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Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Okay, We Need to Sing

From way back in the 1980s, one of my all-time fave songs by The Style Council, My Ever Changing Moods.

Great upbeat melody [that few probably remember], but what of these lyrics? Deep, profound, whacked-out musician weird?

Oh well, enjoy.

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Daylight turns to moonlight - and I'm at my best
Praising the way it all works - gazing upon the rest
The cool before the warm
The calm after the storm
I wish to stay forever - letting this be my food
But I'm caught up in a whirlwind and my ever changing moods

Bitter turns to sugar - some call a passive tune
But the day things turn sweet - for me won't be too soon
The hush before the silence
The winds after the blast
I wish we'd move together - this time the bosses sued
But we're caught up in the wilderness and an ever changing mood

Teardrops turn to children - who've never had the time
To commit the sins they pay for through - another's evil mind
The love after the hate
The love we leave too late
I wish we'd wake up one day - an' everyone feel moved
But we're caught up in the dailies and an ever changing mood

Evil turns to statues - and masses form a line
But I know which way I'd run to if the choice was mine
The past is knowledge - the present our mistake
And the future we always leave too late
I wish we'd come to our senses and see there is no truth
In those who promote the confusion for this ever changing mood
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-M!

Monday, September 20, 2004

Don't Mess With Us!

No, not Texas. Librarians.

Good article from Wired.

JW, subject of the article, strikes me as very - uh - "quirky" and the quality of her librarian.net blog has gone way down from the what we saw a few years back. I think the "fame" has gotten to her. Too many entries begin with "hi." That's the way a librarian classifies information: "hi?" 'Seems like it's about her as much as it's about librarianship.

Still, she does important work that few of us have the time for, is a strong, visible advocate for libraries, and I'm glad she's doin' it.

-M!