ODDITIES

Today was a slow day – a just kickback, and relax day 😊

Oddity #1: I happened to glance out the front window while drinking my morning joy-juice … and saw a tree swaying in the breeze, giving me a leafy ‘hang-loose’ toggle 😉

Tree 'hang-loose' toggle.

I smiled while finishing my coffee, and answering texts coming in; there’s a lot going on in my small corner of the world – I needed the reminder to hang loose: ‘this too shall pass’.

I basically just lazed around; drinking coffee all day, resting my body – resting my mind. Not doing much of anything else.

The close of the day ended with a little candle light …

Close of Shabbat.

… and a cheesy movie about a celestial oddity.

‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Movie:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CugtQaWd2fI)

I like the movie, and I was thinking about it the other day while eating my Supper salad. It’s not always available on YouTube.

Watching the movie got me to thinking about several songs that kinda fit the October mood – so I gave them a listen, too 😊

Sheb Wooley – ‘The Purple People Eater’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI)

Napoleon XIV – ‘They’re Coming to Take Me Away’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e13YjTPb_0)

Creedence Clearwater Revival – ‘It Came Out of The Sky’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwAcvIZzuM0&t=103s)

Billy Thorpe – ‘Children of The Sun’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3htuW-dyRQ)

The Byrds – ‘Mr. Spaceman’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpZpdqg_cVo)

David Bowie – ‘Starman’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKEt3MhNMM)

The Carpenters – ‘Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8)

The B52’s – ‘Planet Claire’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1L5swMMVI)

Deep Purple – ‘Space Truckin’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrpFeXUao)

Public Service Broadcasting – ‘Go!’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHIo6qwJarI)

Radiohead – ‘Subterranean Homesick Alien’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLD_5Uiw-do)

David Bowie – ‘Space Oddity’ song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo)

Oddity #2: I get a chuckle out of most of the songs – and the Purple People Eater is an all-time-favorite space alien spoof song – but I think David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ gets the blue ribbon, tonight 😉