John Lennon – Instant Karma

Jimi Hendrix – The Wind Cries Mary

I turned on NPR, as I normally do before getting out of bed, when this segment started. Morning Edition does a weekly segment where they feature a recently recorded Story Corps piece and this one of Robert Patterson and his wife Karen was today’s.

Robert Patterson and his wife, Karen, talk about his life with Alzheimer’s disease.

I laid in bed and nearly cried. I’ve thought a lot recently about the demise of the lifelong marriage (if it ever existed) in light of some recent observations of close friends and even family and I have to admit that become cynical about the whole thing and skeptical of any seeming examples. Hearing this did two things for me. First, I now have a newly restored belief in the possibility of happy life partnership. Secondly, I was immediately inspired to get out of bed, shed complaints about a sleepless night, and set off into whatever my day held.

Darondo – Didn’t I

The Decemberists – Valerie Plame