Diary (May 8, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Friday May 8, 2020.

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Song of the Day for Howard Kranz

Cover art for "New Shoes" by Paolo Nutini.

Fourth in a series of songs for Howard and me to cover.

New Shoes by Paolo Nutini

Lyrics:

Woke up cold one Tuesday
I'm looking tired and feeling quite sick
I felt like there was something missing in my day to day life
So I quickly opened the wardrobe
Pulled out some jeans and a t-shirt that seemed clean
Topped it off with a pair of old shoes
That were ripped around the seams
And I thought these shoes just don't suit me

Hey, I put some new shoes on
And suddenly everything is right
I said, hey I put some new shoes on
And everybody's smiling, it's so inviting
Oh short on money but long on time
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine
And I'm running late and I don't need an excuse
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes

Woke up late one Thursday
And I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes and I
Felt like there were two days missing
As I focused on the time
And I made my way to the kitchen
But I had to stop from the shock of what
I found a room full of all my friends all are dancing round and round
And I thought hello new shoes
Bye bye blues

Hey, I put some new shoes on
And suddenly everything is right
I said, hey I put some new shoes on
And everybody's smiling, it's so inviting
Oh short on money but long on time
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine
And I'm running late and I don't need an excuse
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes
Take me wandering through these streets
Where bright lights and angels meet
Stone to stone they take me on
I'm walking to the break of dawn

Take me wandering through these streets
Where bright lights and angels meet
Stone to stone they take me on
I'm walking to the break of dawn
Hey, I put some new shoes on
And suddenly everything is right
I said, hey I put some new shoes on
And everybody's smiling, it's so inviting
Oh short on money but long on time
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine
And I'm running late and I don't need an excuse
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes

Oh hey, I put some new shoes on
And suddenly everything is right
I said hey, I put some new shoes on
And everybody's smiling, it's so inviting
Oh short on money but long on time
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine
And I'm running late and I don't need an excuse
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes

• Paolo Nutini @ Wikipedia
• New Shoes (Paolo Nutini song) @ Wikipedia
• New Shoes @ YouTube
• Post @ Facebook

Angry friends

To my angry friends:

I get to be angry at you, because you are angry at the world.

You don't get be angry at the world, because that is the problem.

• Comment Facebook

Lash you with my scorn

Change your ways, or I shall continue to lash you with my scorn until I am too tired to be your friend any longer.

Try to save people

This is my tragedy: I try to save people, and it makes things worse.

Regular folks versus

"Regular folks" as distinct from who?

The ruling class, I suppose.

Ancient, ancient:

• King > subject
• Master > slave
• Officer > soldier
• Boss > worker
• Landlord > tenant
• Patrician > pleb
• Aristocracy > mob, rabble, common ruck
• Jarl > carl
• Owner > renter
• Patronus > cliens
• War > peace
• Us > them

• Comment @ Facebook

How drunk?

Just exactly how drunk were you, on a scale of sober to [name of individual redacted]?

Ministers of Rabelaisian Scorn

I am the First Minister of Rabelaisian Scorn.

See Ministers of Rabelaisian Scorn.

Stow Some Emotion

"Stow Some Emotion" is a parody song set to the melody of "Show Some Emotion" by Joan Armatrading.

The message of the song is Shut up and stop bothering other people with your complaints.

Tragic convulsions of the French Revolution

Among the tragic convulsions of the French Revolution:

May 8, 1794: 1794: Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Ministers of Rabelaisian Scorn

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Karl Jones (nonfiction)