I ain't never had too much fun

So tonight I went out drinkin' with my friend Marsha, a minister. Yes, I said I would no longer drink, but it doesn't count if you're with a woman of God :). I was playing piano in the building attached to my house, where Marsha works, and she came in and said, "hey, wanna go to a CD release party at the yacht club (it's a bar, there are no actual yachts roaming up the iowa river)?" She seemed to need moral support, as she might be the only person there over 25 (she's close to my mom's age, probably a little younger). She knew a student who was playing bass in the band, though, and wanted to go. I hopped right up from the piano bench, changed into less frumpy clothes, and headed out.

When we got there, we immediately saw Michael and Nancy, a couple I know. I got some great info from Nancy about working with children's choirs, and about choirs in the area I might like to join. It was great to talk to her and Michael too, because neither of them is doing the office job thing - he's painting houses, she's doing free-lance music teaching jobs. I need outside-the-box-employed role-models, ya know? Anyway, we met up with some guys Marsha knew (all gay) and had a few laughs. Marsha's friend's boyfriend and I bonded a bit, as we were both sort of on the outside of things. The first band was kinda crappy, and I thought - hey - I could do that! I even made a free guitar connection, so perhaps I'm on my way....(to owning a guitar, not to fame and fortune)

There are so many crutches in the world you can hang onto - you can work a regular, 9 to 5 job, and really get something out of it, but so many people work those jobs because they feel they have to, they need the security. And frankly, as my bank account dwindles, I wonder if I don't need that too. But there's more to life out there, if you take hold of opportunity when it comes to you. Half of discernment is the openness. The other is the weeding out. Sometimes we do the weeding out part too fast.