I love Mike and maybe HE should run for President as he makes more sense than anybody I've heard in awhile. Ah Passion....lol I don't have any great answers. I'd like to see Public Ed have 11th and 12 grade like a 2 year college or trade school. That way nobody would graduate HS without some trade that they can make a living at. Somebody said if you have a job you love you will never work a day in your life. Of course not everybody is so lucky. I have a friend in the Computer Field that makes a lot of money but hates going to work every day. I remember when I was 24 and working in the Family Printing Business and really hated it. I woke up one freezing December day and the thought popped into my head that I'd rather be dead than work there one more day. I went in and told my Dad and Uncle that I was leaving and they didn't talk to me for ten years. One of the great slogans is don't quit your day job. As far as songwriting goes I have mixed emotions. I believe Music and Melody are the Universal Language for all people and don't really need words as everybody hears their own words. It touches people at a deep level in our Soul and there is nothing more wonderful and healing. People who can make music like that are a gift to all. It's funny that I was thinking this morning how great art is already out there just waiting to be discovered. I have cancer and believe that a cure is already out there and it is waiting to be discovered. SO I believe Passion of any kind whether you make a living or not is food for the Soul and I hope everybody finds that passion. Not sure if anything I said had anything to do with the topic but it just came out...God Bless.....Barry

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