Dennis wanted something "mellow" to listen to while making dinner tonight. He's not a Steely Dan maven, but I dialed up 1977's "Aja" anyway to see whether that hit the intersection in our musical tastes.
I made some reference to the album being panned by some SD afficianados as "The Great Bland-out," which triggered a bit of a rant on Dennis' part. Something to effect of "I don't get the whole 'They sold out to make a lot of money' thing. Geeze--they gotta live, too."
"Oddly, no one ever seems to say that about plumbers," I observed.
I was being ironic, of course. But it highlights something that qualifies as runner-up for Most Messed-up Attitude About Work* award. Namely, that you're not supposed to be well paid for work that you (gasp!) might just enjoy. That either body or spirit must starve.
Sigh. Because we all needed further proof that the legacy of the Puritans has outlived the actual Puritans by two centuries, don'cha'know? (That was more irony, btw.)
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* The winner of the Most Messed-up Attitude About Work award is another blog post for another day.
