Living In the World, Not on It

I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention The devil take your stereo and your record collection! (oh-oh) The way you look you'll qualify for next year's old age pension! Stand and deliver your money or your life! Try and use a mirror no bullet or a knife! I'm the dandy highwayman so sick of easy fashion The clumsy boots, peek-a-boo roots that people think so dashing So what's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? (oh oh) It's kind of tough to tell a scruff the big mistake he's making Stand and deliver your money or your life! Try and use a mirror no bullet or a knife! And even though you fool your soul Your conscience will be mine All mine We're the dandy highwaymen so tired of excuses Of deep meaning philosophies where only showbiz loses We're the dandy highwaymen and here's our invitation (oh oh) "Throw your safety overboard and join our insect na...

My love, she throws me like a rubber ball (Oh, the sweetest thing.) But she won't catch me or break my fall. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) Baby's got blue skies up ahead But in this, I'm a raincloud You know she wants a dry kind of love. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) I'm losin' you, I'm losin' you Ain't love the sweetest thing? I wanted to run, but she made me crawl (Oh, the sweetest thing.) Eternal fire, she turned me to straw. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) I know I got black eyes But they burn so brightly for her I guess it's a blind kind of love. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) I'm losin' you, I'm losin' you Ain't love the sweetest thing? Ain't love the sweetest thing? Blue-eyed boy meets a brown-eyed girl. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) You can sew it up, but you still see the tear. (Oh, the sweetest thing.) Baby's got blue skies up ahead But in this, I'm a rain-cloud, Ours is a stormy kind of love. (Oh, the sweetest thing.)

And now on to this week's theme... Sometimes when I'm waiting in a line at a supermarket or at the post office,I wonder about the people around me. The one in motorcycle gear with chainsjangling from his pocket, I wonder if he is really a scaredy-cat at home. The stooping man at the head of the line... what he might be doing after he's done here: go back to work or return home to tend to his pet caterpillars? How about the woman who seems to be in a hurry: would she be picking up her kids from school after this or go around netting initiates for her multi-level-marketing cult? Who knows? But it's fun to guess, and to think words that would fit best if you had to choose a word for them. This week we'll feature five words to describe people. mystagogue (MIS-tuh-gog) noun One who teaches mystical doctrines or one who inititates others into a mystery cult. [From Latin mystagogus, from Greek mystagogos, from mystes (an initiate) + agogos (leader).] patrician (puh-TRISH-u...

Not really. Luis' family will be descending upon us like locusts. Is this supposed to be thrilling, because I am missing the thrill, somehow. I like Iggy and I love Anna and Kirk but it still means spending time with Luis Sr. How this can be a positive thing I cannot imagine. The man makes me crazy and now he has a whole weekend to ruin, and not just five minutes less than once a month. Although just knowing he lives with us is frustrating enough.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The normally sedate Comet Holmes made a bright splash in the sky about two weeks ago, unexpectedly becoming a million times brighter than normal overnight and causing a stir among astronomers. The comet and its expanding ball of dust have become the biggest object in the solar system, with a diameter appearing even bigger than the sun, according to astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy. The fireworks began on October 23, when the comet brightened in a 24-hour period. It is now fading but can still be seen by the naked eye in the northeastern sky. "Something that spectacular is almost like a supernova going off," said Hal Weaver, a comet expert at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. "Now, we're trying to observe the event and figure out what the heck happened," Weaver said in a telephone interview on Thursday. Weaver and fellow astronomers, using the powerful Hubble telescope, have some clues that...

I have a mansion Forget the price Ain't never been there They tell me it's nice I live in hotels Tear out the walls I have accountants Pay for it all They say I'm crazy but I have a good time I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime Life's been good to me so far My Maserati Does one eighty-five I lost my license Now I don't drive I have a limo Ride in the back I lock the doors In case I'm attacked I'm making records My fans they can't wait They write me letters Tell me I'm great So I got me an office Gold records on the wall Just leave a message Maybe I'll call Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through (Everybody sing) I'm cool (He's cool) I can't complain but sometimes I still do Life's been good to me so far I go to parties Sometimes until four It's hard to leave When you can't find the door It's tough to handle This fortune and fame Everybody's so different I haven't changed They say...

I have a problem with all organised religions. I know that seems rather harsh, but let me be clear. I don't have a problem with religion . I just have a problem with organised religion. There is an enormous difference. Luis' father cut out a teeny article from the newspaper about the Roman Catholic church and the Byzantine Christian church sitting down to resolve - maybe - their differences. Apparently, according to Luis Sr., their differences arose from management issues. As is they did not agree on how to vote in the higher management of the church. He may be completely correct. Gods know that people frequently don't agree on hiring choices, that many times there are managers who don't like each other. How many times have I seen that in companies, being in HR? In the very corporate places this can be very cut-throat behaviour. I have to say that recent experiences have taught me that managers can get on much better than I have seen. But this is not the main point of ...