This week I started to spring clean.

I have been sorting out books I don’t want any more. I hate throwing away books. But when the shelves are full it’s time for a clean out.

I went to the second hand book stall on the market. The man there was not interested. He said he had plenty at the moment.

But he would take my old VCR cassettes at 10 pence each. Maybe I’ll take him up on that offer. It would clear out another cupboard and I can’t remember the last time I watched any of them. Maybe there would be enough for a couple of beers.

I decided to take my books to the charity shops. There are three within easy walking distance of my flat. The multiplication of charity shops is a sign of the times I’m told.

In the end I sorted out 70 books. It felt like I was giving away part of my life. Will I look back on this day as a watershed?

Still I felt quite good after I got home, clearing out the old makes way for the new. A spring clean indeed.

I needed an appropriate track to go with a spring clean. At first I thought anything by “The Boss”. Springsteen / spring clean – it sounds similar if you are 40+ and suffering from rock induced tinnitus. But the YouTube videos of Springsteen I wanted to use have the “Embedding disabled by request” flag up.

So screw Brucie.

Next I thought a song to mark the passage of time. Time by Prince seemed appropriate. You can still SEE Prince’s videos on YouTube but Prince and Universal have forced the audio track removed . This includes any covers, even if a song is only used as a backing track by kids dancing

So screw Prince and Universal Music.

In the end I went with this, because it is such a cheerful song.

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