'God Is Love'

Seeing my son today was an absolute joy and accompanying him to see Oliver! the cast complete with Rowan Atkinson performing as Fagin www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson was truly Outstanding! My son was singing to the songs because he is currently learning them in his choir rehersals at his Church.

I have been a Sting fan for many years. Perhaps I will get to one of his next London concerts.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Ewh6Bk-Qo

All This Time

Sting www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting

"All This Time" [lyrics]

I looked out across The river today

I saw a city in the fog and an old church tower Where the seagulls play

I saw the sad shire horses walking home In the sodium light

I saw two priests on the ferry October geese on a cold winter's night

And all this time, the river flowed Endlessly to the sea

Two priests came round our house tonight One young, one old, to offer prayers for the dying

To serve the final rite One to learn, one to teach

Which was the cold wind blows Fussing and flapping in priestly black

Like a murder of crows

And all this time, the river flowed Endlessly to the sea

If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river And I'd bury the old man, I'd bury him at sea

Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth

Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle

And as these words were spoken I swore I hear

The old man laughing' What good is a used up world and how could it be Worth having'

And all this time the river flowed Endlessly like a silent tear

And all this time the river flowed Father, if Jesus exists, Then how come he never lived here

The teachers told us, the Romans built this place

They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire Garrison town,

They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods But the stone gods did not make a sound

And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left Were the stones the workmen found

And all this time the river flowed In the falling light of a northern sun

If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river

Men go crazy in congregations But they only get better

One by one

One by one...

The above video is my son, showing me what he can play today. My son's foster mother informed me that my son's drum tutor is very pleased with his progress.

While my son was living with me, he participated in drum lessons each week. These lessons first started, including reading drum music, when he was five years old. I am delighted that my son's long term foster parents chose to go to great lengths to organise music lessons and musical instuments for my son which includes drum lessons with a female drum teacher. These took place in the afternoon before opening time in the basement of 'Southopia' which was a Women's only private members club, in Kennington.

A Gripe: 16:40hrs Yesterday, I went to my local Community Mental Health Team to collect my 'Stella' anti-psychotic medication. It pains me to say the following - because I sincerely find it a bore - but I am a trifle peeved. What's the matter? Tuesday 27th January 2009, I wrote:

Unfortunately, the 'Stella' medication handed to me today, by Wendy, was a Syrup. I actually have sugar- free liquid medicine. This has been the case for several years. Tomorrow, I will e-mail Wendy, so that she can arrange for a psychiatrist to change my drug chart to reflect this.

Once again, Yesterday, a mental health professional handed me yet another bottle of 'Syrup' Stelazine. A nameless male this time and Not Wendy. I didn't notice the error until I had arrived at my abode. What if I had needed to use that particular bottle last night? This weekend? What if I were a diabetic?

How on earth do I stop this from happening again?