So much has happened in the first two weeks of a year that started so badly for the Werewolf.
Firstly England thrash the Aussies and win the Ashes again, then Roy Keane gets the sack, embarrassingly Ipswich get thumped 7 - 0 by Chelsea, three days later Ipswich miraculously beat Arsenal 1 -0 and now this morning I wake up to find that I'm a Leo not a Virgo (see below).
All of these events have enabled me to put to the back of my mind the libelous article in the Moon on Sunday and resolve to be more cautious of the company I keep and from whom I will accept offers of free beer, and, most importantly, to come out of retirement and "Carry on Blogging".
Many thanks for all the emailed messages of support with particular mention to the the Welsh Bard who came up with a wonderful version of Frank's classic, "My Way".
With a bit of Evans - Baltzer collaboration we finalised on this version which is to be to be sung aloud to maximise the enjoyment:
I'm working on a karaoke video version but it is proving quite time consuming but watch this space.
More importantly, as I touched on above, this morning I read that I have been wearing the wrong clothes for the last 64 and a bit years.
Apparently, according to astronomers at the Minnesota Planetarium Society, the earth has “wobbled” out of alignment with the moon and those of you, like me, that have always thought they were Virgo are actually Leo.
Astronomers have called for the zodiac signs to be overhauled because they no are no longer accurate.
The ancient Babylonians based zodiac signs on the constellation that the sun was ‘in’ on the day a person was born.
But during the thousands of years since, the moon's gravitational pull has made the Earth shift on its axis by a factor of 23 degrees and created a one-month shift in the stars' alignment.
Astronomers are now proposing to move all the star signs back one month and introduce a 13th star sign, Ophiuchus, to help readjust the zodiac calendar.
Here is the revised astrological chart:
This change will come as a shock to many who will discover they have been reading the wrong star sign their entire lives - and will not necessarily be happy with their new ones.
Those under dominant and creative Leo could now find themselves a Cancer, which means they are moody and sensitive.
A passionate Scorpio could become a more diplomatic and balanced Libra whilst if you were a Taurus, you could now find yourself a stubborn Aries.
A critical, industrious, methodical and efficient Virgo, like myself, has overnight become an ambitious, warm and enthusiastic Leo!
Worse still, Janice, along with many who have always considered themselves an easy going, wandering, broad minded philosophising Sagittarius now have to come to terms with being a peace seeking, flamboyant, dream interpreting, snake holding Ophiuchus.
The big question is, of course, am I still "In Toon" or do I need "re-Tooning"?
Me, I blame it on the Moon but I'm still planning on going!
Firstly England thrash the Aussies and win the Ashes again, then Roy Keane gets the sack, embarrassingly Ipswich get thumped 7 - 0 by Chelsea, three days later Ipswich miraculously beat Arsenal 1 -0 and now this morning I wake up to find that I'm a Leo not a Virgo (see below).
All of these events have enabled me to put to the back of my mind the libelous article in the Moon on Sunday and resolve to be more cautious of the company I keep and from whom I will accept offers of free beer, and, most importantly, to come out of retirement and "Carry on Blogging".
Many thanks for all the emailed messages of support with particular mention to the the Welsh Bard who came up with a wonderful version of Frank's classic, "My Way".
With a bit of Evans - Baltzer collaboration we finalised on this version which is to be to be sung aloud to maximise the enjoyment:
The Headlines (Baltzer & Evans © 2011)
And now, the truth is clear,
A brand new year, they say I'm barking!
The snow has made me mad,
It’s very sad, and I ain't larking.
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
I've travelled far and wide,
My spade I've' plied in every tropic,
But now it’s come to this, the rumour is I'm Lycanthropic!
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
Yes there were times you’re bound to think,
I knocked back more than I could drink,
But through the haze there was no doubt,
I didn’t pause to spit it out,
But had one more, fell to the floor and hit the headlines!
I gave you Saskatoon,
I loved the moon, and maybe sooner,
I should have seen the signs,
Read through the lines, and seen I'm loonar!
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
For what is a man without the moon,
I can’t go on if not in toon,
To stand my ground and fight the cause,
Still make the Fox for early doors,
It’s all a game, to clear my name, and hit the headlines!
I've hit the headlines!
And now, the truth is clear,
A brand new year, they say I'm barking!
The snow has made me mad,
It’s very sad, and I ain't larking.
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
I've travelled far and wide,
My spade I've' plied in every tropic,
But now it’s come to this, the rumour is I'm Lycanthropic!
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
Yes there were times you’re bound to think,
I knocked back more than I could drink,
But through the haze there was no doubt,
I didn’t pause to spit it out,
But had one more, fell to the floor and hit the headlines!
I gave you Saskatoon,
I loved the moon, and maybe sooner,
I should have seen the signs,
Read through the lines, and seen I'm loonar!
And though I like my grog,
I've done my blog, and met my deadlines,
But now I have to log, I've hit the headlines!
For what is a man without the moon,
I can’t go on if not in toon,
To stand my ground and fight the cause,
Still make the Fox for early doors,
It’s all a game, to clear my name, and hit the headlines!
I've hit the headlines!
I'm working on a karaoke video version but it is proving quite time consuming but watch this space.
More importantly, as I touched on above, this morning I read that I have been wearing the wrong clothes for the last 64 and a bit years.
Apparently, according to astronomers at the Minnesota Planetarium Society, the earth has “wobbled” out of alignment with the moon and those of you, like me, that have always thought they were Virgo are actually Leo.
Astronomers have called for the zodiac signs to be overhauled because they no are no longer accurate.
The ancient Babylonians based zodiac signs on the constellation that the sun was ‘in’ on the day a person was born.
But during the thousands of years since, the moon's gravitational pull has made the Earth shift on its axis by a factor of 23 degrees and created a one-month shift in the stars' alignment.
Astronomers are now proposing to move all the star signs back one month and introduce a 13th star sign, Ophiuchus, to help readjust the zodiac calendar.
Here is the revised astrological chart:
This change will come as a shock to many who will discover they have been reading the wrong star sign their entire lives - and will not necessarily be happy with their new ones.
Those under dominant and creative Leo could now find themselves a Cancer, which means they are moody and sensitive.
A passionate Scorpio could become a more diplomatic and balanced Libra whilst if you were a Taurus, you could now find yourself a stubborn Aries.
A critical, industrious, methodical and efficient Virgo, like myself, has overnight become an ambitious, warm and enthusiastic Leo!
Worse still, Janice, along with many who have always considered themselves an easy going, wandering, broad minded philosophising Sagittarius now have to come to terms with being a peace seeking, flamboyant, dream interpreting, snake holding Ophiuchus.
The big question is, of course, am I still "In Toon" or do I need "re-Tooning"?
Me, I blame it on the Moon but I'm still planning on going!
