Musings in Search of a Muse

Too busy and tired to post anything yesterday. After getting out of work late I dashed to Lodge so I could be one of the Conferring Masters when two candidates were entered into Freemasonry. I totally butchered the oath and obligation. That's strange because normally it's something I can recite without even thinking about it. The rest of the degree went well, though. I even got a great compliment from one of my toughest critics. While the botch job was unforgivable I still feel pretty good about the work I did.

Then after the degree work came the usual snacking session. Anyone can be a 34th degree Mason -- the Belly Mason Degree -- with enough diligent work. Then after two bowls of ice cream and some crisps I helped the Worshipful Master ferry some cars around. That means I didn't get home in time to do any blogging. Looks like I may have to start thinking about changing a regular post to The Song of the Once-in-a-While or something.

Speaking of such, here we go ...

"Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith gets the nod for Song of the Day today, and not just because it happened to be playing when I got around to the SOD part of this post. It's a great tune that fits beautifully in with the recent SODs from Traffic, Uriah Heep, and others of this ilk. Some Rock is truly timeless and this Blind Faith tune is among them. When I feel like listening to the lyrics I find them poignant and easy to sing along with. The melody is catchy and easy to hum, plus it's not too fast without being stodgy. This is sort of my mood in music lately.

Although when I was playing chauffeur last night my buddy and I really got into Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher" and the Blues Brothers' cover of "Sweet Home Chicago." Maybe my mood is changing. It's been pretty perky lately, but more so now that I'm done giving that degree at Lodge. Now I can relax and concentrate on cleaning my house (rats!).