My 2 Cents

Glad Tidings, Van Morrison (Listen)

And they’ll lay you down low in the easy
And the lips that you kiss will say Christmas.
And the miles that you traveled the distance

So believe no lies, dry your eyes and realize
That surprise
La, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la…
And the businessmen will shake hands and talk in numbers
And the princess will wake up from her slumber
Then all the knights will step forth with their arm bands
And ev’ry stranger you meet in the street will make demands
So believe no lies, then dry your eyes and realize
That surprise
La, la, la…

[Bridge:]
And we’ll send you glad tidings from New York
Open up your eyes sa you may see
Ask you not to read between the lines
Hope that you will come in right on time
And they’ll talk to you while you’re in trances
And you’ll visualize not taking any chances
But meet them halfway with love, peace and persuasion
And expect them to rise for the occasion
Don’t it gratify when you see it materialize
Right in front of your eyes
That surprise

And they’ll lay you down low and easy

This last eight years has seen some of the most horrible “leadership” ever. It feels like one big blurry dark cloud. I’m hoping to wake up November 5 to some new direction in this country. Until then…
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day, Bruce Springsteen

It’s rainin’ but there ain’t a cloud in the sky
Musta been a tear from your eye
Everything’ll be okay
Funny thought I felt a sweet summer breeze
Musta been you sighin’ so deep
Don’t worry we’re gonna find a way

I’m waitin’, waitin’ on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Waitin’ on a sunny day

Without you I’m workin’ with the rain fallin’ down
Half a party in a one dog town
I need you to chase the blues away
Without you I’m a drummer girl that can’t keep a beat
And ice cream truck on a deserted street
I hope that you’re coming to stay

I’m waitin’, waitin’ on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Waitin’ on a sunny day

Hard times baby, well they come to tell us all
Sure as the tickin’ of the clock on the wall
Sure as the turnin’ of the night into day
Your smile girl, brings the mornin’ light to my eyes
Lifts away the blues when I rise
I hope that you’re coming to stay

Barring a huge and roaring comeback, I am pronouncing this year’s New York Yankees just about done. They pretty much had their last chance this week against the AL Wildcard leading Boston Red Sox and have failed miserably.

If I’m wrong, I’ll eat crow HAPPILY but I think that 7 games back of the Sox with about a month left is too much to ask of this team. I’m looking forward to next spring already! Well…there’s football first - Go Giants!!

Give ‘em hell next year, Joe! 

Life can be a dark path fraught with missteps, stumbles and regret. Sometimes even when you know, you don’t know.
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Eden is Burning, John Mellencamp

Diane and Jack went to the movies
They went to see Richard Pryor
Screamin’ on his knees for his lover
How could have I been wrong about you?
How could I have been so wrong about you?

Eden is burning
I can see it from my window
Better take it to the water
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Thinking of Havana
Eating cream and bananas
You and me in the sunshine
How could have I been wrong about you?
How could I have been so wrong about you?

Eden is burning
I can see it from my window
Better take it to the water
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

How could have I been wrong about you?
How could I have been so wrong about you?
With love on our side
With love on our side

Here’s the masquerade of our living
Well, I hope it makes you feel better
It’s for our own protection
I thought we were forever, me and you
But nothin’s forever, I guess it’s true

Eden is burning
I can see it from my window
Better take it to the water
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Eden is burning
I can see it from my window
Better take it to the water
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Eden is burning
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

From the last really good Prince album (according to me), Gold Experience.
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Endorphinmachine, Prince (Listen)

Would U please look at this mother next 2 me
Frontin’ more booty than Peru got keys
Damn, if I don’t get that
Wait right there and I’ll be right back
Got a new trick in the back of my car
It’s kinda like a movie but U’re the star
Lights, camera, make a scene
The Endorphinmachine

Go baby
The Endorphinmachine
Yeah, go baby (Go baby)

Tippy, tippy, tin my friend or shall we begin?
Step right up and I’ll strap U in
Don’t be shy, this won’t hurt a bit
Unless of course U don’t believe in it
As sure as the dippy dippy wave of my ‘do
U’ll believe in somethin’ before this night is through
Press one 4 the money, press 2 4 the dream
And get ready 4 somethin’ that U’ve never seen
The Endorphinmachine

Go baby
The Endorphinmachine
Go baby (Go baby)

Tommy Barbarella, turn it on

Uh huh, uh huh
Hold up, wait a minute
Ain’t no good unless somebody else is in it
U there with the cynical disposition
Perhaps U’d like 2 join us in a mission
Of fishin’ 4 logic in a think tank
Unless, of course, U’re feelin’ like a punk and take the bank
But every now and then there comes a time U must defend
Your right 2 die and live again, live again, live again
Get up, get up, get in
The Endorphinmachine

It’s alright, baby (Go Baby)
Don’t be shy (The Endorphinmachine)
Yeah, I ain’t gonna hurt U
Go baby

Come on, come on (Endorphinmachine)
Well, I told ya (Go baby)
The Endorphinmachine
Go baby, go baby, go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Don’t make me!

Prince esta muerto
Prince esta muerto
Que viva para siempre el Poder de la Nueva Generacion

I’m not a HUGE comic strip reader but over the years I do have a few favorites…

The Far Side


Bloom County


Peanuts


Garfield (A long time ago it used to be funny!)

I was driving to work this morning listening to this and I glanced to my right and saw a young boy sitting in the passenger seat of another car reading Old Yeller. There was something in that moment with the song playing and the boy reading that…I don’t know. The other thing that struck me was the blazing speed with which life moves as we get older: It was difficult for me to grasp the realization that this song is 11 years old….wow.
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Not Dark Yet, Bob Dylan

Shadows are falling and I’ve been here all day
It’s too hot to sleep time is running away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I’ve still got the scars that the sun didn’t heal
There’s not even room enough to be anywhere
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there’s been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writing what was in her mind
I just don’t see why I should even care
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Well, I’ve been to London and I’ve been to gay Paree
I’ve followed the river and I got to the sea
I’ve been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
I ain’t looking for nothing in anyone’s eyes
Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

I was born here and I’ll die here against my will
I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
I can’t even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.

Don’t Need This Body, John Mellencamp

This getting older
Ain’t for cowards
This getting older
Is a lot to go through
Ain’t a gonna need this body
Much longer
Ain’t a gonna need this body
Much more

Well I can’t see much
Like I used to
And I can’t run like the wind
I don’t sleep more
Than just a few hours
I can’t remember where I’ve been

Ain’t a gonna need this body much longer
Ain’t a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out for sure

Well all my friends are
Sick or dying
And I’m here all by myself
All I got left
Is a head full of memories
And a thought of my upcoming death

Ain’t a gonna need this body much longer
Ain’t a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out for sure

Well I know one thing
I’ll die easy
And I know my life
Is not in vain
Because I loved
And I fought with many
And the people they loved me just the same

Ain’t a gonna need this body much longer
Ain’t a gonna need this body much more
I put in a ten million hours
Washed up and worn out
Washed up and worn out for sure
This getting older
Well it ain’t for cowards
This getting older
Is a lot to go through

Saints acquire Shockey for draft picks

ESPN.com

Sean Payton’s persistence finally won out. The New Orleans Saints acquired Jeremy Shockey for a second- and a fifth-round draft pick in 2009.

The deal was first reported by FOXSports.com.

“Jeremy is a player that we are excited to have on our roster. He is someone I am familiar with as a player,” Payton said. “He brings a skill set to the position that I feel will be a tremendous benefit to our offense.”

The Saints had been trying since February to acquire the disgruntled New York Giants tight end. First, they offered a second-round pick. Before the draft, they increased the offer to a second- and a fifth-round draft choice, but the Giants felt he was too valuable to lose until a few days before the start of their training camp.

As Payton and Saints general manager Mickey Loomis did their last few minutes of office work before heading to Jackson, Miss., for Wednesday’s start of training camp, they received a call from the Giants saying that Shockey was theirs.  MORE

Here’s to being an afterthought...

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Positively 4th Street, Bob Dylan

You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning

You got a lotta nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that’s winning

You say I let you down
You know it’s not like that
If you’re so hurt
Why then don’t you show it

You say you lost your faith
But that’s not where it’s at
You had no faith to lose
And you know it

I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
You’re in with

Do you take me for such a fool
To think I’d make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he don’t know to begin with

You see me on the street
You always act surprised
You say, “How are you?” “Good luck”
But you don’t mean it

When you know as well as me
You’d rather see me paralyzed
Why don’t you just come out once
And scream it

No, I do not feel that good
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief
Perhaps I’d rob them

And now I know you’re dissatisfied
With your position and your place
Don’t you understand
It’s not my problem

I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you

Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You’d know what a drag it is
To see you