uh, hmmmm....

geez, i was looking around for a video to post and stumbled across this one. "Young@heart". Doing their version of coldplays' 'fix you'. i really don't know what to say about this little jem. I like it though. At first i laughed, then i was kinda sad. Then i felt a tinge of pride for these old coots who are still living the best they can. I mean, the guy is wearing an oxygen tube and singing. They all look as if they're going to fall of their chairs at any moment. I was actually hoping he'd spark up a smoke, take a drag, slowly exhale it and launch into Chris Cornell's song, "Say hello to Heaven"....

young@heart, old in body.

facebook

remember valentines day as a wee tyke in elementary school? were you a cool kid who got lots of valentines? Did you get any? Do you think it had any effect on your self esteem as a child? skip ahead as many years as you need to till you get to today. Now in days, it can be like valentines day everyday, if you have facebook that is. I do. wanna know why? i'm not sure i know why. like everyone, i was curious. i suppose the premise is that you can 'connect' with people you haven't seen for 15 years. But is it really that cool? do you really want to 'get back in touch' with that person you went to school with or worked with or whatever? As one girl wrote on my 'wall', she get's to reconnect with the 'relics of her past'. I thought it was funny. I realized i am a relic of her past. It made me think, other than a couple actual friends that you really do miss, about 80% of everyone that invites themselves to be your friend may be using you as a number to show the world just how many friends they have on facebook.
But oops, now i've done it. will this piss anyone off? will people stop wanting to be my friend? oh gosh, i hope not, or not. But whatever, it's a fad, a trend. It serves it's purpose, it's just another cool thing to do. closeness at a distance.

big al

there is a guy I work with whose name is Al. Big Al as i like to call him. anyways, nice guy. however, on the weekend he suffered irregular heart rates three different times. he went into the hospital and they stuck a pacemaker in him. It seems though he has some sort of virus that is attacking his organs b/c his liver is also under attack. he's in critical condition. He's a bit older than me. the point of this rant is to mention him and say that if you, the reader, believe in prayer, positive thoughts, rain dances, or whatever, then give a word up to the Lord for Al's healing. BTW, he happens to be my ride home somedays and i'm to lazy to find someone else to commute with.