Saturday 9: Drive My Car (1965)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

 

1)   Who would you allow, without hesitation, to drive your car?

All three of my girls.

2)   When you're riding in the backseat, do you use your seatbelt?

Yes

3)   In this song, a young girl tells her boyfriend she wants to be a movie star. What were your aspirations when you were in your late teens/early 20's? Did you realize them?

After meeting Mr D, I just wanted to be with him, have a family and live a good life.  Which we did!  There were a lot of bumps along the way, but we managed to overcome.

4) The song was reportedly inspired in part by the relationship between popular British singer Cilla Black and her future husband. Cilla wanted him on the record label's payroll, so he became her road manager and driver. Have you ever worked for, or with, someone with whom you were romantically involved?

Several years after I retired from the bank, I took a part time job working at the office of a storage facility.  As life had it, I eventually became the manager and part time became full time.  After Mr D retired, he would come help out in the afternoons, I was also able to hire two of my grandsons for special jobs that needed to be taken care of around the property.  We had fun!

4)   Although this Beatles song is credited to Lennon-McCartney, it was written mostly by Paul. He recalls showing up at John Lennon's house with the tune ready to go, and lyrics they both agreed were "crap." John gave Paul the car theme, and he took it from there. When has someone recently helped you out of a jam?

I was in a real jam when I fell and broke my hip and couldn’t get up!  Thanks to the paramedics, they came and took over the situation and got me to the hospital.

5)   Paul also handles the lead vocals. When you hear a Beatles record, can you tell which band member is singing lead?

For the most part, no.

7) When it was first released, this record got a lot of attention for the intricate guitar work by Paul and George Harrison. It's got a lot of percussion on it, too, including cowbell and tambourine. Have you ever played either cowbell or tambourine? (Do you think it sounds like fun?)

No, I haven't and yes, it does sound like fun!

8) Lava lamps were already popular in England but they weren't introduced to the United States until 1965. Today Walmart carries more than 20 different lava lamps. Have you ever owned one?

I’m really stumped, It seems the girls had one when they were in their teens. 

9) Random question: Do you have a recurring dream?

No, but I do dream about the same people a lot.

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Until Next Time

Rut or Routine?

Every morning starts the same way at my house: I shuffle into the kitchen, turn on the coffee pot, open the blinds, and switch on the lamps. It’s my own little sunrise ritual — artificial light first, caffeine second, and Jesus somewhere in the middle of it all.

Coffee time comes next, of course. Then breakfast. Then prayer. Then the computer. Then, if the weather is kind, I head outside for a breath of fresh air and a little porch‑sitting therapy. After that, more coffee — because one cup is for waking up, and the second cup is for becoming a pleasant human being.

Lunch rolls around, followed by what I like to call “pleasure time,” which is really just a fancy way of saying whatever makes me smile. A nap usually sneaks its way in there too. Supper comes later, then Bible time, and finally either television or reading before bed.

And woven through every bit of it — from the first lamp switch to the last page turned — is my ongoing conversation with God. Not formal, not fancy. Just steady. Like breathing. Like walking with a friend who never leaves your side.

Some days I look at this list and think, Well, this is a rut if I’ve ever seen one. Other days I look at the very same list and think, What a comforting routine. Honestly, it depends on my mood. Isn’t that the truth?

But here’s what I’m learning: a rut drains you, but a routine sustains you. A rut feels like being stuck; a routine feels like being held. And when God is in the middle of it — even the ordinary parts — the whole day becomes a quiet kind of holy.

“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24

“Pray without ceasing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Whether it’s a rut or a routine, I’m grateful for the simple rhythm of my days… and for the One who walks with me through every single one. 

❤

Until Next Time