May 16, 2011
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The Daily News
1 I personally take the blame for throwing the Sharks off last night. I chose to head to Red Lobster in order to watch the game, and we did great going into the third. I decided to head out and try catching it on a secret VS stream on my computer, but when I got home, it buffered. And you know what THAT means...
2 These guys could pinpoint where we are from deep space, but they can't keep a hooked up stream from buffering! Okay, so I tried to get something for nothing, but still. It was flowing when I went to dinner.
3 I am certain that I interrupted the particles that worked so well in the restaurant. The bartender didn't want us to leave, because all was smiles and a lot of great plays.
4 It's funny, because when the Giants made their run I did the same routine every single night. I got home, fed the cats, put on my regalia, started making dinner, and poured a couple of drinks in orange/black parfaits.
5 I did very little to change that routine. Same regalia, same hats, same parfaits, sometimes different food!
6 Even when I was a kid I would do stupid things, especially when we played the Bums. I remember one time putting clothespins on each of my toes in an effort to get a rally going!
7 That might explain my need for wide shoes now that I think about it.
8 Anyway, next time I'll stay. That would be Wednesday. There's still a LOT of hockey left to be played. We looked good except for a few zigs and zags that I never really saw anyway. It was like some UFO flew over and interrupted the flow, locked up the legs, flattened the tires. And Sharks' fans, expect miracles.
9 I will try with all my might not to jinx sports anymore. I felt bad enough that I hinted about Lincecum's throwing of a no-no earlier this week, but that was a legit hint and within the okay way to do it, I insisted to nobody in particular.
10 Oy.
11 Moving on, Part the First: Caitlin found out last night that the church in which she is getting married won't allow CD's or iPod songs AND that any songs in the church have to be either classical or modern/Christian, whatever THAT means.
12 She originally wanted a live version of I See the Light from Tangled. The church just put the kibosh on that one. I sort of understand, because people could come in with some raunchy things, knowing people as I think I do.
13 But in Caitlin's beautiful eyes, Josh has made her see another side to life, and she has shown a tremendous interest in the Catholic church. The song could be seen as a wonderful combination of her dreams of a beautiful life with the perfect guy, as well as her steps into the church, and the glorious side to all of that.
14 I'm hoping we could convince them that the song could be completely about both love and spirituality.
15 Because right now we've been listening to lots of other songs, some cliché, some not. Some are quite beautiful, and will certainly work. But I really like I See the Light, because THEY love it. Let's not lose focus. It is about the young couple.
16 Last week I played that song for my students and told them that it was the song Josh and Caitlin wanted played when they walked down the aisle. My students LOVED that idea, especially if my sister was going to sing it. We thought of getting a guy to sing with her, and that was where it was when they were told yesterday that they couldn't have that song.
17 But each time I listen to it all I can think of is how much it is the two of them.
18 Anyway, I'm hoping we could still arrange to get that song into that church; it would be quite special for the rest of their lives.
19 Sorry, just thinking out loud here. Having been raised a Catholic, I feel I have a right to say that the religion I attended my entire childhood has had a long history of changing rules, and sometimes doing what is in the interest of its parishioners.
20 I won't go into religion too much here, because it is always a hot topic and sure to ruffle some feathers. I keep my religious and spiritual beliefs pretty much to myself, as they are personal. I don't mind calling out hypocrisies and faulty reasoning, and I fully believe that there are no coincidences, that math works, that positive thinking usually ends with better results than negative thinking, and that there is something to Joe-the-Bear. Oh, and to particles.
21 Beyond that, I will bury myself in hypocrisies and faulty reasoning when I begin spouting stuff.
22 But two people are in love. And they have a song that is everything that they are.
23 So I'm going to pray tonight that something miraculous can happen. How many people absolutely know that they have met their destiny? I truly think that Josh and Caitlin have. And I think that love needs to move through every nook and cranny of that church.
24 So Josh and Caitlin, I'm going to have a little talk with my Mom tonight, and all the bright spirits that always seem to work. Maybe we can make some magic happen.
25 It's be a great way to start the week. Always expect miracles.
26 Moving on, Part the Second: So I've a follow-up appointment with my general practitioner today at 4. I went in a few weeks ago to have a lump removed from my shoulder, and did fine; it's disappeared nicely. But they found my blood pressure was off the charts, almost literally.
27 Since then I have completely gone on a massive health kick, eating lots of fruits, vegetables, grains, non-fat milk, legumes, and lighter portions of meat. I have completely cut back almost eighty per cent on sodium, and I'm going for walks and even hopping on the treadmill. I haven't felt this good since I was swimming with the turtles in '09.
28 It's just that it is scheduled for a Monday, which makes for a long week. But it's all good, because if I have a wedding to be a Dad to, then I should have a clean bill of health.
29 I've felt wonderful lately, so I'm crossing my fingers and moving ahead. And I expect miracles.
30 Anyway, those are the rantings of a simple man on a simple Monday.
31 Live life.
32 Love life.
33 Peace.
~H~
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