Lyric of the day.

Heart breaker, soul shaker
I've been told about you

Steamroller, midnight stroller
What they've been saying must be true

Hair Of the Dog - Nazareth

Lyric of the day

If I see you tomorrow on some street in town
Pardon me if I don't say hello

I belong to another, it wouldn't look so good
To know someone I'm not suppose to know

Just Walk On By - Carl Smith

Lyric of the day

No, I ain't seen my baby since uh nigh' on a week.
Gotta get drunk, Man, so I can't even speak.
Gonna get high, Man, listen to me.

One drink ain't enough, Jack, you better make it three.
I'm gonna get drunk, I'm gonna make it real clear.
I want one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.

One bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood

Guilt Trip, Oscar Style

After the third week in a row of showing up for softball practice and being only one of three people to show up, I decided some drastic action might be required. I sent this little parable to my team mates:

Once upon a time there was a softball team. The team was okay but had lots of room for improvement so they decided to practice. The team was supposed to practice on Thursdays at the Grecian Heights softball fields at 6:00 pm.

One Thursday at practice time the weather was cold and cloudy. Two players showed up at the practice field and waited for their teammates to arrive. They already knew that the team manager wasn't feeling well and couldn't practice that day, but they couldn't figure out where the rest of the team was. "Maybe it's too cold for practice," said the first one. "Maybe it's too cloudy for practice," said the second one. A little disappointed, they returned to their cars and went home.

The next week at practice time the weather was not too cold but there was the faintest trace of of rain. The same two players showed up at the field and this time the manager was there too, feeling better and ready to play. They waited and waited but none of the rest of the team showed up. "Maybe it's too rainy to play," said the first one. "But its hardly raining at all, I don't get it," said the second. "Lets go home, hopefully it will be better next week," said the manager. So again, they returned to their cars and went home.

The next week at practice time the weather was very nice. It was eighty-five degrees and there was not a cloud in the sky. Still, the only people who showed up to practice were the three who were there the week before. Scratching their heads, they tried to figure out why no one had showed up. "Maybe it's too hot to play softball," said the first. "Maybe it's too sunny to play softball," said the second. "Lets go home," said the manager. "Hopefully it will be better next week." When they reached the parking lot, they were suprised to find that a fairy had turned all of their cars into Ferraris.

The End

The moral of the story is twofold.
1. We don't have an air-conditioned practice facility with a roof. Sorry.
2. No, you can't drive my Ferrari. It's your fault you weren't there on the day the Ferrari fairy visited the parking lot.

The day I sent this out, some of my team felt guilty and wanted to schedule an impromptu practice that afternoon.

Four people showed up.

Lyric of the day

I wanted to find the perfect song for Fathers Day, but while I was looking I decided to settle with a song I liked that has "Daddy" in the title. After all it is fathers day, so why can't I get to use the song I want? Anyway, here ya go, enjoy.

I remember back when you were nice and sweet
Things have changed, you'd rather fight than eat

I'm leaving now
I'm leaving now
I'm a long gone daddy I don't need you anyhow

I'm a-gonna do some riding on the midnight train
I'm taking everything except my ball and chain

I'm A Long Gone Daddy - Hank Williams Sr.

Lyric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

A little boy of three sittin' on the floor
Looks up and says, "Daddy, what is war?"

"son, that's when people fight and die"
The little boy of three says "Daddy, why?"

What Is Truth - Johnny Cash

Lyric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,

I bet I'd move it on
a little farther down the line,

Far from Folsom Prison,
That's where I want to stay,

And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues away

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

Doing My Part To Be "Green"

Today I single-handedly saved the environment. Well, okay that's a slight exaggeration of the facts, actually it took two hands. And like many of my proudest accomplishments, it took place in the bathroom.

Do you want to know what I did in the bathroom? (You're not sure, are you?) Well, I made a breakthrough in the area of hand drying. There has been much debate over whether using paper towels or a hot air dryer is the most "environmentally correct" method of drying your hands. I resolved this debate today while attempting to retrieve a towel from one of those motion sensing towel dispensers that worked even better than it's engineers could have imagined.

I waved my hand in front of the motion sensor. Nothing happened. The Force is NOT strong with this one. "This contraption is the worst of both worlds," I thought. "It uses electricity and leaves behind litter. What a crummy invention."

I tried to wave my hands again. Nothing happened. Do or do not. There is no try. "And it doesn't even work," I continued. "Technology is supposed to make our lives easier? If I could just pull the towel out myself, I'd be out of here already."

I waved my hands again. Nothing happened. I have a bad feeling about this. "Maybe this thing does save electricity, I don't think anyone plugged it in."

I waved my hands again. Nothing happened. I find your lack of towels disturbing. "This thing is bad for the environment and it is seriously doing bad things for my attitude."

I waved my hands again. FINALLY!! I was able to dry my hands. YAHOOOOO! You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home. No, no towel ever came out. It's just that all that hand waving evaporated every bit of moisture from my hands. No electricity, no waste, no litter, no nothing, just dry hands. I think Winged Lion would be proud. The ever climbing odometer on my carbon footprint was, for a few seconds, put on pause.

And then I went out into the parking lot and fired up my old Dodge, blew black smoke all over the place, and went home.

Liric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

With the twilight colors falling
And the evening laying shadows

Hidden memories come stealing from my mind
As I feel my own heart beating out

The simple joy of living
I wonder how I ever was that kind

Like A Soldier - Johnny Cash

Lyric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

Every night when I go to bed
I thank the Lord that my kids are fed

They live on beans eight days of nine
But I get 'em fat come Pickin' Time

Get 'em fat come come Pickin' Time.

Pickin' Time - Johnny Cash

Lyric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

Till Armageddon no shalam, no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chickens home

The wise man will bow down before the thrown
And at His feet they'll cast their golden crowns


When The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash

Lyric of the day / Johnny Cash Week

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.

Big River - Johnny Cash

Lyric of the day

The Lord has promis’d good to me,
His word my hope secures;

He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Amazing Grace - John New­ton

Lyric of the day

Everybody's got their problems--ain't no new news here
I'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for years

Don't confuse the problem with the issue girl
It's perfectly clear

Just a human desire to have you come near

Crumblin' Down - John Mellencamp

Lyric of the day

I’ve been washed down the sink of your conscience
In the theater of your love I lost my part

And now you say you’ve got me out of your conscience
I’ve been flushed from the bathroom of your heart

Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart - Johnny Cash

Signature: Wacko Jackson with a Bollywood feeling

This guys were the 2nd runners in the recent edition of Britain's Got Talent. While such kind of shows are usually edited to present the audience either heartbreaking stories or the judges mocking someone, the winner and the 2nd place this time broke the mould. While the dance rutine of the 1st place (because yes, this yer no singer won, yay!!!), I prefer the 2nd Place one, particularly the audition one, as was more surprising and has a good vibe.

Enjoy.

Lyric of the day

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you

If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

Lyric of the day

You can tell the whole world
how youre gonna make it

You can follow you heart
but what ya do when someone breaks it?

Who Will You Run To - Heart

Lyric of the day

There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me

And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye

And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right

And the beards have all grown longer overnight.

Wont Get Fooled Again - The Who

Lyric of the day

I wake up in the morning
And I raise my weary head

I got an old coat for a pillow
And the earth was last nights bed

I dont know where Im going
Only God knows where Ive been

Im a devil on the run
A six gun lover
A candle in the wind

Blaze of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi

Lyric of the day

Why be sweet, why be careful, why be kind?
A man has only one thing on his mind
Why ask politely, why go lightly, why say please?
They only want to get you on their knees

Everything Goes To Hell - Tom Waits

(Thanks to Oscar for getting me hooked on Tom Waits)

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