Lyrical Thought #46

River of Dreams

Billy Joel
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith
To the river so deep
I must be lookin' for something
Something sacred I lost
But the river is wide
And it's too hard to cross
even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
I try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find what I've been looking for
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear
To a river so deep
I've been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I'd never lose
Something somebody stole
I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is I've been looking for
(Two beat Pause)
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To the river so deep
I know I'm searching for something
Something so undefined
That it can only be seen
By the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night (break)

’M’not sure about a life after this
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That is runnin' to the promised land (Long Four beat Pause)

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of the truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night

Lyrical Thought #45

Is Anybody There?

from the musical 1776
Adams:
Is anybody there?
Does anybody care?
Does anybody see what I see?

They want to me to quit; they say
John, give up the fight
Still to England I say
Good night, forever, good night!
For I have crossed the Rubicon
Let the bridge be burned behind me
Come what may, come what may

Commitment!

The croakers all say we'll rue the day
There'll be hell to pay in fiery purgatory
Through all the gloom, through all the gloom
I see the rays of ravishing light and glory!

Is anybody there? Does anybody care?
Does anybody see what I see?

I see fireworks! I see the pagaent and
Pomp and parade
I hear the bells ringing out
I hear the cannons roar
I see Americans - all Americans
Free forever more

How quiet, how quiet the chamber is
How silent, how silent the chamber is

Is anybody there? Does anybody care?
Does anybody see what I see?

Tickets Going on Sale

All is right with the world, tickets are now on sale for the Cubs home games. I can taste the Old Style now!

Tech Support from the Middle Ages

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRjVeRbhtRU]

This was just hilarious!

Lyrical Thought #44

Anything But Lonely

from Aspects of Love
Andrew Lloyd Webber

ROSE:
Anything but lonely,
Anything but empty rooms.
There's so much in life to share --
What's the sense when no one else is there?

Anything but lonely,
Anything but only me.
Quiet years in too much space:
That's the thing that's hard to face,
And...

You have a right to go,
But you should also know
That I won't be alone for long.
Long days with nothing said
Are not what lie ahead --
I'm sorry, but I'm not that strong.

Anything but lonely,
Anything but passing time.
Lonely's what I'll never be,
While there's still some life in me,
And...

I'm still young, don't forget,
It isn't over yet --
So many hearts for me to thrill.

If you're not here to say
How good I look each day,
I'll have to find someone who will.

Anything but lonely,
Anything but empty rooms.
There's so much in life to share --
What's the sense when no one else is
there...?

Just promise one thing.

ALEX:
All right.
What is it?

ROSE:
Don't ask me questions...
You must promise first...

ALEX:
I can't
I must know what it is.

ROSE:
Don't leave me!

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Chief Illiniwek

Ok, so as usual, the political correctness zealots have gone overboard. Chief Illiniwek is a symbol of the University of Illinois, but he is also a reminder of the history of the land now known as Illinois. Long before there were lawyers to squabble over school mascots, the Native American tribes farmed, hunted and lived on this land. The descendants of the tribe known as the Illini have been involved almost since the inception of Chief Illiniwek with supporting the tradition. Several polls of Native Americans have in general supported the use of Native American symbols and names as mascots. As usual in the United States, a vocal minority is trumping the rights of the majority.

I am mainly of Italian descent, but according to my Grandmother I have some either Cherokee or Creek blood from her side of the family. If tomorrow some team was to name their mascot Luigi the Fighting Paisono I would not be offended, nor do I think mafia types in suits would start shooting the mascot. These are sports teams we are talking about! Has the United States gotten to the point where we are willing to give up freedom of speech to prevent anyone from being offended?

Chief Illiniwek is a tradition that honors the Native Americans that once called Illinois home. The dance used at games was developed by an Eagle Scout that studied the traditional Fancy Dance of the Prairie Tribes. The regalia was also designed to be like the Prairie Tribes. I hope that the trustees feel a giant sucking sound as alumni funds dry up in support of the Chief.

QOTD

"The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall. Decaf. Cappuccino." -- Joe Fox

QOTD

"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
--William James

Ivy, Ivy, Ivy

Ok so this is a random post. Does anyone have good ideas on finding artificial ivy in bulk cheap? I have this itch to decorate my cubicle at work as if it was the outfield wall at Wrigley. I need to cover a 5' x 3' segment.

Lyrical Thought #43

I'm Wishing

Words by Larry Morey
Music by Frank Churchill

It`s so sad and lonely, wishing well ,
longing for someone you never see,
Make him love me onley, wishing well,
won`t you grant this a favour to me?

I`m wishing for the one I love
to find me today.
I`m hoping, and I`m dreaming of
the nice things, he`ll say.

Tell me, wishing well,
will my wish come true?
With your magic spell,
won`t you tell my loved one what to do?

I`m wishing for the one I love
to find me today.

I`m wishing for the one I love
to find me today.
I`m hoping, and I`m dreaming of
the nice things, she`ll say.

Tell me, wishing well,
will my wish come true?
With your magic spell,
won`t you tell my loved one what to do?

I`m wishing for the one I love
to find me today.

Disappointing Weekend Update

Well I had high hopes for this weekend. It was to be a busy one, but a good one or at least that was the plan. Friday night did go well. I helped out at the KC fish fry and had a good time. Got to play Euchre afterwards and hang out with the guys.

Saturday, well Saturday's disappointment is mainly my own doing. As usual I assumed that I had a better chance with a woman on a first date than I really did. I had fun on the date, but got the now ritual you're a great guy, but routine. I'm tired of first dates so at least for now I'm shutting off my profiles so now it's in God's hands.

And then today, as a Bears' fan I was psyched for the game. I really thought we had a shot at winning the game, especially when the weather got sloppy in Miami. I mean that's Bears Football! Unfortunately the Jekyll and Dr. Hyde routine from Grossman was back to Jekyll and Grossman was well just plain gross. Unfortunately for the Bears, the only real highlight came in the first 15 seconds of the game when Hester ran back the opening kickoff for a TD.

Thankfully pitchers and catchers report in just over a week. Go Cubs!

Prayer for the Bears

Let us bow our heads now and pray....

Our Papa,

Who art a Bear,

Hallowed by thy fame,

Thy championship come,

Thy play be run,

At home as it is away,

Give us this day our Sunday win,

And forgive us our turnovers,

Though we pounce on those who turnover against us,

And lead us not into fourth and long,

But deliver us from Krenzel.

http://mike.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/a-prayer-for-the-chicago-bears/

GO BEARS!