“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
– Henry Ford,
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.”
– Dr. Suess
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you,
they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
– Bernice Johnson Reagon (founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock)
During the many hours I spent outside shoveling and moving my car this weekend due to the snow emergency*, I came up with the revised lyrics to this winter classic.
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Sung to the tune of “Let it Snow:”
“Oh, the weather outside’s horrendous,
The amount of snow — stupendous*,
The snow levels have reached their top …Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!
My gas tank is nearly empty,
But the snow? Of that, there’s plenty,
And since I still have to shop …Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!
Well, after you dig out your car,
You still have to turn it about
Yay! you’ve finally reached the odd side
But, how will you ever get out?At last it seems that it’s slowing,
Time for more shoveling and snow blowing,
Now the temps have begun to drop …Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop, Please …
Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!”
*Minneapolis received 20 inches of snow on December 11, 2010.
My teacher Rhiannon sent me today’s quote.
“In the West when someone learns to play very well they are considered a master; in old cultures like in Africa: first you learn to play the instrument, then you learn to heal with your music, then you learn to talk to children, then you learn the stories of your village and how to pass them on and then after that you begin to be considered a master.” – Randy Weston
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If you’re in the Twin Cities, swing by Butter Bakery Cafe tonight for the Spices: A Women’s Ensemble holiday show!
