• movies - vacation

    Countdown to Vacation

    Song Lyric of the Day: To be gone away awhile, tell me all the things that I / I’ll be missing here in this old life Safetysuit / “Gone Away“ Even though it’s two months and a day away, I’m excited beyond belief counting down to my solo vacation in…

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    Time to Move On

    Song Lyric of the Day: Build my world of dreams around you, I’m so glad that I found you / I’ll be there with a love that’s strong / I’ll be your strength, I’ll keep holding on The Jackson 5 / “I’ll Be There“ Like a lot of people today,…

  • family - july 4 - july 4th

    July 4th Weekend Postmortem

    Song Lyric of the Day: Counting on the night for a beautiful day / I shake it your way, I shake it your way Kings of Leon / “Use Somebody“ Our July 4th weekend was busy. Busy as in our first day back at work today was the coming-down-from-the-weekend-busy. You…

  • happy for the day - song lyrics

    My Happy for the Day: "The Show"

    This is one of my new insta-happy songs, “The Show” by Lenka. Happy lyrics? Check. Adorable singer? Check. Smiling tomato puppets and happy bluebird puppets? Check and check. There’s something that’s just fun about Lenka literally floating and flying through different scenarios, seemingly with girl-next-door superpowers, while singing optimistically about…

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    Where Has the Year Gone?

    Song Lyric of the Day:At the sound / Of the first bird singing / I was leaving for home / With the storm / And the night behind me Uriah Heep / “July Morning“Holy hell, it’s July! Where have the first six months of the year gone? I feel like…

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    My Best, Most Relaxing Day Ever

    Song Lyric of the Day: Relax don’t do it / When you want to go to it Frankie Goes to Hollywood / “Relax“ For the first time in seven years of participating in the Relay for Life, I took the Monday after the event off. And it was AWESOME. How…

  • humor - marriage - scene from a marriage

    Scene From a Marriage # 10,513

    Whispered conversation while attending worship service in Iowa with the grandparents: “Are you lip synching?” “Yes.” “Why?” “Because I don’t know Methodist hymns. If they were set to Catholic ones, I could sing along, but they’re not, so I’m lip synching.” “Don’t you think that’s rude?” “It’d be rude not…