Sappy Songs and the Tivo Generation...

I discovered this little song recently and was strangely drawn to its unabashed sappiness,-gaggingly sweet, really. If you are inlove, you'll probably smile when you read the lyrics. If you are not, you will probably ralph on your shoes. I understand it's from an obscure musical called the Apple Tree, by the same guys that did Fiddler on the Roof. So it's a showtune to boot!

What Makes Me Love Him

What makes me love him?
It's not his singing
I've heard his singing
It sours the milk,
and yet, it's getting to the point
where I prefer that kind of milk.

What makes me love him?
It's not his learning.
He's learned so slowly
his whole life long.
And though he really knows
a multitude of things,
they're mostly wrong.

He's not romantic
and yet I love him,
though on occasion, he's used me ill
And though he's handsome
I know inside me,
were he a plain man, I'd love him still

What makes me love him?
It's quite beyond me.
It must be something I can't define.
Unless, it's merely that he's masculine
and that he's mine.

If you want to hear the little tune, the only place I know of finding it is on this so-so album of Sarah Brightman's called The Songs That Got Away. It's got a simple melody that is nice.

(beat)

So today as I was cleaning the bathroom my two year old came running up to me in a panic. Apparently, he wanted me to fast forward the commercials on his favorite cartoon! Isnt it kind of sad how dependant we become on modern technology? I've only had my dvr for less than a year but I rarely watch live tv anymore...so spoiled am I. And evidently the urchins are spoiled too...on the occasion that we do watch something in 'real time', they just don't know what do with themselves when the commercials come on. Hey, maybe those obnoxiously loud ads will become obsolete pretty soon? Here's hoping.