Yesterday’s blog post about John Mayer’s hit song “Waiting for the World to Change” inspired a great conversation on how it currently feels to be stuck with the world as it is (most obviously stuck with the Iraq War). Reader Kannbrown65 wrote: “Well, to be fair, the song is specifically about the ‘Iraq War.’ And,…

CM reader Lilit Marcus mentioned the Michael Jackson song “Man in the Mirror” as the musical antidote to “Waiting for the World to Change.”(The Jackson YouTube.com link I’ve given you here gets particularly terrific when the gospel choir walks out on stage.) This song definitely ranks as one of my favorite getting-up-to-face-the-world songs. Here are…

Here’s an astrological view of the coming months and years from astrologer Shelley Ackerman, excerpted from an article about Pluto’s busy travels through our universe’s “Galactic Center.” This makes interesting reading even if you don’t give a flip about astrology. (I happen to feel it’s important to remain a clear channel, receptive to all information.)…

I was shopping at a budget clothing store this past weekend when the song “Waiting for the World to Change” came over the loud speakers. As if on cue, every aproned clerk in the place started mournfully singing along as though we were all on the set of “Rent” or something. “Me and all my…

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