Various - The Bible

So I finally completed it! Was it worth it? No. But did it all the same. Any great revelation? Of course not.

Last day of the year detox

Well it's Sunday 31st December 2017, last day of the year.

Just done some more to the living room, putting some timber around the hole in the wall, tidying it all up.

Also doing some tidying up of my life; clearing down social media with deleting twitter, deleting my linked in account, deleting about half of my 'friends' on facebook, and shutting down the settings on the rest of it. Also closed down old barclaycard account and generally tidying up my electronic presence.

Coincidently just finished my longest and most turgid read, both the old and new testament bibles. Jeez it was painful. Took around 2 1/2 years to get through it. The old testament was by far the most tedious and long. The new testament was far more interesting, but still a drag. So mark that one up to my perseverance and patience. Never need to look at that tedium again I hope.

So, on to the new year. This year ending had its ups (Antwerp, Nottingham, Boat, Concerts,) and its downs (Nan Gash, Caroline, and the boogle). The new year will be to really get on with the French and let the classics and general reading take a bit of a back seat (sort of). Also carry on the fitness regime and generally live for the days.

Christmas

Well it's now 29th December, Christmas has come and is on the way out for another year. Sue, Alan, and Chloe came down to stay, and set off home today. The kids worked Christmas day, so we had presents and main meal on Boxing day. A fairly low key Christmas I think. It was OK, but I was a little off colour, perhaps due to updates from Dad.

Dad isn't well enough for his bladder to be removed, similar with full Chemo. So he's going to have some trial treatment, a mixture of daily radiotherapy, and two week-long courses of chemo. It seems Dad has a '50-50 chance of making five years'. But considering that Dad is 79 (I think), which is the average life expectancy of a male, these odds seem quite arbitrary.

So today, Jo and Eleanor at work, Noah out with chums, and me doing DIY. A fairly average Friday.

Father is sick

Now back from visiting parents. Dad is suffering now from cancer, and needing a series of treatments and chemotherapy. We'll have to await the tests in the remainder of this year, with the chemo in the new.

Fingers crossed

Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being

A really beautifully written novel, spanning a number of years with the interwoven lives of four main characters