Donny's Ramblings

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I’m sitting in Starbucks with my headphones seated firmly on my ears listening to Michael Bublé on iTunes.

Birds flying high,
You know how I feel.
Sun in the sky,
You know how I feel.
Reeds driftin’ on by,
You know how I feel.
It’s a new dawn,
It’s a new day,
It’s a new life,
For me.
And I’m feeling good…

The rest of the lyrics are overlaid as Michael sings on this video (and are also continued below):

(the official video is here)

Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
blossom in the trees you know how I feel

It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don’t you know
Butterflies all havin’ fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me

Stars when you shine you know how I feel
Scent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel

It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life
For me
And I’m feeling good

As I write this I occasionally switch to NFL.com to see if the Bears have pulled it out in overtime against the Seahawks. I hope so, because Bill Giovannetti is going to be heartbroken and will take a lot of crap if the Bears lose.

I haven’t written a new blog entry in a week. Sorry about that, Julia. I promise there’s nothing wrong.

I’m just really busy.

The new business has really taken off and doing justice for my clients takes a lot of time. When the work day ends I just don’t have enough creative juices left to write.

I miss it.

A lot.

I want to write even if I have nothing to say.

My ex-wife thinks it’s weird that I write at all.

Bah. She’s an ex-wife.

Great woman and amazing mother, however.

Nice! The Bears have done it. They’ve kicked a winning field goal in overtime. Bill can once again wear his Bear’s jersey for next Sunday’s sermon.

This week John Hunt proved yet again what a great friend he is by helping me photograph the entire used car inventory for my newest client.

His photos turned out much better than mine.

It only cost me a couple pizzas and a cup of Starbucks White Mocha.

That won’t always be the case, however. John will soon be a paid employee, bringing his official job count to 2. John already works full time as an Industrial Mechanic. Soon he’ll also be the Vice President of Dealer Web Concepts. He told me he better be really nice to my son, Caden, because he may answer to him someday.

That made me laugh. Probably for a lot longer than I should have laughed. It’s just so funny thinking of my beautiful 7 year old son ordering my best friend around.

I’ve developed a love for podcasts and audio books. I can put them on my iPod and listen to them as I drive around or service client accounts. I’ve read Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis, and am now listening to him read it as well. I also enjoy listening to sermons from my favorite pastors/preachers from across the country.

Of course, music inspires me as well. I spend too much of my spare time on iTunes listening to previews and hitting that “buy” button if I like something. I spent a few hours the other night browsing through the Christian top 100 list.

Time I could have spent blogging.

Tomorrow I meet with a prospective new client. They haven’t even heard my presentation yet and already they tell me they’re eager to get started.

God is good.

I’ll try to blog again in a day or two.

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Send more of it.

I’m sitting at my computer catching up on the news and all the other happenings in the world. Belinda’s in Los Angeles for an adult industry convention that culminates with a party at the Playboy Mansion later tonight (Friday evening). I don’t miss going to the mansion. I’m really surprised by that, because I thought this would be the one party I’d regret missing. Instead, I feel a little sad that she finds it important to be there.

In the background, CMT is on the television. Less than 5 minutes ago a Kenny Rogers song played. I loved it. It really moved me. I believe the song is a new release, because I haven’t heard it before and I love listening to country music. As the song ended, I took note of the title and did a search for the lyrics. I want to paste them into this blog entry for those of you not enlightened enough to realize how great country music can be. Of course, hearing Kenny Rogers sing the song makes it much more powerful. I highly recommend listening to country radio until it comes on. Yes, it’s that good!

Here are the words:

Oh, the last ten years, it’s been quite a trip
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip
But within the realm of our atmosphere
We’re about as out of whack as we’ve ever been in a million years
We watched the Y2K scare in a panic
And we watched as time proved Nostradamus wrong
And we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet
And cellular replaced the telephone
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles and Johnny Cash
We even lost Superman.

Well, the last ten years, look at the hills we’ve climbed
The best golfer’s black, the best rapper’s white and it’s about damn time
But we best beware, there’s a brand new fight, you see
And I hate to say we might be our own worst enemy
We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage
And we watched a US President get caught
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish
We all cried when we watched those towers fall
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I Am
We even lost Superman.

Expensive gas and free downloads
The dot-com boom, and reality shows
What’s gonna happen next is anybody’s guess
Satellite radio and hybrid cars
Hand-held computers and a trip to Mars
It’s all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years.

In the last ten years
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash
Hell, we even lost Superman
Gonna miss you, Chris.

I find it amazing how powerful music can be. Sometimes listening to a great song is almost like tapping into a source of energy. Like I said before, this particular song is most effective when coming out of Kenny Rogers’ mouth. It’s quite touching. If you’ve heard it, let me know if you liked it as much as I did.