01 | September | 2013 | Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss

In the comedy “Groundhog Day” Bill Murray experienced the same day again and again, stuck in a time loop until he got the day “right.” What day would you choose to repeat until you got it right? Do you think it’s ever possible to get life “right”?

Photographers, artists, poets: show us REPETITION.

Sedum

The Sedum is blossoming in my garden, a wonderwork of repetition.

My life is a Groundhog Day since being free in the “things you have to do” world. I do not have to go to work to earn my living; I am too old, removed to the trash can of life. No-one needs me to do the job. I was replaced a week after I left, being told it was hard times and we have to save.

But let us not be gloomy or despair in this new situation. I am now “free” arising around 8.00 a.m. and eat breakfast, play with my computer, clean through my living quarters. Even the cleaning through operation is a repetitive job: but wait, not always. I have a plan. On some days particular attention will be paid to a certain room, a certain article (like a window), perhaps there might be an interruption to my routine. Mr. Swiss is missing, gone on a sojourn to a far place for a music rehearsal or “to see a man about a dog” (for those that do not know – a cockney expression). Even I might be forced to go in a different direction. The doctor needs me for a check-up, or I need him because I have again had a surprise accident. I may have a dentist appointment; I might even have a social meeting with someone for a coffee in town. Life is full of surprises.

Reflecting to my treadmill days of work, they were the groundhog days. They were the days when a process of repetition was instilled in my brain. Work started in the morning at the same time, on the way drop my son off to his workplace, lunchtime in the local supermarket restaurant, afterwards a logistical shopping trip, continue with work in the afternoon at the same time and finish at the same time. The day continues at home. Prepare an evening meal and eventually collapse into an armchair with a television for company, where you might, you most definitely will, fall asleep to awake with a shock realising it is already time to go to bed.

This prompt is really food for thought, writing this wonderwork of social science, I have now come to the conclusion that life is one big Groundhog Day. Today is Sunday, a day of rest – tell me about it. Food is not prepared on its own, and there is always something somewhere to be done. The Groundhog Sunday is born and that is not something that will change.

One thing I have in common with the Groundhog, I like to sleep. One thing I do not have in common with the Groundhog is that I sleep when I want to and not when I have to.

Those Groundhogs are everywhere, they even live in Switzerland. The name might be different and we do not dedicate a day to this animal, but they influence our daily life from the beginning to the end.

They need no day, they just exist. I can hear mummy groundhog thinking “time for a sleep” being glad that she can just relax for a whole season without having to do her groundhoggy chores, bearing children, feeding them, looking after them. Daddy groundhog is also glad that he doesn’t have the moaning and gossipy voice of the wife in his ears for a whole season. He does not have to go on a food hunt and find a mate until it is time to wake up. If he wakes up early enough he might catch a partner still half asleep and defenceless to his approaches. And so the groundhog cycle of life begins again.

I did not even find the film a comedy. It was just repetition all the time, and that is boring.

Daily Prompt: Groundhog Day

Repetitive Exercise: Click through Pingbacks

Sometimes WordPress have a good idea – I hope. I have been a Facebook disciple for many years. At the beginning I joined in every crap rubbish they had to offer. Was a disciple of a few time taking games until I saw the light and gave them up. I got my life back, and gave it to WordPress and my writing – still hoping for fame as a well-known author. However my 50 shades of Blog have not yet been recognised (emphasis on the yet).

Now word press have made a suggestion to form a Fan Club in Facebook of all places. Again what do I have to lose, it can only get better. Since yesterday I have this fan club and even have a few fans that have joined at their own risk, clicking the usual “like”: even a couple of family members.

WordPress said post the link here to let everyone know where you are (if they actually belong to Facebook). So here is the link

https://www.facebook.com/angloswiss

Some may think the wanderings of a golden oldie mind, others may even join me, although you will probably only find what is already in WordPress.

The main thing is, I have done it, a new achievement in my computer life and makes a change from playing a couple of idiot games on Facebook.