August is the birthday month of me and my wife. It is one of my favorite months of the year. Yes its hot this time of year but good stuff happens every August. I hope we all have a great 31 days.
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My Heroes Come And Gone
Mario Lopez said on Twitter that the bad part of getting older is seeing your heroes pass on. I must say he is on to something. Many of the people in real life and in pop culture who I call my heroes are leaving this life. At the ripe old age of 45 I am reading more and more the people who were a important part of my growing up are going through transitions in life. I am grateful for the lives of people I looked up to and admired. They influenced me to be who I am.
The Weekend Has Begun
My weekend has begun. Whenever your weekend may be I hope its awesome. Have some fun, chill out, get a few chores done, say a prayer to your higher power…whatever it is you are doing make it awesome. Of course keep on blogging.
Rock ON!
ABBA: Dancing Queen
One of the great pop songs ever by one of the greatest pop groups ever. It’s ABBA!
Friday Flashback: Muriel’s Wedding
Every year on July 31st we watch the movie “Muriel’s Wedding” starring Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths. This was the movie we watched the night our apartment burned just months after our wedding. This is a movie we enjoy very much because it has a interesting story about a underdog who is just trying to make a name for her self by getting married and being successful, but in the movie Muriel realizes that marriage and success aren’t one and the same.
Flashback Friday – “We Didn’t Start The Fire” from Billy Joel
With all the stuff going on lately this flashback to the 1980’s seems to be appropriate. A lot of conflict is going on that were started by others and have continued through other generations. This song speaks volumes about the world we live in, past and present. It seems more current than ever. Billy Joel has it right with this one.
