To be alive right now. To be the parent of these three amazing kids. To have the family I have. To have the friends I have. To have seen the concerts I’ve see. To have clothes on my back, shoes on my feed, a roof over my head, and food to eat in abundance and …
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Lyrics Post: “Lovin’ Every Minute of It”
Way back when -- think, two score (40 years) -- there was a bit of a Canadian invasion of the American pop / rock music scene. Loverboy was one of those bands that squeezed everything they could out of their time on that scene. I've not thought about them for years, but then somehow my …
Inspiration Everywhere: An Occasional Series
One of the main purposes of this blog is to further positive feelings, vibes, attitudes. Through snippets, tales, stories, recaps, I look to show and share the good, even in situations that sometimes don’t seem so positive on the face of it. When I was a kid I used to read the weekly magazine, Sports …
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Lyrics Post: “Granny” Dave Matthews Band
Have loved this song since I first heard it. Still love it 30 years later. So much love, such a clear path...I believe it’s LOVE... “Hello, how are you doing today? Hope I find you feeling healthy I'm so glad our paths crossed this time today On our way into the night I say it's …
Lyrics Post: “Gratitude” Oingo Boingo
As we round out this whacky crazy Covid-filled 2020, let’s not let the negative have the last word. Let’s sign off with an attitude of gratitude fir what went right, what we have to be thankful. And let’s let this Oingo Boingo song lift our spirits and tap our toes as 2020 draws to close. …
Lyrics Post: “Silent Night”
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. God is with us. God is near. Believe it. BELIEVE IT. Because it is so. “Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all …
Lyrics Post: “Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats
We thought, *I* thought, this song was quite the lark back in 1983, all synthesized and right in tune with the era. How fun! And still is. And maybe it’s time to have a little more of that these days... S-S-S-S, A-A-A-A, F-F-F-F, E-E-E-E, T-T-T-T, Y-Y-Y-Y Safety...dance... We can dance if we want to We …
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REPOST: Lyrics Post: “Curbside Prophet”, Jason Mraz
Need this energy about now...so sharing this one again... Lyrics Post: “Curbside Prophet”, Jason Mraz Heard this one originally back in 2005, from one of my oldest friends and true music lover, Scott Murph. Still grateful for that lead-in, all these years later. Funky sound, fun lyrics, GOOD. “I'm just a curbside prophet With my …
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Lyrics Post: “Better Way”
The first time I heard this song I was inspired. The words encourage, fortify. The music builds, layered, energized. Let it fill you, spur you on. BETTER WAY “I'm a living sunset Lightning in my bones Push me to the edge But my will is stone Fools will be fools And wise will be wise …
Lyrics Post: “This Land Is Your Land”
“From my youth to now, many decades later, this song speaks. And through its many renditions, this song speaks to us. To those who will listen. For those who yearn, and believe. Thank You, Woody. “This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York island From the redwood …
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