I composed this post during my lunch break while sitting in my car listening to Rascal Flatts’ Still Feels Good. I’ve been encouraged to diversify my music collection to include more country music, which is probably a reasonable request. I’ve already listened to Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now album at least twenty times (none of which I regret), so I’m trying to branch out to other up-tempo country artists, Rascal Flatts being the first. Those who know me well should recognize the significance of this step – having been overexposed to the genre growing up in Oklahoma, I’ve effectively shunned all country music for the last 10 years or so. Which basically means that I’m a complete pushover when a really cute girl suggests a new album for me to listen to. To her credit, she also knows all of the lyrics to Owl City’s Ocean Eyes, so it’s safe to assume that she has decent taste in music.


