time keeps on tickin....

Tonight KayBee will initiate 17 candidates, by far the largest class in a while. And also there is the usual underlying turmoil within the chapter, most rooted in the extremely close relationships that inevitably grow between the brothers. At any rate...I have spent time this week listening to upset brothers (actives) complaining about this or that wrongdoing by another brother, which in the end are personal situations that should be dealt with between brothers, but spill out into the circle because it is virtually impossible to keep "business" separate from the "personal" stuff.... I have also spent a lot of time remembering the same stuff happening when I was "active", and shaking my head to myself and wondering "how much time did we waste over silly stuff?" It always makes me miss my friends from that time, as well as all of my friends. As I have said before, it seems that my time spent with any friend really seems to be getting more and more less frequent. Jobs....family...KIDS...well, these things certainly become a priority, and idlin time away at Huddle House until 3 in the morning aint going to happen...probably ever again. And it makes me really sad....

...at any rate, the other night i caught the end of Celebrity Apprentice and Trace Adkins sand a song that found somewhat profound, and am going to read these lyrics to the chapter tonight right after Rit... and while it doesnt talk about this type of situation im talking about specifically, I think you can see the analogy.....

She was starin' out the window of their SUV
Complainin', sayin', “I can't wait to turn eighteen”
She said, “I'll make my own money and I'll make my own rules
Momma, put the car in park out there in front of the school”
And she kissed her head, and said, “I was just like you”

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place, she says, “It'll do for now”
Starts talkin' about babies and buyin' a house
Daddy shakes his head and says, “Baby, just slow down”

Cuz' you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber
Workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin' and one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'

He says, “They don't bother me
I've got two babies of my own
One's thirty-six, one's twenty-three”
Huh, it's hard to believe

But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this

--Trace Adkins