I got to thinking today, would my life really be all that different right now if I HAD married John Taylor from Duran Duran? That was the plan you know, very well mapped out when I was in 7th grade. I had it organized right down to our children's names, two kids, a boy and a girl. So, check, seems I covered that, eh?

I suppose I would be a little more worldly and well traveled but when I do get out and about, I navigate an airport just fine. So even if I am behind in miles, I make up for it by being tall and particularly well appointed for scoping out flight information on monitors. At least I look the part of seasoned traveler.

Now, one differential would be less wine consumption for me, as I hear JT is now a recovering alcoholic/addict with some rehab behind him, but, if needed, I guess I could just drink more coffee.

With the other bases covered, how about career. School teacher/Rock star, either way it is that daily grind of performing...your life blood that concurrently sucks the life right out of you. The gruling schedules so similar. Late nights in concert compare to 11 back to back conferences, which face me tomorrow night.

And interestingly, JT has gone away from and back to his band the same number of times I have left and come back to teaching. Uncanny? I would say not. I knew all along. It was all part of the plan.

Now, we look to a new DD album coming out in December, and on the heels of that I will turn 40 and enter the next phase of my life. What will the new DD album bring, what will my 40's bring? None of us know, but the new song implores that "All You Need is Now," so maybe I will go with that.

No, my life wouldn't have been all that different if I had married John.