Sunday, May 29, 2022

There Must Be Another Way

May 21, 2022

 

On a recent road trip, I noticed that a radio station was playing Top 30 hits; so, in the interests of keeping my brain flexible, I listened. I looked on it as a form of mental exercise.

 

I didn’t recognize a single song. When the station pooped out at Song #8, I wasn’t sorry, as, like many forms of exercise, this one wasn’t particularly enjoyable. But I gave it the ol’ college try.

 

Flash forward a few weeks, and the comic strip “Funky Winkerbean” has one character lamenting that he’s no longer hip; and another one telling him to listen to current music to increase his “hip quotient”—like “hip exercises”.

 

It didn’t work for him, either.

 

2 comments:

Susan said...

Lol! Remember Mom was always hip to the current music as each of us embraced new artists and songs. She said it helped keep her young.

Peg said...

I do remember, and as the years pass, I marvel at her ability to adapt to the new styles of music. But she was always a forward-thinker.