Monday, July 20, 2009

25 years out

Boat work is still continuing so no sailing today. The top end adjustable AoA project is coming along. John said he'd ship the new centreboard today so I'm now at the mercy of FedEx's efficiency.

I did have a trip to my oncologist today and heard the words "25 years out." So a good reason to break out a couple of Coronas and toast a quarter century of cancer free living. It's been 25 years since my last chemo treatment for stage 3 Hodgkins.

Enjoy 4 Non Blondes



What’s Up? by Linda Perry (1993)

25 years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the whole world's MADE UP OF this brotherhood of man
FOR whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take A deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs,
What's goin' on

And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on
And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on

Ooh, Ooh, Oooohh, Oooohh, what's up...
Ooh, Ooh, Oooohh, Oooohh, what's up...

And I try, oh my God, do I try
I try all the time in this institution
And I pray, oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day FOR A REVOLUTION!

And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs,
WHAT'S GOIN' ON!!

And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on
And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on
And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on
And I say hey.... hey....
I said hey, what's goin' on

Ooh, Ooh, Oooohh, Oooohh, what's up...

25 years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination

2 comments:

Doug Culnane said...

Congratulations Joe.

Hope the delivery monkeys deliver the foil in tact, and you get the thing set up in time.

All the best,

Doug

Joe Bousquet said...

Thanks for the wishes. John says that FedEx guarantees 4 days from Australia to the US East Coast. We'll see.

Joe