Remember that dream as a kid you to use to have, the one of being a childhood rock star? You are the lead singer of a band, and you write the songs everyone sings, and play the guitar for the world to hear? You know you have dreamed about it. The funny thing is, that dream never really goes away. The older you get the dreams may get smaller, and reality kicks in, and real life takes over. But the dream of being that rock star never really goes away. Its always there, its always at the back of your mind, and it always creeps forward when you least expect it. You may hear it in a song, or see it in a movie. You want to be “that guy” the one who has it all together and gets the world to sing along with you.

When it comes to expressing myself in an art form I fall short because I am kind of a shy guy. It is something I am working on. It is something that has slowed me down, and I believe has held me back from many opportunities in life. I know now why I love to take pictures, because I get to hide behind the camera and make the magic happen there. There is no fear of me making a fool of myself.

So where am I going with this? Well…they say that parents lead by example. I believe that to be true, Desmond pretty much does just about everything I do, says the things I say and shadows my every move. I do not want him to be shy and miss out on something he might be good at because of it. So over the past month I have picked up my guitar and I sing. I sing the songs I love, my “heart songs” (yes like the weezer song, a personal favorite or mine) I sing the songs I can play, which is like 3 songs (poor Jackie), but I sing them during bath time. My hope is Desmond will learn its OK to sing, singing makes the heart feel good, singing makes other hearts feel good, and the world could use more of that.