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(Different) Shades of Gray

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One of my most hidden secrets is the fact that, as a teenager, I was obsessed with The Monkees (and no, I’m not that old . They showed the re-runs on MTV). They may have actually been the first “boy band” since they were “built” by someone else. They most likely starred in the world’s first music videos. And I don’t care how dorky they may have been to most people, I still say they were cool. And from time to time, they had some most excellent music. Check out these lyrics:

Shades of Gray

When the world and I were young,

Just yesterday.

Live was such a simple game,

A child could play.

It was easy then to tell right from wrong.

Easy then to tell weak from strong.

When a man should stand and fight,

Or just go along.

I remember when the answers seemed so clear

We had never lived with doubt or tasted fear.

It was easy then to tell truth from lies

Selling out from compromise

Who to love and who to hate,

The foolish from the wise.

It was easy then to know what was fair

When to keep and when to share.

How much to protect your heart

And how much to care.

But today there is no day or night

Today there is no dark or light.

Today there is no black or white,

Only shades of gray.

Entertainment, Life or something like it

My So-Called Likes

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In the grand tradition of bloggers everywhere, I offer up my first list of things I like and don’t like. I’m sure it’s incomplete and possibly, due to my current mood, heavy on the negative side. But here goes:

Things I Like:

  • Music, specifically hearing a great song for the first time and straining to commit the lyrics and the tune to memory before it reaches the end
  • My dog, Jake
  • My cats, Hershey, Sidda, and Fred the Explorer (wherever he may be)
  • Men in uniform
  • Writing with my best friend
  • Anything Joss Whedon touches, specifically Buffy, Angel, Firefly, and the upcoming Serenity feature film
  • Surprises
  • A good massage
  • Making other people happy
  • Mountain Dew, not Mountain Dew Code Red or Baja Mountain Dew or Mountain Dew Pitch Black or whatever other concoction they’ve come up with this week
  • Learning, specifically learning ANYTHING
  • Boys who play guitar
  • Girls who play guitar
  • Angelina Jolie
  • Well-written television
  • Inventive film making
  • Kevin Smith
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • People who say what they mean
  • People who mean what they say
  • Sarcasm
  • My wireless keyboard and mouse
  • The hard disk recorder (yes, it’s LIKE Tivo but it’s not Tivo; it’s better)
  • Being alone

Things I Don’t Like:

  • Selfish people
  • Lazy men
  • Taking out the trash at work
  • Reality TV
  • People who don’t appreciate the people who love them or even the fact that somebody loves them at all
  • Being taken advantage of because I like to make other people happy
  • Liars
  • Cheaters
  • People who talk and gesture while playing Pictionary (yes, I know it’s an ancient game but we still play occasionally around these parts)
  • Unfulfilled potential
  • Bad grammar
  • Misspelled words, specifically on signs in public places such as the grocery store
  • People who do not understand the correct usage of the “cent” sign and write things like “Bananas .99¢”
  • Stupidity
  • People who smell
  • Not being listened to
  • Being interrupted
  • People who talk during movies
  • People who bring babies to movies
  • Being alone