Rolling Thunder, Power and Rain

I was listening to and AC/DC song today (yes, I pulled out that old collection of music I listened to through out my teenage years, from which I am only now emerging at 27) and suddenly thought, "Why do I like this music?" I tried desperately to find an answer and I somehow could not grasp upon anything logical or that made sense. So, I said to myself, "Just trust yourself." Then, on a completely different plane of my mental expanse, a line from the movie "High Fidelity" popped into my head. So, here I post it for you.

"Should I bolt every time I get that feeling in my gut when I meet someone new? Well, I've been listening to my gut since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains."

Another line comes to mind from the movie As Good As It Gets.

Carol:
OK, we all have these terrible stories to get over, and you ---

Melvin:
It's not true. Some have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and...noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that's their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good.

About Me

Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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