What was dad thinking??

Being a father does really change your prospective on life and I am often drawn to think about the things that occupied my father's mind as I grew up. My father is a wonderful man who provided for his family, doing whatever it took. It was a different time, but the struggles are still the same. I want to use this blog, thanks to the capabilities of modern technology, to collect and share my thought that will be available to my boys at an appropriate age. I hope you engage and enjoy!!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Words of Wisdom from JB

Ok, so this is an idea that has been swimming around in my head. You all know that I am a rather enthusiastic parrot head(Fins up) and the reason for this is less about the lifestyle that it portrays but more about the music. Once you get past the silliness of 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' and the fruitiness of 'Fruitcakes', there is some real songwriting brilliance...one could say, if you allow me, words to live by. Well Jake and Zac, here are a few that you have likely heard me singing along to numerous occasions!!
'tryin to tell myself that my condition is improvin- if I dont die by thursday I'll be roarin Friday night'- Keep a positive attitude!
'yesterday's over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long...so much to see waiting in front of me and I know that I just cant go wrong' - As much as the past was great, your focus needs to be on the future
'If we could not laugh, we would all go insane'- Dont take yourself too seriously
'Why dont we get drun....' - well, maybe something you need to discover for yourself...
'I made enough money to buy Miami, and I pissed it away so fast' - Invest your money wisely
'I feel like I've drowned, but I wont wear a frown' - Get up, dust yourself off and move forward!
'So be careful when you go to swing your partner, someone may just take a swing at you' - Dont dance with someone else's date!
'I've got a school boy heart' - Be sure to always nurture that kid inside of you
'Time to sing, time to dance- livin out my second chance' - When life gives you a second chance, take full advantage of it
'We never took more than we could eat, there was plenty left on the rack. We swore if we ever got rich, we would pay the mini-mart back' - Strike a balance between giving and getting
'I dont know where I'm a goin go when the volcano blows' - Sometimes it is good to be elsewhere when someone gets bad news
'Cause I'm livin off things that excite me, be that lobsters, pastries or love'- Enjoy the good things
'Its time to see the world, time to kiss a girl, time to cross that wild meridian. Grab your bag and take a chance, time to learn a Cajun dance, kid your going to see the mornin sun' - Take life on as a big adventure and experience it
And my favorite....
'Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic- but I had a good life all the way'