Okay -- who are the Big Bear and Angry Chicken? My first idea for a name for my blog was "She Lifted Up her Shirt at the Battle of the Bands," since I figure I'd be doing a lot of blogging on musics, concerts, and bands. (The line is taken from the live version of Wilco's "Heavy Metal Drummer.") But I thought that title would attract a somewhat unsavory following (i.e., guys hoping to see some boobs). Then I thought abut something to do with the cubicle life of a corporate drone -- since I may be going on and on about the absurdities of corporate life. But, decided that would be too limiting -- since I'm more than just a corporate drone. I wanted something ambivalent, that would not give me away. Kind of like R.E.M. -- a name they choose due to it's lack of meaning (except to people who study sleep patterns). Then I remembered the Big Bear and Angry Chicken. I had a dream recently that I was in my bedroom of the house I grew up in. Outside on the roof was this chicken who was trying to pull the cable line out. There this chicken -- pulling on the line with its wings, scratching at is with its feet. When I tried to schoo away, it went after me. I remember distinctly this thing clucking and scratching at me. I realized why it was so angry -- it was protecting his bear friend -- who was kind of big and slow, and sleeping on the corner of the roof. It was kind of a "Of Mice and Men" thing, with the bear as Lenny and the chicken as the other guy, can't remember his name, but Gary Sinise played him in a recent adaption for PBS. Any who -- I thought that would be a great name for a band or children's book. Or, a blog -- whichever comes first..

I will also use this as a count down to my 40th birthday -- which officially begins on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 -- my 39th birthday. It will be so exciting.

In the mean time, I'm going to look for a bear-chicken graphic to brand my blog.

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