Every Day is A Gift: Listen to the Professor

I may be a Professor of 'keepin it Real' but the title of this post doesn't not refer to me (Matt).

Aimee and I were watching Good Morning America this morning and learned about a tragic but inspiring and touching story. The fella in the pic above is a professor at Carnegie Mellon. He has three kids, a loving wife, a great life...but he's got six months left to live. He gave a good-bye speech to his University, friends, and family. The speech was reported in the Wall Street Journal, then on GMA.

I won't analyze the story or give you my take. You can watch what we watched by clicking HERE. You may have to wait-out a commercial but it's worth it.

After Tony Soprano survived getting shot, he believed every day is a gift. The professor above basically said the same thing, among a lot of other things. I don't think the idea is lost on Aimee or me.

Not forgetting the importance of the Professor's message, how about a GIFT for YOU on this DAY? The professor referenced growing up and realizing one's dreams. The following video is not a unfulfilled dream of mine, but it sure seems that if it weren't actually real, a person could wake up one morning and say the following:

I just had the strangest dream. I dreamnt about some Rock group whos members all wore the same funny-looking wig, consisting of some type of over-blown 1950's Hair Do. The group was from Finland, but were playing American Southern Rock: a very unique version of Lynard Skynard's Sweet Home Alabama. The craziest thing about this dream is that the Rock group was being backed up by over a hundred members of the Former Soviet Union's Red Army Choir, incluing percussion instruments. I wish I could explain more. What a weird, but great dream...

Ohhhh, but was it? Lucky for you, reader, it is real. One thing I think I will do before I die is perfect the dance moves of the guy in the image below. You see a bit of the moves about half way through the video.

If you like the song (Sweet Home Alabama), you must watch. I think it's awesome. That's just me though. Anyway, enjoy your day...enjoy as many as you can.

Click on the image to see the video.