“… you read 429 books about a better world, but you wake up early, and you still don’t know what they mean… It took 23 years just to get this stupid, wondering when will I get wise…”

dog’s eye view - “The Prince’s Favorite Son” from the album  “Happy Nowhere”

From the nostalgia collection, this song has been a longtime favorite of mine. In the mid 90’s, this band had a Top 40 radio hit you may recall called “Everything Falls Apart”. I have always found a number of songs on this album quite powerful. (The lead singer and lyricist, Peter Stuart, is still playing, solo now, and his current stuff speaks to me as well.) This one hit me late today, when I was stumbling for a topic to post on today. Then I heard these lines, and it made sense.

I spent time with my family at dinner, for my grandfathers birthday later this week, and a belated celebration for mine. Sitting with my cousins and siblings, catching up on our lives and jobs and such, it made me realize that there are no answers. Our parents do their best showing us the way, and then we continue on, doing our best to figure it out on our own, leaning back on their guidance… and then life happens. We try our damnedest to find a happy medium between making ourselves content, and our families proud.  That’s all we can do. Keep reading the books, keep getting better, keep learning and striving and struggling… and then cross your fingers that wisdom finds you eventually. And… for your grandparents sake - get married and have kids soon. It’s really all they want from you….