The Worthington Wire

“Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain… we all have sorrow… but if we are wise, we know that there’s always tomorrow… lean on me, when you’re not strong… and I’ll be your friend… I’ll help you carry on… for it won’t be long… ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on…” A rather…

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change… courage to change the things I can… and wisdom to know the difference… The great American theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, began using the serenity prayer in his sermons in 1934. It has since been adopted in many forms by various institutions and self-help groups.…

“M-m-m-m-m-m-my Corona!” A little twist on the catchy 1979 song “My Sharona” by one-hit wonders The Knack. Given what the stock market is doing today, it’s a rather obvious choice for this month’s song title. Because many of us are rightfully concerned about the impact of the Coronavirus on our investments, I thought that I’d get…

“Home is where the hatred is… home is nothing but pain… and it might not be such a bad idea… if I never went home again.” The late Gil Scott-Heron wrote and performed these haunting lyrics in 1971. The song “Home is Where the Hatred Is” has been re-worked by many diverse artists, from Esther…

“Faster than a speeding bullet… more powerful than a locomotive… able to leap tall buildings at a single bound…Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s the 2019 stock market!” What a year for equity investors! 2019 will go down as a banner one, with overall performance not seen since 1997.…

“You can’t always get what you want… you can’t always get what you want… you can’t always get what you want… but if you try sometimes… well, you might find… you get what you need.”  It’s hard to believe that this Rolling Stones classic from the “Let It Bleed” album is fifty years old. Drummer…

“Yesterday…all my troubles seemed so far away…now it looks as though they’re here to stay…so now I long for yesterday…” These slightly altered classic Beatles lyrics might just be today’s theme song for the White House. President Trump is now faced with perhaps the most difficult trial of his tumultuous career. The transcript of his…

“Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune…something to make us all happy…do anything, take us out of this gloom…sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy…” It’s hard to believe that Traffic recorded this song over 50 years ago. It was a combined 1967 effort with Stevie Winwood and Chris Wood writing the music, and…

“Help me make it through the night…” Kris Kristofferson wrote this country classic around half a century ago… the hit record performance was by Sammi Smith, although it’s been covered many times, including by the powerhouse duo of Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. The song reference for this month’s missive refers to Federal Reserve Chairman…

“Take it to the limit…one more time…” This month’s lyric is from one of the Eagles’ monstrous hits. It’s got an interesting story behind it since it resulted in bassist Randy Meisner being replaced by Poco’s Timothy B. Schmitt. As you might recall, the end of the song has some incredibly high notes to sing…