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=== Song of the Day for Howard Kranz === | === Song of the Day for Howard Kranz === | ||
Fifth in a series of songs for [[Howard Ashby Kranz (nonfiction)|Howard]] and [[me]] to cover. | |||
==== Born to Be Wild ==== | |||
"'''Born to Be Wild'''" by Steppenwolf | |||
<pre> | |||
Get your motor runnin' | |||
Head out on the highway | |||
Lookin' for adventure | |||
And whatever comes our way | |||
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen | |||
Take the world in a love embrace | |||
Fire all of your guns at once | |||
And explode into space | |||
I like smoke and lightning | |||
Heavy metal thunder | |||
Racin' with the wind | |||
And the feelin' that I'm under | |||
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen | |||
Take the world in a love embrace | |||
Fire all of your guns at once | |||
And explode into space | |||
Like a true nature's child | |||
We were born, born to be wild | |||
We can climb so high | |||
I never wanna die | |||
Born to be wild | |||
Born to be wild | |||
Get your motor runnin' | |||
Head out on the highway | |||
Lookin' for adventure | |||
And whatever comes our way | |||
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen | |||
Take the world in a love embrace | |||
Fire all of your guns at once | |||
And explode into space | |||
Like a true nature's child | |||
We were born, born to be wild | |||
We can climb so high | |||
I never wanna die | |||
Born to be wild | |||
Born to be wild | |||
</pre> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Be_Wild Born to Be Wild] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8 Born to Be Wild] @ YouTube | |||
* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/31/how-we-made-steppenwolf-born-to-be-wild How we made Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild] @ The Guardian - Interviews by Dave Simpson - "It soundtracked the counterculture in Easy Rider – and ended up being played on the moon and Mars" | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10222943082464142?notif_id=1589023168157562¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic Post] @ Facebook | |||
=== Mira sub vino === | |||
Mira sub vino ... "miracle under wine". | |||
See also fictional actress [[Mira Subvino]], who lost several years to alcoholism (during which time she made her most acclaimed and controversial films), but has been rigorously sober since. | |||
=== Raisins in coffee === | |||
Raisins in your coffee? Why not! | |||
=== Because it's good for me, not because I like it === | |||
Celery. Because it's good for me, not because I like it. | |||
=== Fucking Windows === | |||
I have a talent, a gift, for finding software bugs. | |||
But now is not the time. Now, I am trying to ''open a fucking folder'' in ''fucking Windows Explorer'' in ''fucking Windows 10''. | |||
Rebooted once already. Everything else is fine, but this one ''fucking'' folder won't open ... "Working on it ..." for a minute now ... waiting ... waiting ... ''fucking Windows''. | |||
=== Bill Gates' murder homes === | |||
[[File:Lizzie_Borden_house.jpg|thumb|Lizzie Borden.]] | |||
I misread "Bill Gate's 5g murder hornets" as: | |||
Bill Gate's 5g murder homes. | |||
That's a lot of murder homes! | |||
Sure, homes where murders have occurred is a specialty retail market, but whodathunk Bill Gates would play that morbid game? | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/jon.singer1/posts/10158300833494116?comment_id=10158303756689116&reply_comment_id=10158304400014116 Comment] @ Facebook | |||
=== War Diaries === | |||
Announced [[War Diaries (nonfiction)|War Diaries]] on Facebook. | |||
First day: [[War Diaries (May 9) (nonfiction)|May 9]] | |||
=== Knickerbees === | |||
[[Knickerbees]] - "Like [[Applebee's (nonfiction)|Applebee's]], but with [[Knickers (nonfiction)|knickers]]." | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 9 May 2020
Online diary of Karl Jones for Saturday May 9, 2020.
Previous: Diary (May 8, 2020) - Next: Diary (May 10, 2020)
Diary
Song of the Day for Howard Kranz
Fifth in a series of songs for Howard and me to cover.
Born to Be Wild
"Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf
Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild
- Born to Be Wild @ Wikipedia
- Born to Be Wild @ YouTube
- How we made Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild @ The Guardian - Interviews by Dave Simpson - "It soundtracked the counterculture in Easy Rider – and ended up being played on the moon and Mars"
- Post @ Facebook
Mira sub vino
Mira sub vino ... "miracle under wine".
See also fictional actress Mira Subvino, who lost several years to alcoholism (during which time she made her most acclaimed and controversial films), but has been rigorously sober since.
Raisins in coffee
Raisins in your coffee? Why not!
Because it's good for me, not because I like it
Celery. Because it's good for me, not because I like it.
Fucking Windows
I have a talent, a gift, for finding software bugs.
But now is not the time. Now, I am trying to open a fucking folder in fucking Windows Explorer in fucking Windows 10.
Rebooted once already. Everything else is fine, but this one fucking folder won't open ... "Working on it ..." for a minute now ... waiting ... waiting ... fucking Windows.
Bill Gates' murder homes
I misread "Bill Gate's 5g murder hornets" as: Bill Gate's 5g murder homes.
That's a lot of murder homes!
Sure, homes where murders have occurred is a specialty retail market, but whodathunk Bill Gates would play that morbid game?
- Comment @ Facebook
War Diaries
Announced War Diaries on Facebook.
First day: May 9
Knickerbees
Knickerbees - "Like Applebee's, but with knickers."