In 1961, a bit before my 1st birthday Ray Charles sung a Percy Mayfield penned song that hit number one for two weeks. "Hit the Road Jack" was also number one on the R&B Sides chart for five weeks. The song spoke about the break up of a relationship over (the lack of) money. Relationships that are formed around money are destroyed over money. But if they are formed over shared experiences like the ones I am looking towards… even if the money is gone, the relationship can stand.
This portion is patterned after James T. Kirk who would say “Captain’s log supplemental”. SFBG’s blog supplemental - I have been hearing conversation regarding a game called Bunco (Bunko). Even a popular Christian radio station mentioned that their staff would be going to a Bunco game.
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Play-Bunco-245251462
Seems to be very popular among Christian women although some men do play. Sounds like a great reason to socialize and build shared experiences. I think it is worth investigating. This may prove to be another kick in my swim to the surface.
Hmmm, were those wine glasses in the video? (smile)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Even a Wrecked Life Can Rise Again.
In 1974 Gordon Lightfoot released a song titled “Sundown”. It arguably is his most popular. Although not known at the time when it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the song was about a dark period in his life. To his credit, after the sun went down on him, he recovered and emerged back on top writing other great ballads. “Carefree Highway” (1974), “Rainy Day People” (1975), and my personal favorite, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976). This 1976 classic song was a direct reflection of my personal “love life” during my high school days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw
35 years later, I am in a place where my personal relationships are in a place of recovery; this wreck is coming up off the bottom of the lake. What changed? The sun finally set (divorce). I hit the bottom of the lake. I decided that I could either stay down here or push off the bottom and swim my way up. So I pushed, and someone who knows this wreck is helping me kick. Another change, I weigh less than 190 pounds for the first time in over a year. Perhaps being lighter makes the swim to the surface a bit easier. As I swim for the surface I will remain single... and Black (smile). But when I emerge, I will not be fat. If you are on bottom perhaps its time to push off? Consider what sunk you, and how you can raise your own ship, then start kicking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw
35 years later, I am in a place where my personal relationships are in a place of recovery; this wreck is coming up off the bottom of the lake. What changed? The sun finally set (divorce). I hit the bottom of the lake. I decided that I could either stay down here or push off the bottom and swim my way up. So I pushed, and someone who knows this wreck is helping me kick. Another change, I weigh less than 190 pounds for the first time in over a year. Perhaps being lighter makes the swim to the surface a bit easier. As I swim for the surface I will remain single... and Black (smile). But when I emerge, I will not be fat. If you are on bottom perhaps its time to push off? Consider what sunk you, and how you can raise your own ship, then start kicking!
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