen to Seaford Mods. I was one of them and they are well worth the listen.  If you like your music blue, insensitive and unapologetic these guys are for you.

The following ‘Jolly Fuc*ker’ is especially entertaining. With my first listen to this track, I was instantly jollier.

https://youtu.be/NyXt5dPEfeQ

One of my favorite comments beneath the video was where one guy said that they would be great for children’s parties.

I believe that exotic birds are quite popular in celeb land. As are many other types of exotic and reptilian animals. Apparently, Steven Spielberg, Heidi Fleiss (The famous Madame), The Hoff and Hilary Swank have a penchant for parrots.

If I had one, I would maybe try and train it to say ‘Help, they have turned me into a parrot’, just to see people’s reactions. Or maybe ‘Does my bum look big in these feathers?’.  What do you think? Any suggestions?

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

https://youtu.be/WxB1gB6K-2A

Catherine Tate and Sarah Millican have to be my favorite comediennes.  I love that David Tennant in this video sends himself up beautifully.

The ‘Nan’,’ Lauren’, ‘I can do that’ and ‘Posh Mum’ videos from The Catherine Tate show never fail to crack me up.  Here is a selection for your viewing. My apologies for sharing some of these for a second time but as they are so good, they merit re posting.

https://youtu.be/R7AQfy1mAYA    – Catherine Tate ‘Nan’.

https://youtu.be/zV1zK8zRCPo   – Catherine Tate ‘Lauren’

https://youtu.be/YUNssEtAwr8 – Catherine Tate ‘Posh Mum’.

https://youtu.be/qZXqOQBP608 – Catherine Tate ‘I can do that’.

https://youtu.be/Jvx2USgy9Bs – Sarah Millican

On occasion when I have found myself in stressful situations, I revert to imagining that I am Nan in the Catherine Tate video. However, I need to exercise some self-control to stop myself from saying ‘You are taking f*ckin liberties’.

There have also been times in my life when a request is made and no one has the answer or the skills to fulfil said request. Such as the time my yoga instructor had an emergency and requested that maybe one of us instruct the class. As a regular   I smiled inwardly and briefly considered saying ( with my hand raised) ‘I can do that ‘before seeing myself in my mind’s eye conducting the class with all the grace of Nelly the Elephant.

Perhaps I shall stick to my writing for now.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

Staying with the theme of mindfulness from yesterday I have been listening to more music lately and watching more music videos.  I have always adored music videos. Ever since I first saw Queen perform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ I have been obsessed with them.

https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ

It’s hard to believe that this video has over 1.3 billion views.  Whilst considering the power of music in staying in the moment I was stroking Buzz.  And then it came to me.  What if I could teach Buzz to play guitar?  (It was one of those days). Surely that would be the ultimate in mindfulness.

I quickly began my research into how I may achieve this. I was convinced that I had happened upon a fabulous innovative idea. However, to my disappointment it appears that my idea is not so original. The internet has hundreds of pictures of dogs playing guitar. Like the one above. Maybe that is where ‘Super Furry animals’ got the inspiration for their name or ‘The Animals’ or of course the most obvious one ‘Snoop Dog’.

As usual I am just being greedy. Not satisfied with music alone, I have to try and better a good idea by adding to it.  Anyhoo I am off to see if I can teach Buzz to play the Harp.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

https://youtu.be/i1UQSLuSqyQ

The above JP Sears video has been featured before but as it is so good, I feel that it merits sharing twice.

I was reminded today whilst discussing mindfulness with a friend of my attempts to meditate a few months ago that failed dismally. It was a 15-minute Sadhguru mediation and for some reason I could not get into it. However, I believe that it is excellent if you can.

https://youtu.be/CJ9yb-pOr4Q

After a few minutes I was berating myself for my poor attempt. I have decided to call it ‘zenitis’.   The bizarre thing is that my propensity for daydreaming is finely honed. However, it seems that aiming to do it at will -as in meditating-is a lost cause.

Lately I have been trying ‘walking meditation’ when I bring Buzz and Finn for their walks.  It can be hard to maintain concentration when I am picking up 4 rounds of poo.  But then I thank my maker for my lovely pooches, their health and all the furry canine functions that go with that.  After all, shit happens.

Yesterday I completed my dog walk and poo picking up. The bin was 100 yards away and I was pretty much laden down with their leavings. I spotted a cute guy walking towards me and became acutely aware of how unattractive someone with almost a shopping bag of poo must look like.

The fact that I had been swinging it before I spotted him made it worse.    When he passed by me, he said’ Hi, I see you have your hands full’. I attempted to laugh coquettishly and failed. To make matters worse I snorted.

My reply was ‘It’s a shit job but somebody has to do it’.  We wished each other a lovely day as I made my way to the bin to dispose of said poo. Buzz and Finn had redeemed themselves by wagging their tails and being extra friendly towards the lovely stranger.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/14902150/seagull-wake-up-5am-morning/amp/

Warning- (WPA) Woeful pun alert

As mentioned in yesterday’s blog- The following will contain many woeful puns which may be harmful to some readers.  If you suffer from ‘Punitis’- as I do, and are seeking therapy for same- please proceed with caution.  Many of these puns are gurn and wince inducing.

This poor man in this article is being driven to distraction due to lack of sleep. This is caused by a seagull rattling his letter box every day 2 hours before he is due to awaken.

The irony of the fact is that he is an energy salesman which quacks me up.    Why doesn’t he just call into his workplace and admit that he has no energy to go to work due to lack of sleep?

An eagle-eyed postman maintains that it must be that the seagull sees his reflection in the shiny post box. It has to be so unpheasant and hawkward for Mr.Finnon and getting out of a lovely warm bed to stop it must be a daily wren-ch.

I heard after this article was published that the gull took a tern for the worse when its beak got stuck in the letterbox.  Mr.Finnon was flapping- as was the bird- whilst he tried to release it. It is believed that the family are on the brink of going stork raven mad.

 

Ok, I will now stand away from the puns.

Must fly

Stay fab

Adele

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9415489/amp/Married-mom-makes-4-200-month-selling-videos-FARTING.html

Well, who knew?  A 48-year-old lady in America is making over $4,000 per month for breaking wind on the internet. And selling videos of the act also.  The lady has decided to share this fact with the world and also wishes to keep the secret from her family. Which is a bit of a conundrum in and of itself. This finely honed skill requires a special diet and obviously great commitment.

WPA- Woeful pun alert. The following text may make you wince or gurn.

I wonder does she live in Chicago? ……. The Windy City.  (Sorry, I couldn’t resist, it was too obvious).  I can only guess that in no way is she halfhearted (half farted) about her business and must be doing it to her fart’s content.  During an interview she was asked if she has ever broken wind in error in a social situation and she admitted that she had which must have quickened her fart rate at the time. Ok I will stop now with the woeful fart puns.

Therefore, instead of a webcam she has a fartcam.  Although it might need to be titanium coated to prevent it melting from the noxious fumes.

Perhaps in the future web and fartcams will have sensory functions.  Kind of like the ‘Scratch’n sniff’ cards?  The fartcam customers may be able to activate the smell app on their PC for the complete experience.

I suppose it depends on what you are into. I realize that I am probably putting way too much thought into this. Anyhoo I am off to let one rip in her honor.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele