You left me standing here a long, long time ago...
The Beatles have joined us this evening as I write this post. Particularly topical given the media circus that has come to visit Paul McCartney and Heather Mills in recent days. I haven't read much of what is going on, because I'm pretty confident that this is just the sort of subject to which I'm not going to be able to get anything approaching the truth. I feel sorry for both of them, and obviously their daughter. Imagine being separated from your new baby daughter...wow, I'm not yet officially a father - well I guess I am but she's not born yet is what I'm getting at - but I can still feel this horrific ripping feeling when I think of what it would be like. Anyway, sorry to start on such a downer, it's just that I love the Beatles so much and McCartney in particular has always commanded a boatload of respect from me, and it all just seems so sad.
Right, now that ITunes has flipped over from "The Long And Winding Road" to "Two Of Us", the mood has lifted somewhat. Ahhh...and breathe...
I'm tempted to say that Paul's £800 million fortune would soothe one's emotional wounds a tad, but I suppose that would be a bit of an easy target, and it probably doesn't in reality.
Mrs Mac was forced to add to her weariness this evening when she had to go to a school dance thing at Burswood. I'm thinking that what with our current fatigue and a few things we already have scheduled in for the weekend, this is going to be one of those weekends where the house may not receive the attention it deserves, tidiness-wise. I predict that there may be a very brief, concerted effort to clean a 6 x 6 foot square of the kitchen and living room, followed by a grueling 48-hour effort to remain within the aforementioned clean square until the moment we have to leave for work on Monday morning. At this moment, eye-patches will be donned for the walk to the front door, and thus we will avoid the inconvenience of viewing any domestic disorder for the majority of the weekend. Mission accomplished for another five days. I think that when our daughter is born, she'll enjoy sleepovers in the living room.
Right, I'm off to bed.
cheers,
Ian
posted by Macca @ 10:23 PM
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Neither of us (you or I or our spouses) are parents "yet", but I know exactly what you mean when you explain that ripping feeling when thinking of being separated from your daughter. I am already more protective of our unborn child than I think I ever have been or ever will be of anything in my entire life... and she won't even be here for a few more months! I think this "before-baby bond" is just a sign that we (all four of us) are going to be great parents and do everything we can for our children... which so few people seem to be willing to do now'days.
I love the Beatles, too - my favorite song is Norwegian Wood. Which one is yours?
Indeed, Mrs S. It's a weird thing, being so protective of someone you haven't even met yet, but it's pretty cool at the same time.
It's amazingly hard to even think of a favourite Beatles song, but I guess "The Long And Winding Road" would be up there. Paul was at the height of his songwriting powers, but the band was falling apart, and it all seemed to combine to create something so magical. But maybe that's just my pick for the moment - tomorrow I'll have a different one :)
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