Quiet

When you live alone.....sometimes all you have are your inner thoughts. Sure, you can call your friends and chat with them, you can watch TV, listen to music or read a book to distract your mind, but that can't totally distract you from your thoughts. When you're in the shower or doing some cooking or going for a run, those thoughts are there with you. Sometimes you can keep them down or not worry about them, then other times....they are imprinted on your brain and they seem to be ever present. It's almost like no matter which way you turn or where you go, your thoughts are always there to cloud up your mind and question your actions. You walk to work.....they are there. You work out.....they are there. You get dressed......they are there. You sit on the metro to work......they are there. You ride up the escalator......they are there. You walk into your building.....they are there.

I wonder when I'll get the chance to quiet my inner thoughts.

More later.....

To all my friends in Texas......

Watch out! There could be some high winds, high waves, and maybe some rain this weekend. At least you'll have the Astros/cubs series to watch while you ride out the storm......oh, wait, that's been postponed. Well, you can definitely check out the Texans/ravens game on Sunday......no, that's been moved to Monday night. At least there's one thing you can count on in Texas and that's high school football under the Friday night lights........damn, that's been cancelled too!

Well, looks like you all should hunker down with some ice cold Shiner Bock beer and pray that the power, cable and internet stay on!

Good luck.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

From time to time, I've posted lyrics of songs that I've been listening to or that have meant something to me, so this post is not really that different from posts in the past. It's a beautiful song from John Denver, but made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary....it turned out to be their last and biggest hit reaching #1. As the story goes, John wrote the song when his flight was delayed and was originally titled "Oh babe, I hate to go."

To capture that feeling before taking a trip and having to leave someone that you love......truly amazing stuff.


"Leaving on a Jet Plane"
by John Denver

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go.
I'm standing here outside your door.
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.
But the dawn is breaking it early morn.
The taxi's waitin he's blownin his horn.
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.


So kiss me and smile for me.
Tell me that you'll wait for me.
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, babe I hate to go.


There's is many times I've let you down
So many time I've played around.
I tell you now they don't mean a thing.
Every place I go I'll think of you.
Ev'ry song I sing I'll sing for you.
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring.


So kiss me and smile for me.
Tell me that you'll wait for me.
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, babe I hate to go.


Now the time come to leave you.
One more time let me kiss you.
Then close your eyes I'll be on my way.
Dream about the days to come.
When I won't have to leave alone.
About the times I won't have to say


So kiss me and smile for me.
Tell me that you'll wait for me.
Hold me like you'll never let me go.
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, babe I hate to go.
I'm leavin on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, babe, I hate to go