Have I been rockin’ out THIS long?
All day long, I’ve been listening to tunes on Music Choice on my cable station.
When I first sat at the computer it was daylight. It was probably late morning. It’s after ten and I’ve not watched a thing on television. I’ve spoken with loved ones, I’ve done some minor shopping, been working on my book and the music has been absolutely splendid.
I mean, TRAFFIC is playing now. There have been some low points, don’t get me wrong. There was a double shot of the Rolling Stones that made me put the t.v. on mute. You guys know that I don’t dig them. I’ve tried to, but I just can’t. Another thing that I loved about my dead husband, as I refer to him, is that he really tried to get me to dig them. He wasn’t a major fan, but he could appreciate songs like ‘Funeral for the Devil’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ (for obvious reasons, I suppose). He was much more open minded. Maybe that’s why those two songs played. Hmm. Is he looking down on me now and sending me a message? Bubba, if you are…send me the winning lottery numbers for next week.
Promise I’ll do something positive with it. Today has been splendid. It really has. Loads of laughter, not much in the way of a maudlin display…a pal talked me into buying a cocktail for myself. I’m going to toast him at our favorite time tomorrow. We missed dusk today.
It’s getting better and better…it truly is, my friends. I feel grateful for my friends and for my life. I’m happy that I have a creative outlet, such as it is. My friends have made me laugh and my mom called and we sort of cheered one another up a bit.
So, rock out, if you can. Goodness knows that I am.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:50 pm
A day like this will always bring a tad of the biittersweet.
Pretzels with ham hocks and grits. There’s one for the book.
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
yikes.