I listened to one of the Theme Time Radio Hour shows Bob Dylan is doing over on XM radio. It's pretty cool. Made me remember the days of listening to WJKL radio in Elgin IL. In searching for information about WJKL I ran across this great listing of Chicago radio station call signs.

Halley over at Top Ten Sources blogs about being a Single Mom CEO and it made me think about the flip side of being a "Single Dad Homemaker". I wonder how many dads go off to work planning summertime activities for the kids and thinking about running to the grocery store at lunch time to pick up something to make for dinner, scheduling school physicals, the clogged kitchen sink, the laundry, and ...

Halley says she feels old when she talks to young folks. I have the same experience regularly but for me they are even younger kids, in my case they are in their teens. It's funny thought that the teens are actually quite worried about the things that Halley thinks are important.

They are very focused on Halley's thumb and pointer values. They are really confused on how to achieve those things but they are putting so much energy in trying to get the someone they love (or have a teenage infatuation with) to love them back.

They really don't have much going on for the middle finger yet. Some of them are just starting to enter the working world in jobs at the grocery store, or the mall.

Outside of my job I spend more time around teens than I do adults and it reinforces my realization that I'm not totally grown up yet. I still have many of the insecurities that these young people do. I haven't outgrown my shyness. I still enjoy doing many of the things they enjoy. Like going to grungy little theaters to watch bands play live music.

Watching Andrew McMahon this past weekend I could sense that this young kid had experienced something soul shaking. His between song banter had a strange feeling to it. He seemed to have an awareness of what is really important. He talked about his family and his girlfriend and how much he enjoys playing music for people. He was basically talking about all the things on Halley's hand. It wasn't until I got home and found out about his battle with Cancer that I understood.