Random Thoughts......

Can’t help smiling

As I walk on my breaks and lunch sometimes I just have the biggest grin on my face. The actor Alistair Sim said it best in A Christmas Carol. “Oh, I don’t deserve to be so happy…. (begins laughing) I just can’t help it!” Today why the big grin? Just listening to “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof. Like I said, I just can’t help smiling when I hear that song. I thank God every day for the gift of music. What a beautiful thing. It is just amazing to me how a composer / artist can take a few notes and twist and turn them into something so emotionally charged. Same thing as good writers do I guess, but with music, just some individual notes put together. It awes me. Another piece that is on the opposite end of the spectrum is the music from the movie “Glory”. There is joy there yes, but not giddy joy. It’s strong, heroic joy, woven through with sadness. How did the composer do this? What sparked it? How did he figure out how to translate emotion into musical notes and various instruments? Who teaches that? Music is a Miracle.

Travel for work stinks

John’s off again next week. This time to St. Louis. Since I’ve already volunteered for the food kitchen Monday from 3:30 to 7:30, I have to make alternate arrangements for the kids music lessons. That’s not such a huge deal. The lonely part is the huge deal. I feel like a part of me is missing when he’s gone.

Evelyn

So my good friend Evelyn and I will be at the food pantry serving Monday. I have wanted to go but was never able to. Now with my flexible hours at work, this is possible for me. So, I’ll probably make it a new habit. Can I tell you about Evelyn? She is dear to me, but the funny thing is, she doesn’t know why. I guess she’s humble. I think she’s about 81 this year. When we first started talking about Peace and Justice about three years ago, it was just the two of us, and the job was too big, we weren’t sure where to start. Then we got Pam and Carol involved and got Just Faith going. Over the years I think Evelyn has been losing faith that humans will ever change and create what we are capable of creating on this planet. She can’t believe that I am ever optimistic about humanity’s future. Of course at the rate the U.S. is going…. I just had better stop right there or I’ll get myself into trouble. Let me just say with our wealth and advanced social ideals, why aren’t we leading the world in this respect? Why are we beating up other countries? Why do we treat the planet, our ONLY planet, like CRAP? Okay, I’ll stop now. Love ya Evelyn.

Cropping Saturday and Sunday

I’ll be up at the Paperie Place most of Saturday and Sunday cropping my little heart out, and working too. My plan is to get our Road Trip pictures all scrapped. Of course it would help if I’d upload them to Walgreen’s and get them printed out. Maybe I’ll do that tonight after my hair cut.

Speaking of haircut

FINALLY getting my hair cut tonight. It needed it about two weeks ago. That means I’ll have to get some highlights and do that tonight also. My highlights are just old enough that if I cut off an inch of hair, it’s going to look like I dyed my hair darker! Ah, the lives and trials of women with gray that can’t stand gray.