This week I biked, ran and walked 37.45 miles, burned 3790.1 calories and weigh 139.6 pounds.
Monday: ran 3.24 miles in 35:00
Wednesday: ran 7.86 miles in 1:20:00
Friday: biked 4.38 miles in 20:00
Saturday: ran 10.28 miles in 1:46:12
I'm ready to take on a 1/2 marathon.
Great running song:
The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
On January 13th, 1854, Anthony Faas patented the accordion.
When the Mayan Calendar ends all accordions, knowledge of accordions and accordion music will vanish from the universe ushering an era of peace and prosperity. Not at all the cataclysm predicted by many.
On an unrelated note:
Some UU bloggers have asked what Unitarian Universalism can offer. Agnes' friend has a good set of suggestions:
1980's New Wave in church?
Lyrics:
Love come, Down upon us
Till you flow like water,
Burning with the hope of insight
Feathered, look they're covered with a bright elation
Stolen in the sight of love
[Chorus]
We are, we are, we are all just children
Finding our way around in decision
We are, we are, we are rather helpless
Take us forever
A whisper to a scream
Birds fly
In the eye of the faithless daughter
broken at the bitter end
Wasted, sacrifice for a new nirvana
Right time send us on our way
[Chorus 3x]
We are, we are, we are all just children
finding our way around in decision
We are, we are, we are rather helpless
take us forever
a whisper to a scream
a whisper to a scream
a whisper to a scream
(We are, we are, we are all just children
Take us forever
A whisper to a scream)
We are, we are, we are all just children
Finding our way around in decision
We are, we are, we are rather helpless
Take us forever
A whisper to a scream
We are, we are, we are all just children
Finding our way around in decision
We are, we are, we are rather helpless
Take us forever
A whisper to a scream
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I think of these songs as something to play and listen to rather than sing, if used in an actual worship service.
When I visited my family yesterday, someone mentioned that Uncle Tommy had videos on YouTube. I came home last night and searched and found two videos. I also did a Google search on Tommy Crook, hoping to find a website. I did not find a good website dedicated to him but found lots of information. I knew that Uncle Tommy played jazz guitar but did not know the extent of his influence or abilities. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame this year.
He plays at the Lanna Thai Restaurant on Memorial in Tulsa, Oklahoma every Friday, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
I like to pretend that I'm a cultured, sophisticated person. Then I listen to some John Coltrane and come to the realization that I'm not so cultured and sophisticated. Sometimes his music sounds like gibberish to me. Sounds like some child just blowing random notes on the saxophone while other children bang on the drums and piano as back up.
I enjoy jazz (not an enthusiast and could only name one living jazz performer. I get my exposure via Pandora) but sometimes find the improvisations rather tedious. Right now, I'm listening to "Sportin' Crowd" by Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers. Each instrumentalist is taking their turn at improvisation. Even the drummer.
I don't understand why improvisation in jazz is considered part of its richness while in other genres it's merely tedious (listen to all 20 minutes of Iron Butterfly's "In a Gadda-Da-Vida" for an example).
I hear people speak glowingly about this stuff and I wonder what defect I have that keeps me from getting it.
[Random thought]
What would be funny: Garrison Keillor accidentally ends up at a Larry the Cable Guy gig and vice-versa. If I had the power I would arrange that just to see what happens. I give Mr. Keillor 5 minutes and Mr. the Cable Guy 15.
[end of random thought]
I can walk among the worlds of the high brow and low brow but cannot bring myself to immerse myself completely in either world.
This commercial annoys me every time it airs. Thankfully, it has not aired for a while.
Paul McCartney is just phoning it in. He knows, everyone knows it, but no one will call him on it.
It probably took all of five minutes to write this song and it's a hit. Only Paul McCartney, excuse me, SIR Paul McCartney can get away with this. If I performed a song like this people would think I'm some kind of idiot and boo my ass off the stage but Paul McCartney, he does not have to try anymore. Granted, he's 60 years old and has had a long, productive career and maybe does not feel the need to put forth that much effort. McCartney is probably thinking, hell if this stupid little song is a hit, let's figure out how much less effort I can put into the next hit. I'm afraid by the time Paul McCartney makes it to 70 that his latest hit song will nothing but the sound of his farts. Maybe throw in a few silent ones to give it some edginess.
Paul McCartney farts and sells millions of downloads on iTunes.
