Pearl Jam - Amongst The Waves... A little bit of lyrical beauty for ya.

What used to be a house of cards
Has turned into a reservoir
Saved the tears that were waterfalling
Let’s go swim tonight, darling

and Once outside the undertow
Just you and me and nothing more
If not for love I would be drowning
I’ve seen it work both ways, but I am up

Riding high amongst the waves
I can feel Like I
Have a soul that has been saved
I can feel like I
Put away my early grave

Gotta say it now
Better loud
Than too late

Remember back the early days
When you were young and thus amazed

Suddenly the channel changed
The first time you saw blood

Cut to later, now you’re strong
You’ve bled yourself, the wounds are gone
It’s rare then where is nothing wrong
Survived and you’re amongst the fittest

Love ain’t love until you give it up

Riding high amongst the waves
I can feel like I
Have a soul that has been saved
I can see the light
Coming through the clouds in rays

Gotta say it now
Better loud
than too late...

Y'Know What Really Groinds Moy Geahs?

Y'know what I love?

Those commercials on tv, the radio, the internet - whatever - that say...

"'ONE TIME ONLY! Customer appreciation sale! We are so greateful for all of (insert city name here)'s business that we're dropping our prices EVEN MORE in appreciation! Come this weekend, cause the sale won't last long!"

...And they really mean...

"You haven't bought enough yet. Come back."

Cause really, you know that the sale isn't going to be THAT good... I mean, there might be the odd good deal, but it's not like you're going to see a sale price and lose your mind at "HOW GREAT THAT DEAL IS!" or "HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY SELLING IT FOR THIS!?"

There's always a time limit too - notice how it always says "One time only!", or "This weekend only! The sales won't last long!" I mean, I undersdtand the basics of business - you can't sell for super cheap all the time, cause you won't make money. Obviously. But my problem here is that if it were really a customer appreciation sale, why funnell all of your regular customers through your store on two days - It stresses people out. Wait... no, I guess that's the theory behind it, isn't it. When you're stressed out, you get in, buy your stuff, and get out... there's no thought process about the deals and whether they're good or bad...Wouldn't it be nice to have a real customer appreciation day where you got to pick one item free, and they just ticked you off that list they have? (You know the list... the one where they take your phone number everytime you buy something? Yeah. That one.)

Oh well.

Big Business Sucks. Burn it to the ground.

-Dan