i'm thinking of a political career. i would definitely run on a populist platform - one of my first initatives would be to pass a law requiring laxatives and anti-diarrhea medicines to be packaged in very distinct packaging. A person would not want to mix those up in the middle of the night....

What song hooked you?

I mentioned last week I was looking to hear what riffs or opening notes to a song sticks out in your minds. What song grabs you from the first notes and takes you into it? The example I used was Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones.

Two others that work the same from me are:
Layla by Derek and the Dominoes (I am not such big fan of Eric Clapton's acoustic version - I hate it that he went Phil Collins and tried to get the Oprah viewers market....)

Lunatic Fringe (video link) by Red Rider - strangly enough, this song starts with a haunting tone that just sort hangs but then the guitar kicks in and there you go...

That's my two cents worth. What songs nail you to the wall like that - that if you hear the first notes, you know you are gonna change the station and it may even turn into a driveway moment - you know, you sit in the car in the driveway listening until the song is over....

Yippee! She gets it!

Last night (Sunday), Stephanie and I were at a workshop series that has been going on at our church for the past several months. We are studying a book called Practicing Our Faith, edited by Dorothy C. Bass. It offers practical steps to help Christians live out their ideals, examine their integrity and develop deeper understanding of why certain actions effect our relationship with God.
Last night's chapter dealt with the subject of "testimony". Essentially it is the process of giving evidence to things you hold as truth through spoken word, song and actions. It was agreed by those in attendence that you will likely not find many Presbyterians standing outside abortion clinics screaming for the cessation of the killing of babies. When discussion turned to how can a Christian demonstrate our belief in God's grace and love, several people had excellent examples of things they do in their daily lives.
I offered this space as one of my methods, and mentioned the respect y'all have shown for my beliefs in this cyberworld context, and how we are able to have fun with each other. Some of you (jenn, rat, annamaria) have told me that you appreciate my beliefs as well as our tacit understanding that I will not attempt to impose them on you.
Stephanie's comment after mine demonstrated her understanding that we (me and y'all) are able to have open, honest and respectful discussions that do not threaten any of our relationships. She appreciates your comments and she (I think) appreciates my willingness or love for the people that I have encountered here. That felt good.