You're so vein....

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and...

Reckon we've all known someone like that. When given the choice between
looking a mirror and a friend in the eyes... an easy decision...

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You?

Wow... Wiki enlightens.. The first candidate Carly wrote about was Mick.. . as in Jagger... Then Warren Beatty commented "Let's be honest. That song was about me." And on and on it went... Mebbe David Bowie, perhaps David Cassidy, and what about Cat Stevens? (Please don't let that tarnish Carly's reputation)..

You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and...

Funny, kinda. I guess relationships can be kinda like coffee. Too weak. Too strong. Too warm. Not hot enough. "The perfect blend", uh huh, right. Clouds in my coffee. and..

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You?

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...

Hard, for a simpleton like me to relate to this... The closest I ever got to a Lear jet was one night I won just over a grand at the Ameristar... had had one or two more than I shoulda, and hailed a $45 Yellow cab back to Liberty. (Only to awaken, beg a friend in the morn for a ride back to get my car.)

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You? Don't you?

I don't do real good with conceit. All men are created equal, it's just seemingly sometimes some men/women, don't believe that, in spite of all life's examples that go right over their head.. the silver spoon they've been fed with, or the skewed perception that they are actually "better"... .

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you

You're so vein, or perhaps not. Last 8 months, pretty good pain in leg if I walk from one side'a the Piggly Wiggly to the other.

Arterial Doppler on legs this morning, followed by phone call 6 hours later from doc's office "found some blockage... we're setting u up with an appointment with a vascular surgeon."

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and... perhaps I ain't so vein. We'll see..

Love, Victurd

Don't worry be happy...

Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy......

Sometimes frustrating to sit here, wanna write - but the brain struggles to come up with content that would keep a reader awake.

As I was taking my Sunday drive - I thought about 'examples'.. So I was all perked to write about people in my life that have been good examples.. Rod White, former PE teacher who taught us all "take interest in children's lives".. Grundy Newton, who couldn't have been a better example for us young men on how to carry ourselves - make proper, sound decisions.

Then I thought "nah, that would bore people. Some would have no idea whointhehell those folks are, and it's doubtful if the purpose of 'Who in your life was a nifty example for you' would be parlayed."

Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The land lord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Look at me I am happy
Don't worry, be happy

As I turned the corner - and had just about given up on the idea of 'example', I thought of George Franck - a Santa Claus sized man (HS English Teacher) who NEVER was without smile. I remember now - that perhaps he was the one that taught me "Have fun at work" - because he did. His thirst for fun was quenched daily.

Here I give you my phone number
When you worry call me
I make you happy
Don't worry, be happy
Ain't got no cash, ain't gotno style
Ain't got not girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy

Then my sister popped in my head, as she does so frequently. Biased of course, but she packed more into her way-to-short life than any person I've ever known. And,she did it all 'with smile'.

Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy (now).....

There is this little song I wrote
I hope you learn it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy

All this 'thought', 'consternation', 'coming up with the right thing to write' went into this old crock's crockpot of a brain - and was condensed: happiness. I love happy. I love smiles on the faces of ANY aged person.

Whilst a BS in Education certainly gives one a platform, a megaphone, receptive eyeballs - it doesn't have to necessitate that to be an example for "happy."

Feller walked into Perkins this morning with his buddy.. they both 60-ish. As they took the trek behind the hostess to find their booth, she asked for their choice.......... "redhead"... he continued walking... "nineteen"... s'more steps toward the booth.. "doesn't speak English"..

The guy gets it. I try Lord, I do. Happy rocks. Happy is a feel good. I wish happy on us all. I love 'happy examples' - they serve as reminders on how fleeting our time is here - and how we should choose to use it. I'ma pickin' and I'ma grinnin'. Don't worry, be happy. Love, Victurd.