Ziphen Central – Seeking Wisdom and Sublimity
The Darlings, known in real life as the Dillards, wrote this song that they played on the Andy Griffith show. I never did watch that show very much, but when I heard this song played by Nash Street when they did a concert at our university, I was captivated. The lyrics were interesting, and the tune delightfully minor and like a folk song. Upon researching it, I discovered its origins and found this video.
I recently ordered a CD of the Dillards on SwapaCD, so I am looking forward to getting it. I know this song is on there, and I trust that the rest of the music will be just as good.
When I set myself to do a certain task—such as, let’s say, clearing off my desk—it usually goes something like this: I turn on some upbeat music, jump right into the job at hand, and attack it with great gusto as I put things in their respective places. But life is never so simple as that, and sure enough I come across something that doesn’t exactly have a place just yet, and I need to make it one. Or maybe I find something on my desk that reminds me of something else I’ve been meaning to do. “Ah! Here’s my bank statement—it’s the twentieth and I haven’t made my budget yet! I should do that right now.” Then one thing leads to another, and after a few hours I find myself with a few minor tasks completed, a desk that still has papers on it, and me thinking “Now where was I…?”