This morning marks my 500th post since starting my blog back in December 2015. To celebrate, I decided to have a little bit of fun and write a song to the tune of The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles). I will sing it to my kids today. They will likely be more embarrassed than I, but I will have fun at this milestone moment of my efforts to open doors, to find better And so for you, for my kids, for education, here is my proclamation of appreciation for all the support you’ve given me along the way. Thank you.

I’m Gonna Be (500 Posts)

When I wake up, well I know I’m gonna be,

I’m gonna be the man who writes a post for you

When I speak out, yeah I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who speaks along with you

If I succeed, well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who succeeds next to you

And if I struggle, yeah I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who’s struggling for you

 

But I would write 500 posts

And I would write 500 more

Just to be the man who writes a thousand posts

To open up a door

 

When I’m writing, yes I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who’s writing hard for you

And when the ideas, come in from the work I do,

I’ll pass almost every thought on to you

When I’m at school (when I’m at school)

Well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who goes to school for you

And if I stay young (when I stay young) well

I know I am gonna be

I’m gonna be the man who’s staying

Young with you.

 

But I would write 500 posts

And I would write 500 more

Just to be the man who writes a thousand posts

To open up a door

 

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

 

And I would write 500 posts

And I would write 500 more

Just to be the man who writes a thousand posts

To open up a door

 

Happy Friday, all. Have a great weekend. Fun fact: Benny and Joon, the movie in the video, was filmed here in Spokane.

Do. Reflect. Do Better.