It's okay not to "get it".

Sometimes things move so quickly that I have a hard time keeping up. I admit it. I am behind the times.  I confess that I have not followed Rap or any contemporary music for that matter.  I wouldn't recognize Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter if I were in line behind them at Walmart.  I even had to ask around to get the names of contemporary singers to mention in this blog. 

A case in point is the half-time show of the 2025 Super Bowl which was totally over my head. Thankfully my Granddaughter, who recently turned 14, (two days ago) was able to help me understand it. (Not really, but sort of.) She patiently asked if I noticed the geometric shapes of the stage and then explained that it was the same design as a PlayStation controller. (I've never seen a PlayStation controller, but I my think I know what she means.) Further she explained that the music was more than one song when I thought it was just one excessively long one.  She sighed in despair, but did not roll her eyes, when I told her that I didn't understand one single word, had never head of the Rapper himself, and I that I caught a couple of words that I recognized as English when the girl was singing.  She just looked at me patiently when I compared the "dancing" to Stomp only with no garbage cans. She mentioned something about the Rapper "dissing" another rapper.  Totally don't get it. Was too kerflummoxed to ask for an explanation. I would rather just put it all on a shelf somewhere and move on -- except for one thing. What were the letters on the rapper's jacket?  I watched the entire show trying to figure that out.  Should have asked my granddaughter about that. Bet she would know.

One last thing.  As I mentioned before, I am not comfortable with change, but I think it is important to note that sometimes I am okay with it -- if I think it is working in my favor and if it is fun to watch.  There are at least two sides to response to change. A case in point, on the positive side, is a President, older than I am, who has more energy than I  can imagine.  It's exhausting to even watch ... and... at the same time ... entertaining.  I think some people are uncomfortable with it because no one is used to anyone in Washington getting things done and now there is an entire team of go getters driven to improve American lives -- you know --people who are determined to be a positive force in making difficult situations better for the American people. American people are tired of big government, incompetence and dishonesty. This is a good change from that statue quo. 

Change is often very scary and not only for those who don't want their mistakes to surface, but also for all the innocent bystander (taxpayers in this case).  Three weeks in office and our world is changing very rapidly.  I think we better get used to the pace and maybe buy some popcorn. We also need to notice that there are more important things in the world than a Super Bowl half-time show.  It's okay if we don't get everything.