Andrew’s Notebook

A few months ago, I got an electric toothbrush. It has changed my life. For some reason, that phrase, “It has changed my life,” seems to imply a large change. It hasn’t been a large change. It’s been a small one. But my life is changed nonetheless.


Lisa got a library card the other day. She checked out some great music CDs from the library, including albums by Reba McIntyre and Avalon, and the Music Man soundtrack. With all the recent kerfuffle by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and others are causing with digital rights management and strict licensing of music use, you’d think they’d crack down on public libraries, who freely loan copies of music discs. Anyway, the Music Man soundtrack is great. As I listen to the songs outside of the context of the movie, I have come to greatly appreciate the cleverness of the songwriting. On the train, as the salesmen are singing about Professor Harold Hill, one guy says, “And when the man dances, certainly boys, What else? The piper pays him! Yes, when the man dances, certainly boys, What else? The piper pays him!”


How is face lotion like Homeland Security? They are both preventative, and carry the unique burden of being measured by the absence of something. With both in place, the situation looks normal. It’s when you start to consistently neglect them that the picture gets less appealing.


It’s Brad and Mary Fast’s (Lisa’s parents’) 30th wedding anniversary tomorrow. It’s also my first father’s day as a father (sort of). I don’t have a child to hold or be grateful or ungrateful yet, but I do have a child! He or she is supposed to be about the size of an apple by now. We had a family party at our house for Brad and Mary and sent them off to a bed and breakfast in the area. Congratulations on 30 years of marriage!

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