Music and whatever I think to say

Look, I already did one post for the day and it is a pretty interesting subject. Now, I shall have a glass of wine, read random articles, listen to music and write down whatever drivel pops into my mind. I think that is fair.

At work I try and break up people's days with whatever I think they might find interesting. I also try and present information in an amusing manner. I don't know that that translates as well to my writing. Anyways, one of my co-workers and I were talking today over a cup of coffee.

On a side note, I just had a thought, the Devil can only see what is directly in front of him. The story of Job finds the Devil in heaven and God asks him what he has been doing. The Devil responds that he has been walking back and forth over the earth to find things to accuse us of (it says he accuses us day and night before God). God asks the Devil if he has considered Job. Now, clearly the Devil has as he says that Job would not love the Lord if he were not wealthy and had everything. In the end the Devil is proven wrong; but, the story also demonstrates that the Devil is not all knowing and has to see things for himself to know what is going on. Just a random thought and observation.

So, back to the work story. This person works for me and I think we get along pretty well. We are of a similar age and point in life. She said to me that she thought it was selfish of me not to find a nice lady to have a relationship with. She mentioned that I was a nice guy and deserved to be happy. She mentioned how there were many single ladies out there of my age (and no she was not hitting on me, she has been happily married for decades), her point was that she knew there were many women my age who might like to be with a decent fellow.

I truly appreciate her concern and those of all of my friends. I may not be "happy"; but, I am certainly not miserable. I told her that I could not be with a woman who was not Christian, intelligent and interested in the world around us. She stated that I was narrowing the choices and I mentioned that I wasn't looking. I have to admit, relationships are hard and I got burned pretty badly; but, I still believe in them. I am just as picky as I can be because I will not get burned again, nor hold back, if someone finds me, they will have to knock my socks off and I don't see that happening. I am selfish on that one thing in my life, it must be the only answer for both of us.

YouTube - [CARPENTERS] GOODBYE TO LOVE (lyrics)

I am going to try and link to songs that best represent what I am discussing as I write. An experiment, it is for the reader to decide how well I have done.

Back to religion, I had another thought. The Devil does not accuse us of being imperfect, that would be stupid. God built us and we know and he knows that we are imperfect, the Devil must therefore claim that we have no good in us, that everything we do is selfish. His mistake is in his being a narcissist, he must believe there is some good in him, it is a delusion, there is nothing but lies in him. There is none good; but, God; but, we can have some good in us. Not perfect; but, capable and willing to do good in some way. There is good in all of us, we just have to let it out. I know the song for this one.

YouTube - Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful

I want to talk about people who are observant. Someone figured out something about the Pimpernel today, at least they think they did (they don't know the blog address so I can talk). They made a mistake; but, it is understandable. They had wondered how much information I had about where I work, they discovered that the person who had the most information about our workplace was one of my best friends that very few knew was a friend. They assumed that I got my information on everything from this person (first mistake, I have been around a long time) and then they assumed my friend told me everything (another mistake). Their next assumption is the most amusing, they assumed that I sought this person out to befriend them so that I would have insight. Things did not go quite that way. LOL. Being good at observation does not mean that you will understand what you observed, not when there are magicians and actors and mistakes in this world.

YouTube - Show must go on Three Dog Night lyrics


YouTube - Berlin - Masquerade

I am not posting links to all the songs I am listening to, just the ones that I choose after I write. I have not figured out what I want to write about yet.

Enjoy.