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The jukebox in my head has this amazing shuffle feature. Pick a day, any day, and I've got some random song buzzing through my skull.   And usually it ends up with a full audio track for anyone within an ear-shot. Yesterday, "The Way" by Fastball was center stage. This morning, "Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes" by Elvis Costello was the choice du jour. A couple of days ago I started singing "I Swear", the 90's classic by the group All-4-One. Now when you are at home singing in the shower or kitchen or wherever and nobody is around it's really not an issue.  We all do it. But now that I am back in the working world, I probably need to be a little more aware of when to hit that play switch. A few days ago I was typing along on my computer at work and all of a sudden I just belted out the words "And I Swear". Immediately, like it was on cue, my co-worker, easily 15 years my junior, added from across the room "by the moon and the star...

What an almost perfect weekend it was. I’ll get to the almost in a bit, but like the good book, let’s start at the beginning. I got a call a few days ago from a friend who said that she was going to be in the neighborhood this weekend. Well, not exactly the neighborhood, but my state. Considering she lives in a different time zone, a two-hour drive was the least I could do. So I loaded up the car and took the two older kids on a road-trip. My wife stayed home with our six year-old and the dog. The ride there gave me and my 12-year old daughter and 11-year old son a great opportunity to catch-up as they entered their spring break. I’ve got satellite radio in my car so we had a lot of musical options. For the most part they wanted the Top 40 station and I gave in to be a good dad. Did you know that Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum are not related? Who knew? At one point, I was looking to get a little break and give the kids a little culture, so I flipped on preset #7. The Broa...