Book of D: The Sky Is A Neighborhood

Dave Grohl, genius front man of the Foo Fighters, once said of the eponymous song, "One night I was lying out looking up at stars just imagining all of these stars as places that have life on them as well, and I decided that the sky is a neighborhood, that we need to keep our s--t together in order to survive in this universe full of life." 

I was listening to my fav radio (shock) jock of all-time, Howard Stern, on Howard 100 - SiriusXM, during my drive to work on this gloomy, rainy morning. I rather enjoyed how Howard referenced the song and managed to incorporate it into the segment of the show - as he always does. Howie didn't allude to the aforementioned quote, that was my own discovery upon doing some research (you're welcome 😉). Stern merely said that Grohl was a "genius" and that if the only thing that Grohl had ever done with his life was to have been the drummer for Nirvana, that would have been a really huge accomplishment in and of itself, but for Grohl to add to his resume that he started the Foo Fighters and sang lead vocals while writing and producing the songs, well, that is just awesome and unheard of. In doing the research after listening to this morning's Stern show, I read that Grohl had initially formed the Foo Fighters as a one-man project. I agree with Stern regarding Grohl being a genius and wonder. 

All this reminded me of the star gazer embedded in me and how I often find myself looking up into the sky to ponder: who else is looking at this same sky at this same moment (?). Corny? Yes, this I also know. I am corny by nature. You should hear my jokes. Anyway, as an avid fan of all things Seattle and Seattle-Sound, I was fascinated enough by Stern's SiriusXM show to do some research and writing today. Like the CliftonStrength's Assessment pointed out at the departmental meeting yesterday, my "top 5 themes" (Intellection, Learner, Input, Context, and Achiever) posit that I love partaking in research, writing, and learning. Yes, those are ALL kinda my thing (😉).