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Born To Be Wild

Get your motor running'
 Head out on the highway
 Looking' for adventure
 And whatever comes our way
 Yeah! darling', gonna make it happen
 Take the world in a love embrace
 Fire all of your guns at once
 And explode into space Born to be wild
 Born to be wild When it comes to being cool, I used to think I fell somewhere between Richie Cunningham and Ralph Malph.  Sure, Richie was not the coolest guy on the TV show  Happy Days  because of his all American, Howdy Doody face and need to always be nice, but I had to be honest with myself.  I recognized long ago that I would never be Fonzie cool, but at least I knew I would never be mistaken for Potsie.  That was until I stood in front of a group of men and women motorcycle riders at Smaltz's Harley Davidson.  Over the past 23 years the MDA has teamed up with Harley Davidson to raise millions of dollars through the Ride for Life campaign.  The campaign starts at the local dealerships by building awareness an

Good Vibrations

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I love the colorful clothes she wears 
 And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair 
 I hear the sound of a gentle word 
 On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air 

 I'm pickin' up good vibrations 
 She's giving me excitations 
 I'm pickin' up good vibrations 
 She's giving me excitations Good, good, good, good vibrations   She's giving me excitations Good, good, good, good vibrations   She's giving me excitations 

 I began to notice it the night before as Maddie and her friend sat at the kitchen island with Donna making signs.  They filled board after board with sayings like "Go Team Crowley", "Make A Muscle, Make A Heart", and "Pompe Power".  It continued the next morning as soon as Emma and Carter's friends began walking through the door.  The mood was clearly upbeat, in fact, a bit festive.  Within minutes the house was filled, filled with the excitement that frequently comes along with voices of young p

All You Need Is Love

Love, Love, Love. Love, Love, Love.
 Love, Love, Love.

 There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
 Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
 Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game.
 It's easy.

 Nothing you can make that can't be made.
 No one you can save that can't be saved.
 Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
 It's easy.

 All you need is love.
 All you need is love.
 All you need is love, love.
 Love is all you need. In 1975 Valentines Day was simple for this six-year-old boy.  My job was straightforward.  With a little construction paper, a little glue, a few crayons, and a little love, the perfect Valentines card was created.  Like most boys my age, passing that Valentine to the girl at the next desk just didn't seem right.  First of all, girls were still alien creatures at that time and secondly, it had to be saved for that special someone.  That special someone who had waited all day for

Pretty in Pink

Caroline laughs and it’s raining all day She loves to be one of the girls She lives in the place In the side of our lives
 Where nothing is ever put straight She turns herself round And she smiles and she says “This is it. That's the end of the joke” And loses herself in her dreaming and sleep
 And her lovers walk through in their coats

 Pretty in pink
 Isn't she? 
 Pretty in pink
 Isn't she? 

 A funny thing happens after you graduate from high school and get busy building your career, signing up for mortgages, and starting families.  Somehow the words your parents said, "I just don't understand kids today" come out of your mouth. Somehow your favorite radio station is no longer the one playing the top 40, but one that plays a mix of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.  Somehow the movies and songs you loved as a teenager find their way into your kids lives as "retro".  And, then suddenly, out of nowhere, your baby turns 16. Last weekend, we celebrated Emm