Jon G first blogging assignment

 This song hits home for me as I have done a lot of dumb things in my life. For example, I have jumped out of perfectly good airplanes for the Army. I have gone to war and returned, and I go cliff-jumping into the water every chance I get. I don't really fear much and live by the catchphrase, "You only live once, so do it." I am married to a very wonderful wife (going on 16 years.) She is my peace and the one thing I fear is losing her. This song hits home for me when I think of that, so I decided to use it.  Jackson Dean - Fearless (The Echo / Official Music Video)  - 2023 / USA Lyrics Today's Country Magazine says “Fearless is an honest account of how a woman can make a young man feel.  It’s a truthful take on a man’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions, most of which are not always proclaimed or expressed verbally.  It’s a bare-bones, stripped-down, vulnerably honest expression of how he is feeling and how his entire life is influenced by the woman in it." This ...

 I only really thought about it once I researched this song. Usually, when you hear when it rains it pours because bad things are happening, but this song changes it to be a good thing. I went through it the same way as well. I had a bad break from an engagement when I was young and dumb, and I joined the Army to get away from it all and start fresh and travel. When I got to my first duty station, I met my wife a month after getting to Alaska and ever since then it's been pouring. Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours (youtube.com)  - June 2017, USA Melody - When you see the name of the song before it plays you would think it would be a sad song because of the title of it. When the video starts you see a family coming out and a guy passed out on the roof and a couch on fire. This is usually how bad things start, and to this family, they were probably thinking the pour is beginning, but with this song, it then goes to a guitar playing that upbeat melody and it really draws you in...

 My name is Jon Grates. I live in North Pole, Alaska. I served in the Military for almost 12 years before I was medically retired. I am married to my wonderful wife and we will be celebrating 16 years of marriage this year. We have no kids but two dogs. One is a blue heeler or Australian Cattle dog and the other is a jack russell. We moved back to Alaska because she is from here and got offered a job with the government. She followed more for years so I followed her this time. It has worked out great for us. For music I mostly just listen. I have only been to one concert and that was tech nine in 2007 I believe. I go to Vegas every year and I go to some of the street concerts there but nothing major. I wouldn't mind attending more concerts but I it really depends on the setting. I have some medical issues so some settings I tend to stay away from. I listen to music to help keep myself out of my own head. I also use it as a way to think about things. I find myself listening to Rap a...