Classical Confession
Nov 16, 2008 Observations
I have to confess, my limited knowledge of classical music and opera is informed mostly by Bugs Bunny cartoons. Seriously, I learned all I know about the Barber of Seville or Ride of the Valkyries on Sunday morning.
But I this ignorance has gone TOO FAR! This morning, when having a lovley brunch, the classical guitarist played Beethoven’s Fur Elise, and all I could think of is Jack Black’s Classico.
Cause when you rule, you fucking school,
All of the fools, out of their jewels
Cause if you think it’s time to,
If you think it’s time to,
If you think it’s time to fucking rooooock!
That is just a sad state of affairs.
Our Country Needs Lasik
Nov 9, 2008 Observations
When people are young their eyes are strong and flexible. They stretch to see the world world as it is. But as people grow older, their eyeballs get tired and inflexible. Good vision diminishes and we need help to see clearly.
I would like to propose that this same thing happens to our minds. As minds get older, they get tired and inflexible. They can’t see the world clearly. This causes people to start making bad decisions.
Now it seems that this is happening to our country. Our national and political short-sightedness has gotten us into trouble. We are massively in debt as the biggest generation in history slides into retirement. We are in wars where we shouldn’t be. We buy expensive houses that we don’t need. We drive cars that make ruin the environment and force us to have a national interest in the Persian Gulf.
Thinking requires flexibility because the outcome of our thought sometimes forces us to change our minds.
We need to remain flexible and capable of change. We need to let go of our fear. We need lasik surgery, on a personal level and a national level
Sparkle
Nov 8, 2008 Observations, Religion
I know that life is short and that I need to bring a sense of wonder to every moment, but sometimes I get buried and everything becomes gray. It may stay that way for some time, but inevitably something makes me look up and I see once again that everything is magic.
A glorious sunset. A beautiful silence. The smell of flowers. A cold hollow followed by a warm hilltop. A song sung by my boy. A smile from my love. The world, peacefully sleeping. The smell of fresh bread or beer.
These things make me deeply happy. The kind of happy that starts on the inside and comes out. Lately these feelings of joy and wonder have brought me to tears – and everything that I see sparkles.
It’s Election Day. Fill up your tank!
Nov 4, 2008 Observations
Gas prices, mysteriously, have been going down in the run up to the election. Now I am not naive enough to think that Bush or the Republicans control gas prices (well, directly at least). But I would bet you a gallon that prices start heading back up after today.
So go filler up! Get it while the getting is good.
Mark my words. It’s only up from here:
