Twisted Lyrics - "Wanna Have Kirk"

Since my last post was so heavy, I've decided to be a little lighter with this one (but seriously ... you should check out at least the last two sections of my Medicare blog). Today's subject? Twisted Lyrics.

Who hasn't changed the words of a song now and then? And where would people of my generation be without "Weird Al" Yankovic? Without humor, life would be ... boring.

My husband, rest his soul, loved to "twist" lyrics... usually to a sci-fi theme. One of my fondest memories of his lyrics is his version of Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (and lest we forget, Girls Just Want To Have Lunch by Weird Al). Not only did he change the lyrics, but he put a video to it. (You can see it on YouTube here. And yeah, that's me he roped into singing.)

So without further adieu, here are the lyrics to Girls Just Wanna Have Kirk. Twisted lyrics by G. Bogler, music and original lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.

Some girls like to buy new clothes, and others like bat'leths and fighting old foes
But for them all there's only one thing that works
Oh, girls they wanna have Kirk.
Oh, girls just wanna have Kirk.

He knows how to keep a woman satisfied
Whenever they see him; their eyes open wide
It doesn't matter if he's wearing a shirt
Oh, girls they wanna have Kirk
Oh, girls just wanna have...

That's all they really want, just Kirk
It's not Bones, or Scotty, or Spock, or some jerk
Oh, girls they wanna have Kirk.
Oh, girls just wanna have Kirk.
[background singers:]
Girls, they want; wanna have Kirk
Girls wanna have..... 

The com beeps in the middle of the night.
A blonde wakes up like she has just taken a fright
Then Jim says, "Hey, girl,  go put on your skirt."
"There's a job for Captain Kirk"
"That's me, Yeah, I'm James T..." 

That's all they really want, just Kirk
It's not Bones, or Scotty, or Spock, or some jerk
Oh, girls they wanna have Kirk.
Oh, girls just wanna have Kirk.
[background singers:]
Girls, they want; wanna have Kirk
Girls wanna have.....
[everybody] 

They just wanna, they just wanna
Girls wanna, they just wanna
Girls just wanna have Kirk.

I hope you have enjoyed this little bit of "twisted" entertainment. May you Live Long and Prosper...

Things I've Learned About Medicare

I've worked at lots of different call centers over the years, and I learn something new at every one. Right now, I work for a company that takes calls for an insurance company's Medicare eligible members. Until I started working at my current day job I had no idea what was involved with Medicare, and I'd like to share some of the things I've learned about Medicare in the process. Everything I'll share with you is available either at Medicare.gov, through the free booklet Medicare And You, or through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.

If you're like me, you haven't thought about Medicare and probably won't until you ready for retirement. The problem with this is that there are some things we ought to know about Medicare ahead of time.  So here's a few tidbits I've learned over the past few months I've been working for this company.