lunedì 29 aprile 2024

Time for a change!

 I see that Rob took Peter's advice and returned to a long, silly name.

Was Peter's advice good advice? I don't really think so.

I had a change yesterday, something I haven't done for about 35 years. 

Can you guess what I did?

Is it to do with music? Was it something to do with work? Did I give up drinking Cleanskins? Did I start growing a moustache? Am I now wearing shorts and a t-shirt everywhere, just like Peter? Have I changed Richard's Bass Bag* to something silly like 'Richard the bassist and violinist and occasional trumpet player who sometimes, through necessity, has to clean the toilet at home and always does the vacuuming'?

Have a think. I'll ramble on for a while to give you some breathing time.

I have an important gig on Wednesday. It's a jazz gig in Wellington. I'll be playing double bass and maybe a couple of violin numbers.


We have a late practice in Wellington tonight, so the pressure is on. The traffic into Wellington, around 5pm and 6pm, is very bad at the moment, so I'll have to allow about 1 1/2 hours to get to where I need to be. 

Okay, okay, I hear you. You're waiting impatiently to hear about my change.

Here goes...

I changed a nappy yesterday and, yes, it was poo.
My son and his wife picked up some food poisoning and were not well, so Shelley and I spent most of the day looking after our grandson Harrison. It stood to reason that, sometime, in the 7 hours we were 'in charge', he'd likely 'use the bathroom'.** Sure enough he did. Shelley held him down a bit and used a toy to distract him from endeavouring to get his hands in on the action. I went to work. Like a lot of things in life, the process came back to me quickly. Harrison seemed happy with the result.
Mission accomplished!

I've got to admit that it was fun spending so much time with him. It's amazing watching his development and his interaction with us. 
Let's hope that his parents have a speedy recovery, but I'm standing by today - just in case.
Another nappy change? Ah, all in a day's work!







* the original bass bagging site
** in this case the bathroom would be a nappy

15 commenti:

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

I was almost right.
I thought the change might have been about you changing your underpants.
There you go.

Richard (of RBB) ha detto...

If this was Rob's AI blog, that comment could get deleted.

Anyway, I change my undies every four months - whether they need changing or not!

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

What do you have in common with those nappies?

Anonimo ha detto...

Please tell me TC.


Phillip Edward Nis

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

You're both full of shit.

Anonimo ha detto...

At least I don't fight with Roger.



Phillip Edward Nis

Anonimo ha detto...

Gosh, Richard (of RBB), the comments are building up!

Bin Hire

Anonimo ha detto...

Nothing from Rob the the the the though.

Richard (of RBB)

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

I apologise for the scatological comment I made earlier. It was unseemly and below my usual standards.
Maybe I can contract Robert to say a few Hail Marys and some other stuff for my atonement. I can pay him in blogging accolades of his choice.

Anonimo ha detto...

Do you mean Robert the branch?

Richard (of RBB)

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

This is a first!

Richard of Richard's Bass Bag - the blogger so desperate for comments that he writes most of them himself - deleting real comments from readers!

“No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.”

– Nathaniel Hawthorne

Anonimo ha detto...

Nathaniel was a well known masturbator. Ah well, we all need a hobby.
Richard (of RBB)

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

I’ve got a cleaner coming in today.

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

A house cleaner.

THE CURMUDGEON ha detto...

I might write a post about it later. At least Robert might be interested even if there’s no mention of Trent Horn or god which he probably thinks is the same thing.