Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Song of the Day: Damien Rice - Older Chests

Such a soft, beautiful, thoughtful song.  I could play it over and over and over.  And I am.

Damien Rice - Older Chests (Album O)


Song lyrics from AZLyrics.com:

"Older Chests"

Older chests reveal themselves
Like a crack in a wall
Starting small, and grow in time
And we always seem to need the help
Of someone else
To mend that shelf
Too many books
Read me your favourite line

Papa went to other lands
And he found someone who understands
The ticking, and the western man's need to cry
He came back the other day, you know
Some things in life may change
And some things
They stay the same

Like time, there's always time
On my mind
So pass me by, I'll be fine
Just give me time

Older gents sit on the fence
With their cap in hand
Looking grand
They watch their city change
Children scream, or so it seems,
Louder than before
Out of doors, and into stores with bigger names
Mama tried to wash their faces
But these kids they lost their graces
And daddy lost at the races too many times

She broke down the other day, yeah you know
Some things in life may change
But some things they stay the same

Like time, there's always time
On my mind
So pass me by, I'll be fine
Just give me time
Time, there's always time
On my mind
Pass me by, I'll be fine
Just give me time

Sunday, May 13, 2018

What shirt should I wear?

Slightly delayed post, but better late than never.  About a week ago, I noticed that there were two NHL games on (and this happened several times, based on the schedule) where I had free shirts from all the teams involved.  Two were given to me at the door, two were nabbed when they threw shirts into the crowd.  You can tell that they're free shirts, look at the backs.  Almost all of them have sponsors on them!  For what it's worth, I'm counting my old Atlanta Thrashers shirts as Winnipeg Jets shirts!   :)

So, I asked, which shirt do I wear?

First reaction I got when I posted this on social media was from a buddy in Ireland.  He said, "For a second there I thought the yellow one said 'Let's go penis.'"  Of course he did.

Also got a comment for a buddy at the gym who knows me all too well: "Fake question because we know it's too hot to wear a shirt."  Touche, Harry.

Turns out I made the right choice.  I wore my Thrashers shirt, and the Jets kicked ass that night (May 5, 2018).  Then later, May 11 I believe, I wore my Capitals shirt and they took Game 1 on the road in Tampa.

As I type this, I'm not wearing my Capitals shirt and the Lightning are winning.  Hey, I do want a longer series, and more hockey.

So at this point, I think it's pretty clear.  If Tampa or Las Vegas want to win the Cup, they need to send me a shirt!!!