Where the Light Is

Congratulations to Mrs. Ashley Tuggle for correctly naming "Louisiana Bayou" by Dave Matthews Band as the Thursday Song of the Day.

I'm pretty sure Ashley and Kalum now qualify as the first ever married couple to win the Song of the Day contest on consecutive days. Quite an honor, folks. Quite an honor.

As everyone now knows, ol' Cool Hand Luke has passed on to the great chain-gang in the sky, but he left us with some nuggets of wisdom.

Here's my personal favorite, drawn from today's piece in the NY Times:

In an industry in which long marriages might be defined as those that last beyond the first year and the first infidelity, Mr. Newman and Ms. Woodward’s was striking for its endurance. But they admitted that it was often turbulent. She loved opera and ballet. He liked playing practical jokes and racing cars. But as Mr. Newman told Playboy magazine, in an often-repeated quotation about marital fidelity, “I have steak at home; why go out for hamburger?”

It's not often that a man is able to gain fame as an actor, race-car driver, and salad dressing magnate. Mr. Newman, on behalf of everyone here at Running Down a Dream, rest in peace. I'm pouring out a bottle of Newman's Own Honey Mustard as we speak.