So, some time later... when he reached the ripe old age of 89 years, 364 days, they tapped him on the shoulder... queried.....
Ya sure?
I am haunted, quite lovingly, by songs that come into my brain.... I ain't real sure why they stay in there... seems stuff like common sense goes in one of my ears, then quickly bootscoots, out the other. Music, however, gets trapped in there.
Today, that Beatle guy Paul keeps hitting 'play' and I'm hearing "It's just another day... du du du du du du, it's just another day, du du du du du du, it's just another day."
Then again, it ain't.
I ain't real sure if he invented it.... but a gal in my HS class, her dad was a PE teacher, coach, upbeat, really positive feller. When anyone would start a seemingly bemoaning sentence with "I've got to (do this, go there, take this kid to practice, be to the meeting by..." He'd stop them... and say "No, you get to...."
I likes his style. And, outlook. Life, outlook, it's a fitty fitty thing. There be heads, tails. Roulette and it's red, black. Plugging in a USB cord. "Damnit, why do I always try it the wrong way the first time."
Woke up, fell out of bed. (Hey, was that McCartney too?).. Actually, yes, it was. John sang "I read the news today, oh boy" part, and then Paul the distinct middle refrain "Woke up, fell outta bed."
Back to fitty-fitty. Is this where you put on your Joel Olsteen mask Victor? Bite me. When we awaken, we can be glad, thankful we're here...... enjoy the day, smile our booties off at folks......... or, we can cuss... hawk.. spit (in the trash can).. decide to make our day (and everyone we come in contact with, miserable.
I've got to do another day.
Nope, time out, stymie halt, we GET to do another day. We ain't gotta be excited to the point of the Pointer Sisters "I'm so excited.. I just can't hide it".... but, makes no sense to piss in the Corn Flakes... Mikey won't like that, those.
I asked AI (somehow, they've leapfrogged Dewey Decimal, AOL, Yahoo and Google) "How many people will fall in love today?" (Price of tea/China - wouldn't that, shouldn't that, give just cause for wakin up happy?)
AI begged off the question, yes, those half-steppers did. "Impossible to count"... "Subjective, what one considers love, another might see as attraction or infatuation." I called Wiki. That didn't help, so, I called BS.
2.5 million get married a year. It's estimated half of all in love, headed for marriage, move in, shack up for, of course, an undefined time. So let's assume another half of the ones getting married, move in together, are happy, sappy to do so. That's 3.75 million.
Dear Dewey, AOL (remember that noise?) Yahoo, Google, and, you chicken AI you... that's roughly 10,273 that will fall in love today. Cause, that's just cause to be happy.
9,863 that were in the womb yesterday, will be on full display today. Every day that happens. Very true, their fitty-fitty when waking up ain't really too happy (they cry a tad).. it ain't long 'fore they learn how to smile... and an ever shorter time to focus and see the reaction on others faces when they do smile.. . so, they do so more. They CHOOSE to.
You've "got to go" to the hospital today to see your (brother's kid, sister's, friend's, neighbor's, coworkers, classmate's, yada) kid. No, you get to,
It just makes sense to awaken, choose happy. We gotta. If not, there's sumpin' amuck in our Medulla Oglongata, eh?
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. Ahm, OK, I guess. Even at that, it means you're happy roughly 75 to 85% of the time. Ya might call an exterminator to get ridda them Carpenter ants.
It's a beautiful morning....... I'm a believer.... Good day sunshine.. I feel good... What a wonderful world......
You are getting sappy....... very sappy.....
And, the problem with that is?
(Standby one... I'm querying Brainy Quotes on happiness... but... the computer stopped, asked ME to 'put an 'X' here, prove you're human.. I hate when I gotta do that. VICTOR, you GET to do that. Oh yeah, forgot, thanks Pollyanna.)
"Some cause happiness wherever they go, others, whenever they go." Oscar Wilde (Oscar, I hope that ratio ain't fitty fitty.)
"Happiness depends upon ourselves" Aristotle. (Right you are Ari, and, many older folks are happiest when they find Depends upon themselves and 'uh oh' happens.)
"If you want to be happy, be." Leo Tolstoy.
On a serious note (that legal here?).. I dunno about you... but the sand, hourglass reminder helps me... whenever I hear 'argue', I run, don't walk. If the news on the News is crappy, I fetch ma' remote. I kinda sorta refuse to spend anytime at all wallering in ugly.
Some time ago........ I went online... there's a site where you can input all about yourself... habits, eating, drinking, sleeping, smoking, etc... along with your health history, and, those of your relatives... then, they predict when you will keel. I was honest. Yes, even told 'em about the pack and a half of the cigs a day. OK DAMNIT, two packs. I may not make it to 90. In fact, those basta's said I got fitty-one days left! (Projected Snagglepuss exit stage left, age 72.)
I can tellya, I gotta smile every day when I awaken.
Yes Victor, and you get to as well.
To everything, urn, urn, urn, there is a season, urn, urn, urn. Don't worry, be happy!
Love, Victurd