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Sorry it’s been a little stale around here lately. I guess I’ve been uninspired.

However, today’s song has inspired me. Today’s Song? you ask? Let me explain.

Every morning I wake up with a song in my head. It can be a song that I heard yesterday, or a song I haven’t heard in years. It’s weird how these songs just come out of my head. I wonder what I’m dreaming about that inspires these things. Anyway, I’ve talked with a very few people about this Today’s Song phenomenon. Some people look at me like I’m crazy, and others say that it happens to them too. I’m wondering if it only happens to music lovers? I’m not sure – I’d love to hear about it in your comments. But, if I don’t grab hold of the song when I first wake up, it is gone forever to the place where forgotten dreams go too.

So what is Today’s Song? We are the World. Yep, that’s the one. I bet I haven’t heard it since 1986. We had the album when I was a kid. Album as in album, LP, record… Weird.

We recently changed our house from For Sale By Owner to listed with a realtor.  The photographer came out on Monday, so I went searching for our house online to check out the pictures that he took.  I pulled up the website, and did a search for our zip.  It was the only search criteria.  The first result that came back was THIS. 

I’m amazed.  And shocked.  And confused.  This is in my zip code. 

Did you see the ceilings?  The paintings (of who, might I add)?  The murals?  And the property tax amount?  The stable?  I could go on.  I mean, who lives here?  And who needs a place like this?  I just…I just don’t understand.

I must be one.  Almost.

What other kind of person would go out to buy a t-shirt or hat at the nearest Academy Sports store at midnight after a football game?  That was me last night.  I figured there would be 50-100 people there, but I never guessed that the parking lot would be full, Hoover police would be manning the doors and there would be hundreds of fans lined up outside in 20° weather for hours.  Alabama won the National Championship.  That was unreal enough, but after seeing the crowd at Academy I really didn’t know what to think.  Everyone was very happy and celebrating.  Cars would drive by the store, windows rolled down, blasting anthems and songs that made the wait seem more like a party.  There were people hanging out of the moving cars slapping hands all down the line too.

I must admit that I never got out of my truck but I sure was trying to find “Sweet Home Alabama” or “Rammer Jammer” on the iPod so my subwoofer and I could do our part to further the party environment.  I never got to it quickly enough but then again I didn’t run anybody over either.

ABC 33/40 was there too.

Yesterday, I found out that Brian’s large intestine is named Jeffrey. He makes me laugh.

Howdy. Between a new keyboard, new bedroom furniture, tons of weeds in the yard and us installing some gently used shelving in the garage, we’ve been busy. Did you know we’re listed as “More Resources for Painting-Interior Paint Colors”? We are. Just scroll down to almost the end of the page. Also, apparently Brian is a member of the “Dysfunctional Tendencies” volleyball team in the USA Volleyball Association’s Garden Empire Region. Weird huh?