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David Todd McCarty's avatar

When I was a student at Penn View Christian (Mennonite), an older kid called me on the phone out of the blue and asked me to try out as the lead singer of his band. I couldn’t wrap my head around his request. How did he know if I could even sing or not? I didn’t even know. I still don’t know. It took me years to understand that he was interested in my energy and wanted to know if it could translate into leading a rock band.

I sometimes wonder how my life would be different if I’d said yes.

Good piece.

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Robin Archibald's avatar

A good piece for making me think, Shawn. Where, when, or to what might a "yes" lead to something good? (Wow, that sounded wimpy and indecisive!) Anyways, re. Audible: A friend raved about Barbara Kingsolver's <Demon Copperhead,> so I just got it. I just finished <The Rosie Project,> which was wonderfully funny. So if you need to laugh for a few days . . .

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