Friday, November 21, 2008

While Obama assembles his Dream Team...

Let's look on the bright side.
Give this President-elect time to work things out.
It looks like his master plan is in full effect as far as cabinet placements go.
In the meantime, let's wake up every morning from until after Tax Day or Barack's first 100 Days (whichever comes first) realizing that things actually could be worse.
Here's this household's new theme song to help soothe the cold, early a.m. aches and pangs.


VIDEO: YOUTUBE

If nothing else, current conditions teach us that it truly is, as the Soul Stirrers sang, "A Mean Ol' World". This "Ray Sings / Basie Swings" (Concorde Music) CD I just bought on a whim hits back with a certain, determined meanness that showed "the Genius" up against a full big band at his prime and fuels me. Not that I'm endorsing it or anything...
Back to the main point: Rise up singin' people! Show your kids by example that you've got the gumption to persevere. Fight back, at all costs, the shadows of doubt that might cloud their eyes.
Like that Big Buford burger I wolfed down after a volunteer stint at that germy pre-school this afternoon, this too shall pass.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Have you heard Soul by Seal?
"Watchouttherenow", for real!!!!

A. Scott Walton said...

Just went and listened to his version of Change is Gonna Come. That English lilt didn't do much to improve on Sam Cooke's classic rendition, if you ask me.
Hopefully others will weigh in, at your suggestion...
http://askyourdaddy.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

you are tough, there's no improving on Cooke, but an excellent version nonetheless!

A. Scott Walton said...

Ain't nothin' wrong with healthy convusation...