As I'm fated for the material world, get frustrated in the material world (George Harrison)

KW's records are pictured in the middle.

Wie geht's?

A recent discussion with Keegan got me thinking again about the lure of material possessions.

Keegan doesn't live an ascetic life but he does aim to limit the amount of material items he accumulates. He's a bit like Jack Reacher in that regard, although he has a bit more than a credit card and a toothbrush.

We all make decisions, justifications, rationalised choices about such matters. His attitude to his records especially interests me.

While he's living offshore, his record collection remains in my possession and although he tells me he is happy to donate them to Adam, he can also tell me where and when he bought each album. So, he's invested, to a point.

This hankering after, and continued possession of items that have a sentimental value is complicated.

I can see what he's after, but I'm much more wedded to my precious possessions because they bring me joy on a daily basis. I'm thinking about items like my father's spoon (which I've written about before) and my records. 

Plus, I've had longer to accumulate them. Therefore, I've lived with them longer. He may feel different when he's older. Part of me hopes so. 

If he does, they are here, waiting for him.

Love and peace - Abu Keegan

Take the trip, eat the cake, buy the vinyl.

Wie geht's?

Before leaving for work this morning I told Jacky that I was expecting a couple of packages today.

She knows that means records and she knows (because she told me) that I buy records on-line when I'm stressed. Actually, her words were - when you're stressed you buy records. I think that's a direct quote.

Stressed = buy records.

It's a tricky one, because I buy vinyl when I'm not stressed as well.

So, not stressed = buy records.

In this instance though, she's spot on.

It's practice exam time at school, my Office Administrator is on leave, which means I need to scan exam scripts back to teachers for marking, which is okay if the scanner is working.

Yesterday it wasn't. 

There's always a work around. It's just stressful sometimes going through the search for one that works.

So, looking forward to those records!

Love and peace - Wozza

Time out (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)

Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash

Wie geht's?

My energy reserves have been depleted this week thanks to a full on weekend moving my record collection into a safer location, away from the late winter sun's tentacles reaching through the window and overheating sections of vinyl.

Not once, but twice.

We weren't happy with the first move on Saturday because a couch didn't fit properly so, on Sunday, we moved all the records again and a variety of couches so that everything was aesthetically pleasing.

Thanks to that, come Monday morning I struggled to get into the groove. 

Aches and pains have persisted during the week. Good exercise obviously, right?

Love and peace - Wozza