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September 30, 2005
You Might Think I'm Crazy
One of my favorite songs by the Cars is the one that goes:
You might think I'm crazy
To hang around with you
Or maybe you think I'm lucky
To have something to do
...
You might think I'm crazy
But all I want is you.
And so on.
I heard it yesterday when I was on my way to the bank, and paused to reflect for a moment on how almost everyone I know thinks I'm crazy for one thing or another.
A large portion of people I know think that CR is just nuts. I mean sure, I look great, feel great, hardly ever get sick, and don't have to worry much about heart disease, strokes or diabetes. Or how I look in a bikini. But reduce your calories??? Count them??? Make your meals on computer software? Crazy!
And I'm a union organizer. That's kinda weird. When I tell people that I am a union organizer, I frequently get the same response I get when I tell them I occasionally drink TAB. "They still have that?"
In case that wasn't enough, also really enjoy listening to WJJZ, the Philly smooth jazz station, which almost everyone I know thinks is too un-cool for words. Why can't I listen to hip-hop or classic rock or the alternative college station? What is it about Earth, Wind and Fire that I find so compelling?
There's something for everyone to find odd about me. It's equal opportunity that way. Even MR, with whom I have so much in common that we often stare at each other in amazement, sometimes thinks I'm just plain nuts. To which I respond that if *anyone* were asked which one of us is weirder, they'd pick him. Of course, they don't know me like he does.
As Billy Joel so famously said:
If I'm crazy than it's true
That it's all because of you
And you wouldn't want me any other way.
Posted by april at September 30, 2005 11:41 AM
Comments
We're calling Earth, Wind and Fire "smooth jazz" now? Sheesh, I must be getting old.
Posted by: Suzanne at September 30, 2005 4:28 PM