The sun sets on another day…
Sunset was spectacularly cold, and it still made me smile. I think this is now eighth winter, or something like that. Still, spring is coming, and it is going to be awesome.
There are lots of good songs to get lost in all the time but occasionally a dumb song gets stuck in your head that makes you just want to scream. For some reason when I wake up in the morning I usually have one of those dumb songs floating around.
Whether it is Along Came Jones, 30,000 lbs of Bananas, or Beep Beep, it doesn’t really matter but these songs were there to be stuck in people’s heads like a strange dream that you have after having Skyline Chili too late at night. It is quite amazing.
What song is it for you? What song drives its way into your mind and forces you to comply with the repeat after repeat that makes you smile? What song is it that you realize you are singing and suddenly go, “ouch”, as you try to sing something else and get the words out of your mind?
I guess for me, it will usually be something a little crazy like Row Row Row your Boat, and as I sing it I find a little comfort in the thought that maybe someone that hears it will sing a round with me. And if I start at 1,000,000 bottles of beer on the wall, bear with me. I count fast in my head.
So as the sun sets on another day, the wind blows and takes us to new places but it can’t drown out the sound of our own voices. Sing against the wind, yell against the wind, but make your voice heard even if it’s rowing a boat. You are that terrific, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and be you…