ONE WORD TRIGGERS
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TRIGGER: Child
Where did the last 17 (or so) years go?
I’ve been sorting out the photo’s I took on my recent holiday…adding descriptions, cropping here and there and the odd spot of light enhancement….
And as always I got sidetracked and found myself looking back on some old shots of the kids at various stages through their lives so far.
I suddenly realised that the ‘kids’ are not the little dependant beings they were…they’re young adults with strong views and opinions of their own. Able to do pretty much anything an adult can (and probably a lot better than I can).
But to me they will always be the little girl and boy who came into my life and brought a whole new meaning to it….and emptied my bank account (repeatedly) - but that’s another story.
So the trigger is….
Child [chahyld]
-noun
1. a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl
2. a son or daughter
3. a baby or infant.
4. a human fetus.
5. a childish person
6. a descendant
TRACKS:
- Rufus Wainwright – Beautiful Child (album: Want One) [2003]
- Delta Spirit – Children (album: Ode to Sunshine) [2008]
- T. Rex- Children of the Revolution (album: Children of the Revolution: An Introduction to Marc Bolan) [2005]
- Lou Rawls – God Bless The Child (album: Stormy Monday) [1990]
- Patty Griffin – Heavenly Day (album: Children Running Through) [2007]
- Santana- Let The Children Play (album: Moonflower) [1997]
- Eels- Manchild (album: Beautiful Freak) [1996]
- Eric Clapton – Motherless Child (album: Complete Clapton) [2007]
- Golden Smog – Red Headed Stepchild (album: Down by the Old Mainstream) [1996]
- Joss Stone – Sleep Like A Child (album: Mind, Body & Soul) [2004]
- White Lion – When The Children Cry (album: Pride) [2006]
)TRIGGER: Weekend
AT LAST!!!
The end of a hot, sunny and sticky week.
I’ve been looking forward to the weekend for days now. Don’t you just hate it when you can’t wait for the weekend to arrive?….it just seems to make the week drag even more slowly!!
Still, 2 days off now to sit and relax and do nothing……I WISH!!!
I have a list of jobs as long as my arm to do around the house and garden. Then there’s my Wife’s Father’s garden to sort out tomorrow morning.
Oh yeah…and a few errands to run to get things ready for our vacation. We’re off next Saturday…..that’s another weekend I can’t wait to get here.
Obviously, the trigger is…
Weekend [wee-kend]
-noun
1. the end of a week, esp. the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at the beach.
2. this period as extended by one or more holidays, days off, or the like, that immediately precede or follow: We’re getting a three-day weekend at Christmas.
3. any two-day period taken or given regularly as a weekly rest period from one’s work: I have to work at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, so I take my weekends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
-adjective
4. of, for, or on a weekend: a weekend pass; a weekend excursion.
-verb
5. to pass the weekend, as at a place: They weekended at their country place.
TRACKS:
- Michael Gray – The Weekend [2005]
- bFree – Saturdays Whore [2003]
- Lily Allen – Sunday Morning (album: Alright, Still) [2006]
- Simply Red – Lost Weekend (album: Home) [2003]
- Cut Copy – Saturdays (album: Bright Like Neon Love) [2004]
- Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning (album: Songs About Jane) [2002]
- The Divine Comedy – Something For The Weekend [2003]
- Kaiser Chiefs – Saturday Night (album: Employment) [2005]
- The Monkees – Pleasant Valley Sunday
- The Long Blondes – Weekend Without Makeup (album: Someone to Drive You Home) [2006]
- Rachael Cantu – Saturday (album: Run All Night) [2006]
- The Clientele – Tracy Had a Hard Day Sunday [2007]
- Math and Physics Club – Weekends Away (album: Weekends Away) [2005]
- McFly – Saturday Night (album: Room on the 3rd Floor) [2004]
- Eels – Saturday Morning (album: Shootenanny!) [2003]
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TRIGGER: Dance
Tonight my Son is off to the School Prom with his girlfriend.
Looking very smart…Bow tie & winged collar shirt.
Shoes. Yep, that’s right – Shoes, not trainers!!!
Don’t they just grow up so fast…
So the trigger is….
DANCE
-verb
1. to move one’s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music.
2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly
3. to bob up and down
4. to perform or take part in (a dance)
-noun
5. a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
6. a social gathering or party for dancing; ball
7. a piece of music suited in rhythm or style to a particular form of dancing
-Synonyms
cavort, caper, frolic, gambol, jig, prance
TRACKS:
- The Freaks – The Creeps (Get On The Dancefloor)
- Paul McCartney – Dance Tonight (album: Memory Almost Full) [Web] [Myspace]
- Gina G – OOH AAH…Just a little bit (EP:Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit) [Web] [Myspace]
- Old 97s – Dance With Me (album: Blame It On Gravity) [Web] [Myspace]
- Chris Rea – Let’s Dance (album: Heartbeats: Greatest Hits) [Web] [Myspace]
- S Club 7 – Dance Dance Dance (album: Sunshine)
- Eels – Jelly Dancers (album: Dimension Mix) [Web] [Myspace]
- DJ Doo – What A Dance(album: 2001 – housemix) [Myspace]
- Gnarles Barkley vs Prince – Crazy Times(team9 mix) [Web] [Myspace]
- Groove Armada ft. Gram’ma Funk -I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Radio Edit)
Bonus Track:
- DJ.Otzi – Burger Dance (album: Hits For Kids) [Web] [Myspace]
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TRIGGER:Beautiful #3
To conclude the Beautiful theme, here is the third, and final part of the Beautiful trilogy.
And here are some of ‘the beautiful people’ as kids. Can you guess who they are? (answers at the bottom of this post)
B 
C
D
E
F
So….for the last time, the trigger is…
Beautiful
TRACKS:
- R.E.M. – At My Most Beautiful (album: In Time)
- Robbie Williams – Something Beautiful (Album: Escapology)
- Simply Red – So Beautiful (album: Life)
- Radiocraft – Beautiful Ones
- Eels – Goddam Right It’s A Beautiful Day
- Dr. Hook – If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body
- Lash – Beauty Queen (album: Beautiful & the Damned)
- Andrew W.K. – She Is Beautiful (album: Freaky Friday)
- Emma Bunton – Something So Beautiful (album: Free Me)
- John Lennon – Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (album: Lennon Legend – The Very Best of John Lennon)
Answers:A-Eminem B-Mariah Carey C-Paul McCartney D-Madonna E-Freddie Mercury F-Jennifer Lopez )
TRIGGER: Beautiful #1
Sometimes, I think we take things for granted and forget just how lucky we are to be alive, safe and well.
It’s all too easy to focus on the negative aspects and forget that there’s so many positives….no matter what.
So just stop!
Stop focusing on those bad things.
Take a good, long, hard look around and see what a beautiful, beautiful world we live in.
What a beautiful life this is.
What beautiful people we love.
What a beautiful world we are blessed with.
so the trigger is….
beautiful [byoo-tuh-fuhl]
-adjective
1. having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind
2. excellent of its kind
3. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.
-noun
4. the concept of beauty (usually prec. by the).
5. beautiful things or people collectively (usually prec. by the)
6. the ideal of beauty (usually prec. by the): to strive to attain the beautiful.
-interjection
7. wonderful; fantastic
8. extraordinary; incredible
-Synonyms
comely, seemly, attractive, fair, beauteous, handsome, lovely, pretty
Tracks:
- Eels – Beautiful Freak (album: Beautiful Freak) [Web] [Myspace]
- James Blunt -You’re Beautiful (album: Back to Bedlam) [Web] [Myspace]
- Mika – Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) (album: Life in Cartoon Motion) [Web] [Myspace]
- Paul Simon – Beautiful (album: Surprise) [Web] [Myspace]
- Aqualung -Strange And Beautiful (album: Aqualung) [Web] [Myspace]
- Eels – Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues (album: Daisies Of The Galaxy) [Web] [Myspace]
- Rufus Wainwright – Beautiful Child (album: Want One) [Web] [Myspace]
- Joe Cocker- You Are So Beautiful (album: Joe Cocker – Greatest Hits) [Web] [Myspace]
- Chris Standring – The Beautiful Woman Of Scant Virtue [Web] [Myspace]
- Countless Others – Beautiful Day [Myspace]
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TRIGGER: Tired
I’m used to working flat-out all day and my body has become accustomed to this. But over the last two weeks business has been a little erratic – slow days followed by manic days – and I don’t seem to be able to adjust to the changing pace. The result is that I am sooooooo tired I could fall asleep on the edge of a knife blade. Still, the weekend’s here and I can relax. (Looks at list of DIY jobs, looks at the state of the gardens). Hmmm…maybe not.
So the trigger is…
tired [tahy.uh.rd]
–adjective
1. exhausted, as by exertion
2. fatigued or sleepy
3. depleted of strength or energy
4. weary or bored
5. hackneyed, stale
6. (informal) impatient or disgusted
-verb
7. cause to be bored
8. get tired of something or somebody
—Synonyms
enervated, exhausted, fatigued, hackneyed, jaded, wearied, weary, sapped, sleepy, unrested
Tracks
- Eels – I Need Some Sleep (album: Shrek2) [Web] [Myspace]
- Aerosmith- Jaded (album: Ultimate Aerosmith Hits) [Web]
- Adele – Tired (album: 19) [Web] [Myspace]
- Belle & Sebastian – We Are The Sleepyheads (album: The Life Pursuit) [Web] [Myspace]
- Bare Naked Ladies – Who Needs Sleep? (album: Stunt) [Web] [Myspace]
- Cake – When You Sleep (album: Prolonging The Magic) [Web] [Myspace]
- BLUU – I’m Tired
- R.E.M.- Daysleeper (album:In Time:Best of R.E.M.) [Web] [Myspace]
- Fred - Sleep
- Field Music – I’m Tired (album: Field Music) [Web] [Myspace]
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