a different christmas wish

Another Christmas season is upon us. This year I'm a bit more prepared than in the past. It's not yet mid-December and most of my shopping is already done. I've been asked by different family members what I would want this year. Unfortunately, the things I want most are the things I'm least likely to get. These "things" are changes in the lives of the ones I love. I want a certain person's eyes to be opened to what is occurring in their life and the lives of those impacted by these choices. I want another person to understand that the choices being made right now, as child, while impact an adult life in a very negative way. I want this same person to have the maturity and vocabulary to voice why these decisions are being made. I want another person to find a focus and path and to be free of the worry about adults making bad decisions. I want the adults in their lives to stop being afraid of losing something if they do they right thing and protect them. I want someone dear to me to never be in a position where I see them after someone they love has hurt them because they had the wisdom and will to leave the situation. These are the things I want this year. These are the things I will not get.

heaven

I spent 36 hours in heaven this weekend. I was fortunate enough to be at the coast. I spent my mornings in the surf, swimming and snorkeling. The water was warm and relaxing. The sand was hot. There was just enough rain to break up the midday burn.

I want to go back. Yesterday.

in other words...they had an hour of free airtime

what has happened to television? there used to be shows with writers and actors. now, there are reality and "talent" shows. reality shows are shows set in reality with guided scripted, easy ways around paying talent properly because the shows are technically not scripted. we see adults who are encouraged to act like feral children.

talent shows are really freak shows. tonight's fare including some fool putting hooks in his eyes and a contender for a darwin award who jumped from a 30ft platform into a pool with 12in of water.

this leaves me wondering...where is nero playing his fiddle and how long will it take for rome to burn?

Ramble On...

Life is funny. About the time my blog started gaining a little momentum my offline life gained a LOT of momentum, taking away the time needed to write anything. So, approximately nine months later I'm dusting off my blog once again.

The title of this entry is Ramble On... for two reasons. The first is quite obvious. I'm rambling. If there were a graphical representation of this entry at this point it would look like a spirograph gone wild.

The second is to talk about the song, Ramble On, and a fortunate mistake. I was buying new music a few weeks back. By new, I mean new to my collection. I wanted Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. I also wanted a bargain. So I looked at the prices of the mp3 offerings and found one for $.69. YES!!!! BARGAIN!!!! I bought it instantly. What I failed to notice was that this particular version of Ramble On was by Vitamin Baroque instead of Led Zeppelin. At first I thought, "well, I guess the radio never played this portion of the song." But no lyrics. No Robert Plant. But this was a really cool cover. So I listened again. And again. I love fortunate mistakes.