Song idea

Nick Drake was depressed because he had a message to give the world and so little of the world cared to hear it. During his lifetime, that is.

Instead of writing about the inane topics most rock songs use, I'd rather look at interesting aspects of the world around us (or far from us) and make it an enjoyable listen.

I don't know if this could be one such topic, but I'm curious about the story of the St. Louis-area teacher that has been suspended by her district because a student discovered her past identity as an actress in adult films. It's very sad that, in this country, you are not allowed a second chance. We're way too morally finger-pointing.

But I wonder if the boy - and you KNOW it was a boy - that found her past was tempted to offer her a choice: either get ready to lose your job or be my lover. Such blackmail would be a terrible thing to experience, of course. But what would she do?  It's an interesting conjecture.

You can look at porn on-line for free for hours and hours - though I don't, at least not for hours and hours - and never come across the same person twice. How many girls out there will have the morality police gunning for them for the rest of their lives? How many girls exposed their breasts for a free "Girls Gone Wild" T-shirt and will live in decades of fear, fear of losing their public sector job once they're exposed?

My first girlfriend took a picture of me wearing just my underpants, though I didn't want her to do it. They were bikini-style and nearly see-through, leaving little to the imagination, and I know she showed the picture to at least one friend of hers. This was in 1990, before digital cameras made it so easy to share a private moment with the entire world.

I suppose it's ironic that I'm going to my blog to discuss how people should be more discreet. But is that my point? I guess it's that people shouldn't think in this day and age that anything is private, but they should be allowed to live a public life away from it as well. This teacher should be allowed to teach. Paying for one's mistakes shouldn't have to continue forever.

When is the debt paid in full? Though Tera Myers never broke the law, she's not allowed to break free from one misguided part of her past.