Cheesebag

As college acquaintance Robbie said recently, "Celebrate your inner cheese." So I did and much to my embarrassment I'm about to bare all.
I'm about to be laid off and consequently I will lose the decent health care that I have so I decided it would be in my best interest to get some appointments taken care of. Who knows when I'll have insurance again. And yes, I used sick time, when you have several hundred hours accumulated, I think you're entitled despite what the taxpayers say. Anyway, after a trying appointment where I was informed that I need tests including an "old people's" test i.e. slammogram I decided to stop off at Tar-jay. As I wandered, I found the cheese bin where they had a buy 2 CD's get a free $15 I-tunes card. Essentially, you gained 2 cheesy greatest hits and the card for the price of 2 CD's. I saw KISS, Barry White, Def Leppard (ugh). I figured KISS Army Queen Mike Rite could hook this sista up so I kept looking. Then the Olivia Newton John "Gold" CD jumped out at me and it was as if my life was flashing before my eyes. She's been with me since I was in grade school. I remember Mr. Thompson playing electric guitar to her tunes while we sang along "Please Mr. Please"--seriously. The "Grease" years when the soundtrack was the shiznit for us middle school kids. The whole Xanadu craze--although the movie bombed, it showcased ONJ with my other faves Electric Light Orchestra . I also remember doing my Olivia imitation for Paulie Paul in high school and watching him pee his pants with laughter, "Have You Never Been Mellow". My imitation may have been prompted with ONJ's "Physical" comeback, which I wasn't particularly fond of "Let's get jizzical, jizzical..." I secretly enjoyed "Make a Move on Me". She's just easy to sing a long to and just plain sugary fun. Over the years I noted her battle with breast cancer and more recently the mysterious case of her missing boyfriend. She's held up well and has even tried to get some street cred by re-cutting "I Honestly Love You" with Babyface.
Also in this cheese bin was the Bee Gees Greatest Hits CD. My disco youth came back to me and before I knew it, I had disc in hand. I haven't even cracked it open yet but I am looking forward to some "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway" not to mention the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack tunes. C'mon kids, 'fess up what's your favorite cheese?
I leave you with lyrics from "Livin' in Desperate Times" an ONJ tune that I'd forgotten about (some of you are saying I should have never remembered). It's very appropos considering my job outlook...

And I'm living in desperate times
Being alive's my only crime
Don't care what I have to do
I'll find some way to make it through

Sick Humor

Cheap laff of the day...
On September 2, 2005, CNN posted the names of those evacuated from New Orleans. Names were submitted via e-mail. Check out the first name. If you want the backstory on this entry, see this link.