Author: Jack Leitmeyer
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Learning Japanese
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“Well, I’m starin’ at my Sony, a-drinkin’ Kirin beer.I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear.I hopped into my Honda, it’s a little bitty car.And I’m drivin’ down to meet you at the Sushi Bar.But don’t tell me I’m crazy until you hear my plan.I’m gonna…
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2024 – Escalator of Life
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“We’re riding on the escalator of lifeWe’re shopping in the human mallWe’re dancing on the escalator of lifeWon’t be happy ’til we have it allWe want it all!Escalator of lifeUp and down!Escalator of lifeRound and round!” As Robert Hazard so aptly described, we’re riding the escalator of life – up…
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Eye of the Tiger
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“It’s the eye of the tigerIt’s the thrill of the fightRising up to the challenge of our rivalAnd the last known survivorStalks his prey in the nightAnd he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger” – Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik (Survivor) – 1982 In early 2000, our…
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Watching TV
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“Watching T.V., the American showsWatching T.V.,with those super heroesWatching T.V., and I’m gonna be someone just like them somedayWell, I like T.V., ’cause it shows me what the world’s all aboutAnd I watch endlessly, every car chase, every fatal shoot-out, (oh yes)I wanna be like Starsky & Hutch,and those Sweet…
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Working Man
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“I get up at seven, yeah, and I go to work at nineI got no time for livin’, yes, I’m workin’ all the timeIt seems to me I could live my lifeA lot better than I think I amI guess that’s why they call meThey call me the working man”…
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Getting Better
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“I’ve got to admit it’s getting better (Better)A little better all the time (It can’t get no worse)…Getting so much better all the timeIt’s getting better all the time (Better, better, better)It’s getting better all the time (Better, better, better)” It’s been exactly two weeks since my total knee replacement,…
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Celluloid Heroes
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“Everybody’s a dreamerAnd everybody’s a starAnd everybody’s in moviesIt doesn’t matter who you areThere are stars in every cityIn every house and on every streetAnd if you walk down Hollywood BoulevardTheir names are written in concrete” I received a request for a blog on my favorite movies- a great topic!…
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Rockaria
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“Well, we were reelin’ and rockin’ all through the nightYeah, we were rockin’ at the opera house until the break of lightAnd the orchestra was playin’ all Chuck Berry’s greatest tunesAnd the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin’ bluesAnd as the night grew older everybody was…
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Lockdown
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“I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownAin’t nobody else aroundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Got no feverGot no shakesGotta watch my backWhatever it takesGot a face maskAnd some rubber glovesI’m washing my clothesIn an old bathtub I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownKeep my head close to the groundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Keeping my distanceAt least six feetAnd I’m microwavingEverything…
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The Waiting
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“The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you get one more yardYou take it on faith, you take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part” As anyone who has dealt with cancer knows, waiting for test results can be brutal. I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in…