How to get to Sesame Street

Thursday morning I awoke with two things: a headache, andthe theme song from Sesame Street in my head. I'm not sure where either came from, though my suspicion is that they are not related. Caleb watches Elmo's World before his nap, though to my knowledge he hasn't spent much time on the Street. Tangent: a two-year-old singing "That's Elmo's World!" is far cuter than a 29-year-old with a goatee singing "Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away." Not to mention more socially acceptable.

Boss: Wright, what the ****?
Consultant: If you look at the next slide with me, you'll...um...that is, if you'll look at the next slide with me...
Waiter in the airport restaurant: Dude! I'm totally into Sesame Street! That's ****'ing awesome!
Drunk at the same restaurant: *blank stare* (I don't think he was doing well)
Little girl on the concourse: *big smile*
Older woman on the concourse: *nostalgic smile*
Dude on the flight from West Palm Beach to Dallas/Ft. Worth: *averts gaze and slowly inches away*
Dude on the flight from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Salt Lake City: "Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away."

Sure, only one person sang with me, but between two flights, four restaraunts, and everyone at the office in West Palm, over two hundred people had significant, pro-longed contact with me yesterday. I'd wager you as many dinners that two-thirds of them hummed the tune before they went to bed last night. The odds are pretty good you will too after you read this.

Because I know you are curious:

Sunny Day
Sweepin' the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame Street

Come and play
Everything's A-OK
Friendly neighbors there
That's where we meet

Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street

It's a magic carpet ride
Every door will open wide
To Happy people like you--
Happy people like
What a beautiful

Sunny Day
Sweepin' the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet

Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame street...
How to get to Sesame Street
How to get to...

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