Why I'm no longer blogging

Painfully aware of my non blogging status at the moment and thought I’d at least blog why that may be:


Firstly, it’s simply down to the fact that I haven’t been moved to do so, or, put more bluntly, I can’t be arsed. In mitigation I would say that on the odd occasions when I’ve blogged even though I have nothing to say, I’ve always been embarrassed at the resulting prose and have therefore come to the conclusion that if I’m not moved to Blog then I shouldn’t bother.

Drilling down a little further and examining the possible reasons why the muse has not come upon me lately and I find there are a number of possible explanations:

I’ve spent so much time in India that I no longer get the ‘charge’ of mental activity, the desire to tell all and sundry about my experiences and I have a sneaking feeling that my readers may have begun to feel the same.

I’m happily engaged in many other activities these days such as photography/uploading files to my flickr site, facebook, skype, getting pissed with friends etc.

Negative comments from some quarters. ( ‘Too effervescent’ – you know who you are!)

Lack of security after comments I made about A****t**s, my sons band were lifted from this site and broadcast across the net without my permission. A good job they were positive ! Made me think twice about spouting off about anything even slightly controversial and where’s the fun in not being able to be a bit provocative?

The fact that only about two people ever read what I wrote in the first place and nobody ever commented.

Sending emails to peoples inboxes is more effective than putting stuff on a blog, and more personal.

So there you have it, seems like a convincing list of reasons to me. Perhaps you’d like to comment??? Someone? Anyone?

It aint 'arf 'ot etc

I like hot weather, I hate cold weather, but being in Mumbai, at the warmest time of year, in a heatwave, really tests ones resolve. Over 40 most days at midday and not dropping much below 35 at night, high humidity and scant air movement combine to product a climate that is not really ideal for Homo sapiens. I'm also a miserable luddite when it comes to air conditioning, but when the weathers like this, I reluctantly admit that its an essential. Still, rather than than the bone biting chill that seems to be England in May. Watching the election coverage ( and by the way the vast majority of people here have no idea that theres an election in the UK) I note with satisfaction the warm clothing and scarves that are much in evidence. Sitting here in my shorts and tee shirt, feeling hot seems to me to be a far preferable state of affairs.
Spare a thought though for those poor sods and soddesses who have to work, outside in this sort of weather, I trip from one AC space to another during my working day but there are planty of people labouring outside, building workers, road builders, agricultural workers etc. It is inconcievable to me how they manage, but of course, they dont have a choice.....

Of news I have little, been out and about in South Mumbai, patronised Cafe Leopold, a must for any reader of Shantaram, goy offered Hash, weed, Opium, Girls, Boys etc at the gateway to India, did some street photography but thats about it. Apart from that its been werk, werk, werk. Still with the climate as it is, the thought of trekking through the jungle is not a massively attractive one!

Boys now in LA, staying in ahotel that they say is mainly frequented by prostitutes and meth heads, stsrting on the new album and working with the semi - legendary Steve Evetts. If his work with Dillinger Escape Plan is anything to go by, the new album should be beyond amazing! I'm 'Counting The Days' until I here the distinctive Architects Inharmonic sonic signiature.