Friday, January 05, 2007

FRT - Help me!

So this morning as I was dressing, I grabbed a couple of socks that match. We were running a little late, so when I pulled on the second one, I thought, "well, there isn't really a hole on that one. It should last one more time..."
Wrong. On the drive to work, I felt the second toe on my left foot begin to be strangled as the threads covering it gave way and what was a near hole became a full fledged opening. I hate that! I readjusted when I got to the parking lot and am hoping to make it through the day....
So, in that vein, I wonder what kind of "body part" song list we can put together.
My first and most obvious suggestion is -
Feets Don't Fail Me Now - Little Feat

Add to it!

Here's the random playlist for this morning -
Sweet Jane (acoustic) - Lou Reed
Dublin Boys - Antje Duvekot
Tears, Tears and More Tears - Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
Jackson Cage - Bruce Springsteen
Crush On You - Bruce Springsteen
Happier - Guster
If You Were To Wake Up - Lyle Lovett
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
Goodbye, Goodnight - Jars Of Clay
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Steve Kimock Band

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Can it be that long?

It has been 30 years since I graduated high school and there are plans afoot for a reunion. I have strong desire to attend, but alot will depend on the timing of the event.
In the meantime, I have been in contact with people that, while not forgotten, I have certainly not thought of recently (if that makes any sense). When I see friends and family having regular contact with "life-long" friends, I get a little sad. That opportunity was traded for my move to Texas when I was young. I think I have said it here before, but overall that trade was worth it. My life would have been much shorter, I fear, if I had stayed where I was....
But having had this round of new communication with people whose impact is still reverberating in my life today has me excited. Perhaps this could be a resolution I can keep - staying in better touch with friends.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

How or Why?

I was driving to work this morning and heard another discussion/program blurb/view on the Evolution or Creationism argument. I am so tired of that...
But it did make me think this - sometimes we get so caught up in the how we were made discussion, I think we lose sight of the WHY were we made aspect of things, which to me allows us to put into perspective all the other questions.

Monday, January 01, 2007

A New Year's Day Reflection on History

The history major in me loved this essay. The political junkie in me loved this essay. The wanna be writer in me wished I'd written it. The only thing I'd quibble with is Schlesinger's characterization of the Viet Nam conflict as tribal.

The article Wake wished he had written.
Sorry to edit bro, but I made it a clickable link....I'll read it later.