Lyric of the day

I was a young boy that had big plans
Now Im just another shitty old man
I dont have fun and I hate everything
The world owes me so fuck you

Glory days dont mean shit to me
I drank a six pack of apathy
Lifes a bitch and so am I
The world owes me so fuck you

The Grouch - Green Day

Lyric of the day

Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can't get either I really try.
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose.
You know it's all right, it's O.K.
I'll live to see another day.
We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man.

Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees

Lyric of the day

Do you remember when we used to dance
And incidence arose from circumstance
One thing lead to another we were young
And we would scream together songs unsung

It was the heat of the moment
Telling me what your heart meant
Heat of the moment shone in your eyes

Heat of the Moment - Asia

Lyric of the day

She always kept on movin' and she never wasted time
And they said she left quite a string of broken hearts behind
Woke up alone and now she's gone

Me, I wasn't even trying
You could say I was content
She went through my life like lightning
Blew out the other end

Now She's Gone - Steve Earle

Lyric of the day

I had my hands in the river
My feet back up on the banks
Looked up to the Lord above and said hey man thanks
Sometimes I fell so good I gotta scream
She says Gordie baby I know exactly what you mean
She said, she said I swear to God she said

My memory is muddy what's this river I'm in
New Orleans is sinking man and I don't want to swim

New Orleans Is Sinking - Tragically Hip

Lyric of the day

Come here mama....and dig this crazy scene
He's not too fancy....but his line is pretty clean
He ain't no drag.
Papa's got a brand new bag.

Papa's got a brand new bag - James Brown

Lyric of the day

And the carpet needs a haircut, and the spotlight looks like a prison break
And the telephone's out of cigarettes, and the balcony is on the make
And the piano has been drinking, the piano has been drinking...

The Piano Has Been Drinking -Tom Waits

(Suggested by Oscar, Thanks)

Outsmarted by My Six Year Old

I was feeling pretty cool. Then my six-year-old daughter put me back in my place.

I've had free time at work so I've been coding some "timewaster" games in Java. I started with tic-tac-toe. Then I tried something more complex each time...matching game...blackjack...yahtzee. The one I worked on last week was hangman. I was very pleased with it so I brought it home to let the kids try it out.

You can either play from a random word selected from a list, or you can have someone else enter a word (in a password input field so you can't see what they're typing). The kids were taking turns, one typing in the word, the other playing the game. Our six year old was solving the phrase each time without guessing any of the wrong letters. After the third straight time we were curious as to how she was doing so well.

The older daughter typed in a new phrase to start the game. The younger one looked for a second and before even guessing any letters, asked, "Is it 'Dogs and puppies'?" The older one's jaw dropped.

"How did you know?!!"

Then my six year old daughter pointed out something I had overlooked for a whole week while developing the program. When you type in a phrase to start a game and then click the "Start Game" button, it tacks on the phrase to the end of the URL in the address bar, like this...
http://localhost:7001/HangManWeb/initialize.do?phrase=Dogs+and+puppies

The kid is a genius. I even had a system tester at work go over my application and they didn't catch that. She picked up on it in just a couple of minutes. I told my boss the next day and he offered her a job. With a higher salary than me.

Lyric of the day

Give my heart just a word of sympathy
Be as fair to my heart as you can be
Then if you no longer care for the love being there
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Take These Chains From My Heart - Hank Williams Sr.

Lyric of the day

Run with me if you dare
Hold on I'm gonna take you there
Solemn as a prayer
I will promise you anything

Promise You Anything - Steve Earle

Lyric of the day

She said "Where ya been ?"
I said "No place special ?"

She said "You look different"
I said "Well I guess"

She said "You been gone"
I said "That's only natural"

She said "You gonna stay ?"
I said "If you want me to, Yeah ".

Isis - Bob Dylan

New feature

I'm adding the "Song lyric of the day" feature to the blog. If you have any suggestions for a Lyric of the day, shot me an e-mail

Atomic Punk

Edit: I'm going to change "Lyric of the day" I will simply Post the Lyric, this way I can have an archive of past lyrics for people to view.

Magic

Bruce Springsteen has offered up a plateful of great music on his new album, Magic. Back again with the E Street band, Springsteen give us what we need, if not what we want right now.

The title track is a haunting song, great for driving at night, I can't seem to get enough of it. Radio Nowhere will be added to my list "rock" playlist, another great song for cranking.

Get a copy of Magic, borrow it from a friend if you have to, but give it a listen, its well worth your time. With tracks like “Last to die”, and “The devils arcade” it will entertain, and give you pause to think about the state of the world today.

Thanks Mr. Springsteen.