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Katie Melua
Link here.
If you are having a bad day, her bio put things into perspective.
Are there really nine million bicycles in Beijing?
From wiki, regarding Nine Million Bicycles:
In 2005, Melua was criticised by writer and scientist Simon Singh for inaccurate lyrics referring to the size of the observable universe ("We are 12 billion light-years from the edge. That's a guess — no one can ever say it's true").
Melua and Singh met, and Melua re-recorded a tongue-in-cheek version of the song for BBC Radio 4's Today program that had been written by Singh:
"We are 13.7 billion light-years from the edge of the observable universe; that's a good estimate with well-defined error bars
and with the available information, I predict that I will always be with you."
Melua later said that she 'should have known better' as she used to be a member of the Astronomy club at school.Memo to self: Simon Singh needs to get a life. LOL.
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A Most Peaceful State
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It's funny how things play out. I should be a "nervous wreck" / "severely depressed" with all that's going on in Washington (DC); in the Mideast; in Korea; the Mueller Report; global warming; solar minima; the stock market; Venezuela; measles. A year ago, same circumstances, I would have been in a "bad state." Perhaps not suicidal but certainly it would have crossed my mind.
But about 72 hours ago, I found myself in a "peaceful state" I don't recall ever having been in before. I can only assume this is the kind of feeling people experience when successfully meditating. Tonight I am in that state again -- and on no meds, no alcohol, no nothing, just naturally at peace. It is truly bizarre. It's as if I've stepped through some imaginary looking glass. Into a "twilight zone," but the good kind.
And then, out of nowhere, in that/this state of peacefulness I stumble on this song. Over at YouTube, a listener captured this song perfectly, "in a world of Kardashian, be a Katie Melua."
And, yes, this video will be re-posted before the weekend is out. That's a fact.
Query: Why would you possibly be "be a "nervous wreck"/ "severely depressed" over things that are clearly beyond your control? Free advise, at my tender age of 77,.. only worry about that you can influence or control and just accept the rest.... You've probably been thrice blessed already. But what do I know? Bupkis! (Think Alzheimer's or diabetes for instances, which can you control?)
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