In 1967, The Beatles released a song called, “All You Need is Love”. The words of the chorus summed up the simple message: All you need is love, Ta-da-da-da-da, All you need is love, Ta-da-da-da-da, All you need is love, love; Love is all you need. The Beatles manager Brian Epstein said of the song, which became something of an anthem for the “love” generation, “The nice thing about it is that it cannot be misinterpreted. It is a clear message saying that love is everything.” While this message may cause many of us to raise our eyebrows, shake our heads, roll our eyes, and skeptically say, “Yeah, right! What about money and a job and a home and… [Read More]
I’d Drive 800 Miles For A…
While some of you may be too young to remember, I’m sure that some of our readers will remember an ad for Camel cigarettes — yes, it was a long time ago when cigarettes were advertized on TV and in print – that had a tagline which became famous. The tagline was, “I’d walk a mile for a Camel”. While I’m not a smoker and would never walk a mile for a Camel, I would drive 800 miles for what has to be one of the world’s best cinnamon rolls. Some folks are addicted to cigarettes; I’m addicted to cinnamon rolls – especially the ones baked up fresh every day in a coffee shop just off Hwy 160 in the… [Read More]
