Somewhere in Between

He says it’s hot as hell in here
She says it not that bad
They smile and find the comfort in
The truth, it’s in between

She says they’ve gone too far
He says they’re close enough
She wishes they could just admit
The truth, they’re in between

She ventures do you think we should
He says let’s wait awhile
She hesitates but wants to tell
The truth, she’s in between

He says I think I know it
She says he could be right
He wonders if she knows about
The truth, he’s in between

He says he’d kind of like to
She says it can’t be done
He reckons both of them are right
The truth, it’s in between

She says it’s fine, I’ll do it
He says he doesn’t mind
They both suspect the other of
The truth, it’s in between

She says do you remember when
He claims he has forgotten
She knows that isn’t quite
The truth, it's in between

He says I don't suppose
She says you don’t propose
They smile and find the comfort in
The truth, it’s in between

Drama for the Day

Since I can't decide which is the bigger "news", I'll just list the drama of the day in random order:

1) A body was recovered and identified as my cousin Rick. He was first reported missing on July 1, 2010.
2) B got hit by a car while riding his bike to school this morning. Not sure of the details, because I think he is trying to tell it without getting himself in trouble. But he's OK, his bike is OK, and we have thoroughly reviewed the rules of him riding his bike.
3) The saga of him continues. I do not even know where to start except to say that the fictionalized short-story version I was working on suddenly seems ignorant in comparison. Truth really is stranger than fiction.
4) L talked to his parents today about losing his job and his plans for starting a business. They were surprisingly supportive, so that turned out to be not much drama after all.

Music Lessons

B is certainly not going to inherit any musical ability from me. But after listening to Radio Disney all the way home yesterday, I have decided that I owe it to both of us to at least teach him some basic music appreciation. He has the entire Beatle's boxed set on his mp3 player, which is a good start. He identifies songs by the movies or commercials, which at least means he's listening. He has favorites on Guitar Hero, which is something I guess.

I think the next step is to help him start distinguishing between good, bad and ordinary, the criteria of course being what I am willing to listen to :)

His first test will be his ability to identify the following:
~ Ozzy/Black Sabbath
~ Metallica
~ Nirvana
~ Beastie Boys
~ Green Day
~ Bob Marley
~ The Who
~ The Ramones
~ Johnny Cash
~ the use of a voice modulator
~ bass line/chord progression
We will work our way up to him being able to tell the difference between a cover and the original, as well as the difference between talent and celebrity.

Oh, I know he'll outgrow Radio Disney eventually, but I think I'll just help speed the process along :) Remind me in five years, when he he is listening to some total crap, that I encouraged this very thing!