"I should be leaving but I'm not ready to go..."

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not ready to go golfing or to see the Detroit Red Wings celebrate a Stanley Cup victory. The Penguins survived game 5 last night in Detroit, winning 4-3 in a dramatic triple overtime classic. Pittsburgh led the game 2-0 only to watch Detroit storm back to take a 3-2 lead but with the Stanley Cup all polished up Pittsburgh scored with 35 seconds left to tie the game. The game would go another 50 + minutes before Petr Skyora scored the game winner. This game had everything but what won the game for the Penguins was their goalie Marc-Andre Fleury who made 55 saves and many of them amazing. Detroit out shot Pittsburgh 34-18 in regulation and 24-14 in overtime but it wasn't enough last night. The cardiac kids will get to play another game and I hope they get to play another one after that, it is exciting. They aren't supposed to win and will probably not but they could, Fleury and the Pens proved this much and more last night. Exciting stuff. If you could stay up until one like me.
"Tomorrow's always far away when you're stuck in yesterday..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vhdr6XFfqIE
There is very little sunshine today and it is supposed to rain. Yesterday was a very nice day, part sun, part cloud, warm and breezy. I tried to write something, anything, and it was nearly impossible, I did eventually get something down and the results are below. Along with a couple pictures I took because a camera is always in my bag and Victoria Park looked typically early June appealing.
Seclusion
I found a form of serenity
On this day in early June
With its intermittent light
Breaking apart castle like clouds
I am in the shadow of a tree
Feeling completely comfortable here
Able to observe but hidden
Beautiful people surround me
I am not part of their scene
The music plays in my ears
Seclusion can be tough to accept
After nearly thirty years I have
Love is a novel or a lyric
Confirming romance could be possible
For those still willing to look
Beautiful women with bad luck
There are good hearts waiting
I feel mine beating between breezes
Seconds separate life from death
Reflections mask illusion from reality
A memory can appear like a ghost
Forgetting is not like disappearing
The mind chooses its own course
Mine is influenced by disappointment
Focusing on the positives is hard
I am getting better at being content
Absolute happiness might not be possible
There can be enough to be happy
Spring always whispers this to me
No matter how many winters have failed
Leaving behind less and less
I observe what I can of beauty
Hoping to make it truly real
Understandable and appreciated
Knowing how rarely it lasts in me.
06/02/08


"All that was there and what might have been is no longer here, it's time to begin yearning..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iw4PCoVoiJg
A friend of mine sent me an interesting article about oil and life after it because despite what some people think, it isn't a renewable resource.
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/SecondPage.html
"Harder times we wonder if it's worth our while to try, aimless generation wakes to watch the world pass by, those who get ahead in life are those who live a lie..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XxY4QWruWVY
Since it is Tuesday, my countdown is below, same #1.
Today's song lyrics and clips, Makin' Sunshine, Yearning, Montebello Park and Not Ready To Go below are from the great Canadian band the Trews. I have seen them live once and they are really good.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTo4VhOtM0A
What is the point of nose hairs? To sneeze?
jr.

Top 100 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MFou5gU9c9A
2. Creep by Radiohead (3)
3. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (2)
4. When I Dream Of Michelangelo by Counting Crows (6)
5. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder (4)
6. The One I Love by David Gray (5)
7. Cowboys by Counting Crows (8)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nae39OSzKrU
8. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (9)
9. Always by Neverending White Lights (22)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u_pyxSj-A4I
10. Thinking About You by Norah Jones (8)
11. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams (24)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P7WjCTmSm_M
12. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (15)
13. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters (13)
14. Waiting by City and Colour (14)
15. Falling Slowly by The Frames (17)
16. When You Were Young by The Killers (20)
17. Calling All Friends by Low Stars (21)
18. Everything by Michael Buble (35)
19. The Bends by Radiohead (12)
20. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne (11)
21. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams (25)
22. One by U2 (10)
23. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M. (23)
24. Wonderwall by Oasis (31)
25. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash (26)
26. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson (19)
27. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (27)
28. NYC by Interpol (18)
29. Society by Eddie Vedder (28)
30. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue (16)
31. Oceanside by The Decemberists (41)
32. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder (29)
33. Love Hurts by Incubus (36)
34. My List by The Killers (30)
35. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson (34)
36. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (43)
37. The Con by Tegan and Sara (33)
38. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2 (32)
39. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt (NR)
40. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who (52)
41. The Hardest Part by Coldplay (39)
42. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper (37)
43. Southern Girl by Amos Lee (38)
44. 1973 by James Blunt (50)
45. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire (60)
46. Michelle by The Beatles (57)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8NEzbpQldZI
47. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley (56)
48. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Featuring Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lightbody)(54)
49. A Long December by Counting Crows (53)
50. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie (40)
51. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists (64)
52. Your Song by Elton John (65)
53. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus (42)
54. The Blues by Switchfoot (44)
55. You Are My Face by Wilco (97)
56. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows (94)
57. What Light by Wilco (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=El5d8C47GzE
58. Impossible Germany by Wilco (74)
59. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison (45)
60. With Or Without You by U2 (72)
61. Montebello Park by The Trews (46)
62. Lemon Parade by Tonic (47)
63. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones (71)
64. Thank You by The Redwalls (48)
65. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd (69)
66. Love Stoned by Justin Timberlake (49)
67. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter (68)
68. Anna Molly by Incubus (51)
69. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lsWsasqIoyk
70. 1492 by Counting Crows (99)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CG8veGmU2r8
71. All I Ever Wanted (Live) by Brian Melo (55)
72. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles (91)
73. The Weight by The Band (58)
74. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows (75)
75. Let It Be by The Beatles (59)
76. Hard Candy by Counting Crows (63)
77. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (61)
78. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids (90)
79. Trouble by Coldplay (62)
80. High Life by Counting Crows (77)
81. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice (88)
82. Tripping Billies (Live) by Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds (87)
83. O Valencia by The Decemberists (76)
84. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart (66)
85. The Water by Feist (NR)
86. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nNo-REJ74mc
87. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol (67)
88. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World (86)
89. Bedshaped by Keane (83)
90. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini (81)
91. Alright by Pilot Speed (NR)
92. Black Star (Acoustic) by Radiohead (70)
93. Elevator Love Letter by Stars (79)
94. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (73)
95. Club Thing by Yoav (NR)
96. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco (78)
97. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty (NR)
98. One Horse Town by The Thrills (NR)
99. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Stars (NR)
100. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rx2wqkcQDHo