RIP MJ

Today, while walking Fitz-G, I passed 7 (seven) homes with speakers blasting various songs by the late Michael Jackson. It was a very fitting farewell. I also saw my usual collection of Ice Cream Trucks, and was sad that none of them had decided to use a familiar Jackson tune today in tribute. I did however, see a man wearing an RIP MJ shirt, with the dates and everything. It looked like it had been professionally printed. I'm just happy that someone is already profiting from his death. God Bless America.

I heard some people at work talking about that old question, "If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?" yesterday. They were talking about an instance when someone said a terrible thing about our boss, but the boss hadn't heard. As you can see I work with a group of very intelligent individuals. Regardless of that though, the question doesn't make any sense. We all know that of course, by the laws of gravity and sound, that it does make a noise. Since it cannot be proven, I suppose you could argue that it is impossible to know. However, everyone knows, even while proving a point by asking that question, that it does make a noise.

Here we are, post MJ, and even though I'd never met him, I still feel the loss. Which makes me wonder if my feelings come from a place in my heart or a place in my mind. "If a man dies, but you don't even know the guy and you'll still be able to hear all his music whenever you want, should you feel something?"  I still feel sad though. I'm headed to You Tube now to listen to The Way you Make Me Feel. I hope to meet someone who makes me feel like that someday.

VA