Diatonic and verdant?

Diatonic: based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals

Verdant: Describing an abundance of green foliage.

Hmm, two words of the day and neither immediately compelling some kind of writing impulse. What can be made of it? Perhaps that life is music and that when played on the correct scales it can be full of foliage and joy?

<Pauses for thought and maths>

Music is often in line with life and sometimes you need to get in line with music, but music never gets in line with you. A sudden spurt of Rachmaninov or Bach can realign you with your proper rhythms in a matter of moments and then you'll feel the thrill of a verdant life despite your troubles. And troubles there can be plenty of at times.

As job hunting recommences, thesis corrections head into a new draft, the 'Popeye' movie of 1980 dawdles on and writing sustains itself it becomes time to think of lighter things. Gosh, 'Popeye' feels long.

Now, for more than a hundred years we of 'Radioactive Rubber Band Incorporated' have been marketing radioactive rubber bands and have asked for little in reward. Did we complain when Wicket USA stole our bestselling slogan? No. Did we moan when nuclear elastic used the same pigment? No. We of RRB take pride in never having sold a single item, and in being totally made up.

Now, if any of that were true we'd be in a far funnier world! As it is, Bluto has just brought up some treasure, there's an octopus in the grotto and Olive Oyl has been trapped in a free floating detached ship tube. It's all very bizarre and not in the bizarre 'Plan 9' way either.

What can be next? Tune in to more of this gibberish if you dare, next time, in the same place and hopefully for a better reason!

Oliver.