Musical Diversion

The Band Perry - If I Die Young
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If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

If i die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, uh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time

And I'll be wearing white when i come into your kingdom
im as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holdin' my hand
there's a boy here in town says that he'll love me forever
Whoever thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life well I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done a penny for my thoughts oh no
I'll sell em' for a dollar they worth so much more after I'm a goner
and maybe then you'll hear the words
I've been singing funny when you're dead how people start listen'

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need 'em, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys
And I'll wear my pearls

So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls

Clutter Getting to Me

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The "junk room" is an accepted, even honorable, convention in our society - like the fruit cellar, the guest room, or the recreation room. Are you surrendering a full quarter, a fifth, or even a tenth of your hard-won home space to an idle collection of clutter? The true name of your junk room or area is "The Indecision Room."
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(Clutters Last Stand: T=It's Time to de-Junk Your Life!, Don Aslett, Adams Media, p.58)

Public Domain

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Fires where a catalytic invention in human evolution. Not only did they allow us the physiological benefits or cooked food, but hey also brought us together in a shared reliance on common resources, laying the foundation for cooperative social structures. Whenever I sit before a fire, I imagine what our earliest ancestors must have felt as the heat drew them close, providing refuge from the threats of the night in those times before man was the conqueror of all he saw.
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I found myself wondering: what does it say about our world that the most basic of human comforts -- a park, a fire, a place to sit, a view of the lake -- are assumed by default to be inaccessible to the average person, or accessible only under the constraints of a special permit or designation? To be, in a word, private?
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The schema of capitalism -- where the pursuit of private profits is sanctified -- has turned Americans shamefacedly away from the public life that is the birthright of all citizens in a democracy.
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(In Defense of the Public, pp.30-1, In These Times - Dec. 2010)

Results not typical

You've seen it before - I know you have . . .

1) The Sunday morning infomercials glorifying the latest diet or exercise program.

2) The Nutrisystem (insert any other company) advertisement in the newspaper or flier in the mail.

3) The bill board.

ALL showing before and after pictures of people who have went from flab to fab (mostly women).

It is estimated that 60 billion plus dollars is spent on weight loss programs each year. FOR WHAT?

Results not typical.

The fine print at the bottom of the page that says YOU are most likely to have results less than expected / desired.

Accidental Death Offer

Got this offer in the mail for Accidental Death Insurance. As you would guess, there is a list of exclusions. Most do make sense:

1) Death by self injury.
2) Suicide.
3) Death during a criminal activity.
4) Alcohol or any drug unless taken under doctor's direction.
5) Auto collision in which your B.O.L. was above state's legal limit.
6) Any non-commercial aircraft crash.

Some do not:

1) Body or mental disease - How can you plan this!
2) Infection that does not occur as a result of the accident - Now doesn't an infection you didn't ask for that kills you qualify as accidental?
3) Complications from medical treatments - what am I suppose to do? Make no attempt to treat myself and die?
4) Any act of war - like I asked my commander in chief to give me a desk job pushing paper.

Tired of . . . .

1) The stupid gecko from Geico Auto Insurance.

2) Advertisements for the iHeart Music Festival in Las Vegas.

3) Reality shows and advertisements having host / speakers that have a speaking accent. Mostly Australian accents.

4) People running red lights.

5) The notion that the cell phone is more important than the immediate group of friends in your company.

6) Spending twenty minutes texting an issue rather than speaking with the person and having a resolution in 1..2 minutes.

7) Being in a work environment where your popularity is a soul function of the wants and needs of others.

8) The commentator of a golf game on television who is miles away from the action, but still has to whisper the calls.

9) The Kardahsians.

10) Reality T.V.

11) On CNN.COM, the revolving "hot topic" in the upper left corner.

12) The at any given time, there is a story that is sensationalized in the media.

13) Regarding the stock market, terms such as soars, plummets, dives, and huge to describe the ups and downs of the DOW.

14) The DOW circus - period!

15) and right around the corner . . . the 2012 presidential race.