Just a song before I go

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Turn it up.
–Lynyrd Skynyrd/Sweet Home Alabama

Music and cars.

Between Summer road trips and football games, I spend a lot of time in the car this time of year. That means a lot of music.

It’s a home game weekend, and Mark has a wedding to go to, so i’m on my own. That means I get a Portland/Eugene round trip in full control of the car stereo.

Sweet Home Alabama is one of my favorite road songs. I don’t like Southern Rock, and I’m not a Skynyrd fan, but if I’m in a moving vehicle and this song comes on, the volume goes up. Maybe it’s just because they start the song telling me to turn it up. Or maybe it’s because it’s a great song.

When I’m in the car alone, the music gets turned way up and I get to listen to stuff my spouse might not like to hear. Italian rock, Springsteen. I can also put songs on over and over. If I have other people in the car, I might be less inclined to play Precious 9 times in a row. Or indulge my love of P!nk.

I try not to sing along too much when other people are in the car. There’s only so much singing normal people can stand. I also indulge in a fair amount of car dancing when I’m on a solo trip.

If Prince sings “Think I’m gonna dance” and you don’t move in your seat at least a little, you may be dead. And if you don’t sing along when Marvin Gaye asks “What’s Going On” then you might not have a soul.

Turn it up.
Let’s go.

Seeing all sides of a question

 Very superstitious, writing’s on the wall
Very superstitious, ladders ’bout to fall

–Stevie Wonder/Superstition

 

He’ll sting you with his dreams of power and wealth.
Beware of Scorpio!
His twisted twin obsessions are his plot to rule the world
And his employees’ health.

–The Simpsons/Scorpio

 

According to astrology, I’m supposed to see things in black and white because I’m a Scorpio.  While it’s true that there are some things I am indeed very categorical about, for the most part I tend to see everything in a dizzying array of shades of gray.

Even more sides than there really are.

Not only the what-ifs, but the even-ifs.

The should-haves and shouldn-t-haves.

The don’t evers.

The alwayses.

We all have to do some of this. It’s called making a decision. But sometimes it’s mental paralysis waiting to happen. I am  good at making decisions.  Ask my husband. Somehow even when I know exactly what I’m going to do, I still have to take at least another quick look at the options.

And then go with plan A as originally scheduled.

 

But don’t worry, other sides– I see you out there.

Waiting to trip me up!

I also used to be a  big fan of arguing all sides of an argument at once. For some reason, this made people unhappy with me. People really want you to only make the argument that you actually believe in. Baiting people is mean, so I mostly stopped doing it.

Sometimes, though…it’s just fun.

 

You are only coming through in waves..

So, I have a cold. I’m totally fine, I think. I’ll just chill and watch a movie or something. Relax.

So, I grab the remote and start to scan through the channels and see a show called “When Panties Clash” and stop.

Wait, what?!?

It was really “When Planes Crash.”

I may be a little sicker than I thought. Or maybe I should take some cold medicine?

I’m glad there’s not a show about mis-matched undies though.

How am I going to find something stupid enough to watch???

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