It's March 31, 2011 ...
One hundred and eighty seven days ago, I was there when Comerica Park closed its gates for the summer, and seven days later, the Detroit Tigers ended their season in Baltimore. It's been 180 days since the season ended, and in my opinion, it's been 180 days too long. And sure, we've had spring training exhibition games for a few weeks now, and that is enough to curb my cravings a bit, but I've been ready for these boys to come north for awhile now.
Today is the day that I've been waiting for months. I've waited through endless Snowmageddons. I thought about it as I chipped ice off of my windshield sometimes two and three times a day. I thought about it while I was tailgating at college football games, and missed it while I was watching the Red Wings take the ice. When my Golden Retriever puppy, Juliette, needed to go outside again, in the frozen tundra and the snow was so deep that it got inside my boots that come almost all the way up to my boots, I thought I was literally going to freeze from the inside out. But I closed my eyes, and pretended that I was sitting at a seat on the baseline, and that the bitterly cold wind I was feeling was actually just a gentle summer breeze blowing over the ballpark. Eventually winter would leave, and spring would be here. Or at the very least, baseball would be back. And in seven days, they will be, and I will be there. It's Michigan, so we can't truthfully believe that winter has had it's final say yet, and the Tigers often arrive here with the promise of spring before the actual season decides that it's ready to settle in for good.
So, in honor of the start of baseball season, most especially in honor of the Detroit Tigers, who most believe (myself included) have something really big on the horizon, here are a ton of quotes -- all baseball, sunshine, spring or summer related. Enjoy -- and GO TIGERS!
"It's the first time breaking camp with the team and that's cool. It's an honor and everything. But I fully expected to be here. I did a few things last year. But I also know competition is good for the organization, and I never have a problem with competing. Now, I'm just excited to talk about 2011."
-Brennan Boesch
"I look at what they bring to the party, not the things they don't bring."
-Jim Leyland
"I feel like I'm trying less, but the results are more. Hopefully, I can stay in that good mindset where I feel relaxed, kind of letting the game come to me a little bit."
-Brennan Boesch
"Didn't get the result I wanted, but sometimes the at-bat that doesn't produce a good result, you can learn a lot from."
-Brennan Boesch
"We're not perfect, but we're a pretty good team. I'm happy with the results of spring training in all ways. We're getting the big boys ready, playing the young kids and somewhere around .500 -- it all worked out pretty good. We're like every team -- we're ready to get out of here. Start playing for keeps now."
-Jim Leyland
"From an organizational perspective, we're stronger than we've been since I've been here. I think part of that is, for awhile we had to trade a lot of young players to bring veteran players on board."
-Dave Dombrowski
"I've never really been a platoon or part-time player. My job, I think, is to make it as hard as I can for the Skipper not to put me in the lineup."
-Brennan Boesch
"There are times when a passion burns so strongly, that nothing seems as significant, and the things that should matter fade into the shadows, out-shown by a hero, a hobby or new found love. ... Baseball pulled my life into its orbit, spinning me gloriously into the sport, sending me dreamy journey, alive with promise and populated with Kalines and Lolitchs and Hortons. What I wanted most was to talk baseball. To watch it. To hear it. To read about it. To convert the uninitiated. To fill my hours of all they could hold. My dad understood. He had been similarly enraptured. ... He savored our common passion. ... Early on, I got my first glimpse of Tiger Stadium, the ballpark of my youth; a towering, embracing place. The home to heroes, a keeper of dreams."
-from The Road To Cooperstown by Tom Stanton (this narration was also featured in episode 1x03 of Baseball's Golden Age)
"Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announced and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown."
-Ernie Harwell
"Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life."
-Ernie Harwell
"God blessed me by putting me here for thirty-one years at Michigan and Trumbull. I had the greatest job in the world -- a job I loved to do. Bust most of all, I appreciate you fans. I appreciate your loyalty, your support, and your love that you've shown me, especially the love."
-Ernie Harwell
"If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor."
-Ernie Harwell
"I love the game because it's so simple, yet it can be so complex. There's a lot of layers to it, but they aren't hard to peel back."
-Ernie Harwell
"The greatest single moment I've ever known in Detroit was Jim Northrup's triple in the seventh game of the World Series in St. Louis. It was a stunning moment because not only were the Tigers winning a world championship that meant so much to an entire city, they were beating the best pitcher I ever saw -- Bob Gibson."
-Ernie Harwell
"Baseball just came as simple as a ball and bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business, and sometimes almost even a religion."
-Ernie Harwell
"I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing."
-Ernie Harwell
"Radio is such a great medium. It makes you use one of the most important things God gave you - imagination. The listener can picture what the announcer is telling you."
-Ernie Harwell
"One of the last true gentlemen, Harwell, to many of us, was more than just a guy calling Tigers games. He was family."
-from lastangryfan.com
"He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched it go by."
-a relatively famous Ernie Hawell-ism that he often used while calling games
You've gotta have heartAll you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin' you'll never win
That's when the grin should start
You've gotta have hope
Mustn't sit around and mope
Nothing's half as bad as it may appear
Wait'll next year and hope
When your luck is battin' zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister you can bea hero
You can open any door,
There's nothin' to it, but to do it
You've gotta have heart
Miles and miles and miles of heart
Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course
But keep that old horse
Before the cart
First you've gotta have heart
-"Heart" from the musical Damn Yankees
The nights are getting warmer, it won't be long
Won't be long 'til summer comes
Now that the boys are here again
-"The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
And I say it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right
Little darling, the smile's returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it's all right ...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
And I say it's all right
It's all right
-"Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles
Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I ever get back
So let's root, root, root for the Tigers
If they don't win it's a shame
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out,
At the old ball game
-"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" by Jack Norworth
And finally, a classic ...
For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of the singing of the birds is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.
-Song of Solomon 2:11 (as Ernie Harwell always read at the beginning of baseball season)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
the world you desire can be won. it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
On to post number two ... First, songs. Then, quotes from One Tree Hill (which, ironically, I have never watched ... I just love the quotes).
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind,
Wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thing
Like a house of cards,
One blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six-feet under, scream
But no one seems to hear a thing?
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth ...
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
-"Firework" by Katy Perry
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home?
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care for me.
I've been around enough to know
That dreams don't turn to gold
And that there is no easy way
No, you just can't run away
-"Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" by Whitney Houston
Many nights we prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts
A hope, a song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve?
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe
In this time of fear
When prayers so often prove in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say ...
They don't always happen when you ask
And it's easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way straight through the rain
A small but still resilient voice
Says hope is very near
-"When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
I feel like I should preface these lyrics by saying that I do not feel this way about anyone currently. I just saw the lyrics online a couple of days ago, and it reminded me of my past love life. I could relate. But I'm totally fine and happy now. :)
I miss your soft lips,
I miss your white sheets,
I miss the scratch of your shaved face on my cheek
And this is so hard
'Cause I didn't see
That you were the love of my life and it kills me
I see your face in strangers on the street
I still say your name when I'm talking in my sleep
And in the long light, I play it all fine
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
They say that true love hurts,
Well, this could almost kill me.
Young love murder,
That is what this must be
I would give it all
To not be sleeping alone
The life is fading from me, while you watch my heart bleed ...
We promised this would last forever,
But now I see
It was my past life,
A beautiful time.
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunlight
-"The Harold" by Ke$ha
When you meet that certain someone
You've been searching ahrd to find
It's a new love full of passion
That can sometimes make you blind
I don't mind being swept away
If I know right from the start
So before we go much further girl
Can I trust you with my heart?
In the time we've spent together
I have learned to trust in you
So many things you've given,
Before I even asked you to
But reality and romance are sometimes far apart
So what I really need to know is
Can I trust you with my heart?
Can I cast my cares upon you?
Can you stand a heavy load?
Can I count on you to walk me down that long and winding road?
If you can promise me these simple things,
I can guarantee
You can always count on me ...
When two hearts solely surrender
And are sworn to understand
It completes the perfect union between a woman and a man
So please don't misunderstand me,
I don't want to go too far,
Without knowing just one answer can I trust you my heart?
-"Can I Trust You With My Heart?" by Travis Tritt
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desire can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."
-Ayn Rand (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x02)
There is a tide in the affairs of men.Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
-from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x01)
"It's the rule of life: The prettier the girl, the messier the car. Kind of a turn on."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"There's no shame in being afraid. Hell, we're all afraid. What you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of because when you put a face on it, you can beat it. Better yet, you can use it."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"It's hard to fight the things we are afraid of. Sometimes, we just need a little help."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting."
-E.E. Cummings (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x03)
"As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment. Then gradually, time awakened again and moved sluggishly on."
-from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x06)
"Best friends can forgive each other over anything."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x14)
"I gave you my heart. That's all I can give. And if that's not enough for you, then I'm not enough for you."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x21)
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind,
Wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thing
Like a house of cards,
One blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six-feet under, scream
But no one seems to hear a thing?
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth ...
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
-"Firework" by Katy Perry
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home?
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care for me.
I've been around enough to know
That dreams don't turn to gold
And that there is no easy way
No, you just can't run away
-"Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" by Whitney Houston
Many nights we prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts
A hope, a song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains
Long before we knew we could
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve?
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe
In this time of fear
When prayers so often prove in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say ...
They don't always happen when you ask
And it's easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see your way straight through the rain
A small but still resilient voice
Says hope is very near
-"When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
I feel like I should preface these lyrics by saying that I do not feel this way about anyone currently. I just saw the lyrics online a couple of days ago, and it reminded me of my past love life. I could relate. But I'm totally fine and happy now. :)
I miss your soft lips,
I miss your white sheets,
I miss the scratch of your shaved face on my cheek
And this is so hard
'Cause I didn't see
That you were the love of my life and it kills me
I see your face in strangers on the street
I still say your name when I'm talking in my sleep
And in the long light, I play it all fine
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
But I can't handle it when I turn off my night light
They say that true love hurts,
Well, this could almost kill me.
Young love murder,
That is what this must be
I would give it all
To not be sleeping alone
The life is fading from me, while you watch my heart bleed ...
We promised this would last forever,
But now I see
It was my past life,
A beautiful time.
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunlight
-"The Harold" by Ke$ha
When you meet that certain someone
You've been searching ahrd to find
It's a new love full of passion
That can sometimes make you blind
I don't mind being swept away
If I know right from the start
So before we go much further girl
Can I trust you with my heart?
In the time we've spent together
I have learned to trust in you
So many things you've given,
Before I even asked you to
But reality and romance are sometimes far apart
So what I really need to know is
Can I trust you with my heart?
Can I cast my cares upon you?
Can you stand a heavy load?
Can I count on you to walk me down that long and winding road?
If you can promise me these simple things,
I can guarantee
You can always count on me ...
When two hearts solely surrender
And are sworn to understand
It completes the perfect union between a woman and a man
So please don't misunderstand me,
I don't want to go too far,
Without knowing just one answer can I trust you my heart?
-"Can I Trust You With My Heart?" by Travis Tritt
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desire can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."
-Ayn Rand (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x02)
There is a tide in the affairs of men.Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
-from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x01)
"It's the rule of life: The prettier the girl, the messier the car. Kind of a turn on."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"There's no shame in being afraid. Hell, we're all afraid. What you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of because when you put a face on it, you can beat it. Better yet, you can use it."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"It's hard to fight the things we are afraid of. Sometimes, we just need a little help."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x02)
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting."
-E.E. Cummings (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x03)
"As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment. Then gradually, time awakened again and moved sluggishly on."
-from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (but also in One Tree Hill, Episode 1x06)
"Best friends can forgive each other over anything."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x14)
"I gave you my heart. That's all I can give. And if that's not enough for you, then I'm not enough for you."
-One Tree Hill (Episode 1x21)
today is my moment and now is my story, i'll laugh and i'll cry and i'll sing
Two posts tonight, 'cause I'm gonna run out of characters on my tagging limit, I just know it ...
If you were falling, then I would catch you
You need a light, I'd find a match
'Cause I love the way you say good morning
And you take the me the way I am
If you are chilly, here take my sweater
Your head is aching, I'll make it better
'Cause I love the way you call me baby
And you take me the way I am ...
'Cause I love you more than words could ever promise,
And you take me the way I am
-"The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson
"We always have a choice to focus on the horror or the redemption. And the gift is to focus on the redemption."
-Rosie O'Donnell
This wasn't mean to be no sad song,
We've heard too much of that before.
Right now, I only wanna be here with you,
'Til the morning dew comes falling
And I wanna take you to the island,
Trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when the sun goes down
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean
-"The Island" by Celtic Thunder
"Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?"
-Richard Bach
Somebody said you got a new friend
Does she love you better than I can?
There's a big black sky over my town
I know where you're at, I bet she's around
Yeah, I know it's stuipd
But I just got to see it for myself
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her
I'm right over here, why can't you see me,
I'm givin' it my all, but I'm no the girl you're taking home
I keep dancing on my own
I'm just gonna dance all night
I'm all messed up, I'm so out of line
Stilettos and broken bottles
I'm spinning around in circles ...
So far away, but still so near
The lights go on, the music dies
But you don't see me standing here
I just came to say goodbye
-"Dancing On My Own" by Robyn
Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries and drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away,
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory,
I can't live on promises winter to spring
Today is my moment and now is my story,
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing
-"Today" by John Denver
"The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected."
-from The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
"True love never dies, for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime, but lust just pushes away.
-Alicia Barnhar
"Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire."
-Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld (translated from French)
I've been wanting to post the words for Chrysler's new line of commercials for awhile now, but waited a little post-Super Bowl. I love the truth in advertising that's to be found in them about Detroit, because I love anything pro-Detroit and restoration. In the first twenty seconds of the ad, an American flag is shown behind a fence -- right away, I picked up on it: This is the flag that still stands were Tiger Stadium once did. If you didn't check it out, click here. Here's the text to the original, which is similar to the shortened Eminem-free version played most of the time. They are narrated by Michigan resident Kevin Yon, and the first one, aired during the Super Bowl, of course featured Eminem. There is also a new one out that's been shown on Fox Sports Detroit a couple of times that is cool -- I'm watching the FSD Tigers telecast tomorrow, so I will hopefully see it then and get to transcribe it, because I can't find the video anywhere online ... Here's the narration for the original ...
"I got a question for you: What does this city know about luxury? What does a town that's been to hell and back know about the finer things in life? Well, I'll tell you -- more than most. You see, it's the hottest fires that make the hardest steel. Add hard-work and conviction, and the know-how that runs generations deep in every last one of us. That's who we are. That's our story. Now it's probably not the one you've been reading in papers, the ones being written by folks who've never even been here, who don't know what we're capable of. Because when it comes to luxury, it's as much about where it's from as who it's for. Now we're from America, but this isn't New York City, or the Windy City, or Sin City, and we're certainly no one's Emerald City. This is the Motor City, and this is what we do."
After a while, you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning,
and company doesn't always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of a woman,
not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground
is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way
of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while, you learn
that even sunshine burns
if you get too much
so you plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone
to bring you flowers
And you learn
that you really can endure
you really are strong
your really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn.
With every goodbye, you learn ...
-by Veronica Shoftshall
"We're gonna be just fine. You know how you say something over and over, and the words start to sound weird? Going to be just fine ... just fine ... just fine ... just fine."
-Holly on The Office (Episode 7x12, The Ultimatum)
If you were falling, then I would catch you
You need a light, I'd find a match
'Cause I love the way you say good morning
And you take the me the way I am
If you are chilly, here take my sweater
Your head is aching, I'll make it better
'Cause I love the way you call me baby
And you take me the way I am ...
'Cause I love you more than words could ever promise,
And you take me the way I am
-"The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson
"We always have a choice to focus on the horror or the redemption. And the gift is to focus on the redemption."
-Rosie O'Donnell
This wasn't mean to be no sad song,
We've heard too much of that before.
Right now, I only wanna be here with you,
'Til the morning dew comes falling
And I wanna take you to the island,
Trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when the sun goes down
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean
-"The Island" by Celtic Thunder
"Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?"
-Richard Bach
Somebody said you got a new friend
Does she love you better than I can?
There's a big black sky over my town
I know where you're at, I bet she's around
Yeah, I know it's stuipd
But I just got to see it for myself
I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her
I'm right over here, why can't you see me,
I'm givin' it my all, but I'm no the girl you're taking home
I keep dancing on my own
I'm just gonna dance all night
I'm all messed up, I'm so out of line
Stilettos and broken bottles
I'm spinning around in circles ...
So far away, but still so near
The lights go on, the music dies
But you don't see me standing here
I just came to say goodbye
-"Dancing On My Own" by Robyn
Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries and drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away,
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory,
I can't live on promises winter to spring
Today is my moment and now is my story,
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing
-"Today" by John Denver
"The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected."
-from The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
"True love never dies, for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime, but lust just pushes away.
-Alicia Barnhar
"Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire."
-Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld (translated from French)
I've been wanting to post the words for Chrysler's new line of commercials for awhile now, but waited a little post-Super Bowl. I love the truth in advertising that's to be found in them about Detroit, because I love anything pro-Detroit and restoration. In the first twenty seconds of the ad, an American flag is shown behind a fence -- right away, I picked up on it: This is the flag that still stands were Tiger Stadium once did. If you didn't check it out, click here. Here's the text to the original, which is similar to the shortened Eminem-free version played most of the time. They are narrated by Michigan resident Kevin Yon, and the first one, aired during the Super Bowl, of course featured Eminem. There is also a new one out that's been shown on Fox Sports Detroit a couple of times that is cool -- I'm watching the FSD Tigers telecast tomorrow, so I will hopefully see it then and get to transcribe it, because I can't find the video anywhere online ... Here's the narration for the original ...
"I got a question for you: What does this city know about luxury? What does a town that's been to hell and back know about the finer things in life? Well, I'll tell you -- more than most. You see, it's the hottest fires that make the hardest steel. Add hard-work and conviction, and the know-how that runs generations deep in every last one of us. That's who we are. That's our story. Now it's probably not the one you've been reading in papers, the ones being written by folks who've never even been here, who don't know what we're capable of. Because when it comes to luxury, it's as much about where it's from as who it's for. Now we're from America, but this isn't New York City, or the Windy City, or Sin City, and we're certainly no one's Emerald City. This is the Motor City, and this is what we do."
After a while, you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning,
and company doesn't always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises
and you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of a woman,
not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground
is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way
of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while, you learn
that even sunshine burns
if you get too much
so you plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone
to bring you flowers
And you learn
that you really can endure
you really are strong
your really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn.
With every goodbye, you learn ...
-by Veronica Shoftshall
"We're gonna be just fine. You know how you say something over and over, and the words start to sound weird? Going to be just fine ... just fine ... just fine ... just fine."
-Holly on The Office (Episode 7x12, The Ultimatum)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
look. listen. learn. stay open. your destiny is awaiting you.
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark
Finally, I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out, I'll lay your ship bare
See how I leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do ...
The scars of your love remind me of us,
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling we could've had it all
-"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
"A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul."
-Jillian Michaels
"The past does not define you, the present does."
-Jillian Michaels
"Sometimes, people will hear you and be able to change their behavior. But often, their behavior has more to do with their own need for your approval than with your need for support. No matter what their response is, you need to be firm and hold your ground. At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility."
-Jillian Michaels
"Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. You are strong enough to sit in the space between spaces and allow divine inspiration to shed some light. When you put positive energy and productive effort into the world it will come back to you. Occasionally in ways you might not immediately understand and on a time frame you didn’t expect. Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you."
-Jillian Michaels
"Thriving ... that's fighting. Surviving ... is barely staying alive."
-Jillian Michaels
"Use perceived failures and misfortunes as a catalyst to push you toward bigger and better things."
-Jillian Michaels
"You can change your life by changing you mind. It's really that simple -- nothing is impossible for the willing mind."
-Jillian Michaels
"Until you feel strong enough to deal with the pain in your life, you're not going to be able to feel the joy, either."
-Jillian Michaels
"Live in the moment; be in the present. That is all you have. Tomorrow will never come if you live for it."
-Jillian Michaels
"Failure is a part of life. We all fail. That's why success is a matter of attrition."
-Jillian Michaels
"If you can't talk about a problem, it will never ago away."
-Jillian Michaels
"Our deepest fear is not in being inadequate, but powerful beyond measure."
-Jillian Michaels
"If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough."
-Jillian Michaels
"Only strong people can accept when they are hurting."
-Jillian Michaels
"Stand up, and finish what you started."
-Jillian Michaels
"Your legs are not giving out. Your head is. Keep going."
-Jillian Michaels
"Change can happen in seconds. It's about waking up. That's all it is. Waking up to your true potential and strength."
-Jillian Michaels
"This isn't about winning a game. It's about fixing what's broken."
-Bob Harper
"Believe in yourself, trust the process, change forever."
-Bob Harper
"This is where it matters the most. This is where lives are made, in these moments when you can choose whether or not to say 'I can't' or 'I can.' It is a choice that will either make or break you for life."
-Jillian Michaels
Everyone longs to be loved
What can I say to that?
But the door to the heart is open and shut
Like the warmth of your breath
Everyone longs to be heard
But we tend to get caught in the noise
Oh, what I’d give, how far I’d search
Just to hear your voice
If this was our last dance
I’d wait in the rain
Just to see your face
If this was our last chance
I’d ask you to stay
For one last dance
I’m not afraid of dying
There’s too much to miss in life
But I can’t begin to even imagine
You not by my side
I’m not afraid of tomorrow
Tomorrow, I’m afraid, won’t change
And if we’re consumed by counting each hour
What’s left of today?
If this was our last dance
I’d wait in the rain
Just to see your face
If this was our last chance
I’d ask you to stay
For one last dance
-"Last Dance" by Camera Can't Lie
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
-"Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae
"Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning."
-tagline from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future."
Qui-Gon Jinn: "But not at the expense of the moment."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Anakin: "Will I ever see you again?"
Shmi: "What does your heart tell you?"
Anakin: "I hope so. Yes. ... I guess."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."
-Yoda, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Your focus determines your reality."
-Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Always two, there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice."
-Yoda, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs."
-Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"I don't need this to remember you by. Many things will change ... but my caring for you will remain."
-Padme Amidala (acting as her own handmaiden) from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Padme Amidala (dressed as the queen, not her handmaiden): "I've sent Padme on an errand."
Anakin: "I'm going to the Jedi temple to start my training, I hope. I may not see her again, and I just wanted to say goodbye."
Padme Amidala: "We will tell her for you. We're sure her heart goes with you."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark
Finally, I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out, I'll lay your ship bare
See how I leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do ...
The scars of your love remind me of us,
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling we could've had it all
-"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
"A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul."
-Jillian Michaels
"The past does not define you, the present does."
-Jillian Michaels
"Sometimes, people will hear you and be able to change their behavior. But often, their behavior has more to do with their own need for your approval than with your need for support. No matter what their response is, you need to be firm and hold your ground. At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility."
-Jillian Michaels
"Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. You are strong enough to sit in the space between spaces and allow divine inspiration to shed some light. When you put positive energy and productive effort into the world it will come back to you. Occasionally in ways you might not immediately understand and on a time frame you didn’t expect. Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you."
-Jillian Michaels
"Thriving ... that's fighting. Surviving ... is barely staying alive."
-Jillian Michaels
"Use perceived failures and misfortunes as a catalyst to push you toward bigger and better things."
-Jillian Michaels
"You can change your life by changing you mind. It's really that simple -- nothing is impossible for the willing mind."
-Jillian Michaels
"Until you feel strong enough to deal with the pain in your life, you're not going to be able to feel the joy, either."
-Jillian Michaels
"Live in the moment; be in the present. That is all you have. Tomorrow will never come if you live for it."
-Jillian Michaels
"Failure is a part of life. We all fail. That's why success is a matter of attrition."
-Jillian Michaels
"If you can't talk about a problem, it will never ago away."
-Jillian Michaels
"Our deepest fear is not in being inadequate, but powerful beyond measure."
-Jillian Michaels
"If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough."
-Jillian Michaels
"Only strong people can accept when they are hurting."
-Jillian Michaels
"Stand up, and finish what you started."
-Jillian Michaels
"Your legs are not giving out. Your head is. Keep going."
-Jillian Michaels
"Change can happen in seconds. It's about waking up. That's all it is. Waking up to your true potential and strength."
-Jillian Michaels
"This isn't about winning a game. It's about fixing what's broken."
-Bob Harper
"Believe in yourself, trust the process, change forever."
-Bob Harper
"This is where it matters the most. This is where lives are made, in these moments when you can choose whether or not to say 'I can't' or 'I can.' It is a choice that will either make or break you for life."
-Jillian Michaels
Everyone longs to be loved
What can I say to that?
But the door to the heart is open and shut
Like the warmth of your breath
Everyone longs to be heard
But we tend to get caught in the noise
Oh, what I’d give, how far I’d search
Just to hear your voice
If this was our last dance
I’d wait in the rain
Just to see your face
If this was our last chance
I’d ask you to stay
For one last dance
I’m not afraid of dying
There’s too much to miss in life
But I can’t begin to even imagine
You not by my side
I’m not afraid of tomorrow
Tomorrow, I’m afraid, won’t change
And if we’re consumed by counting each hour
What’s left of today?
If this was our last dance
I’d wait in the rain
Just to see your face
If this was our last chance
I’d ask you to stay
For one last dance
-"Last Dance" by Camera Can't Lie
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
-"Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae
"Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning."
-tagline from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future."
Qui-Gon Jinn: "But not at the expense of the moment."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Anakin: "Will I ever see you again?"
Shmi: "What does your heart tell you?"
Anakin: "I hope so. Yes. ... I guess."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."
-Yoda, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Your focus determines your reality."
-Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Always two, there are. No more, no less. A master and an apprentice."
-Yoda, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs."
-Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
"I don't need this to remember you by. Many things will change ... but my caring for you will remain."
-Padme Amidala (acting as her own handmaiden) from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Padme Amidala (dressed as the queen, not her handmaiden): "I've sent Padme on an errand."
Anakin: "I'm going to the Jedi temple to start my training, I hope. I may not see her again, and I just wanted to say goodbye."
Padme Amidala: "We will tell her for you. We're sure her heart goes with you."
-from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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