Is there life out there... yes I believe so... Is there Intelligent life? Not likely... Seems like I am not alone in this view, I think the chances on this is much more slender and that we live on a Privileged Planet... I will detail some reasons why I believe so. Bear with me as this page will be expanded upon from time to time.
The points I will cover will make things clearer. This has also been debated on Space.com.
The Cosmos is inherently hostile to life
Consider the creation of our universe, it was an extremely violent thing and early stars did not have planets at all, planet forming elements just did not exist. If one considers that stars run out of drive so to speak at the Iron stage it was many billions of years before the first protoplanet may have formed.
When one looks at most Galaxies we also see violent environments that to my mind preclude any existence of life. Supernovae and galactic centres beam out massive doses of cosmic radiation that sanitize the surrounding cosmos for thousands of light years.
The green band
Astronomers discover where to find ET
It seems that any life has only a 10% region of possible habitation in most galaxies, the outer regions are poor in elements for life and the central regions are just too hostile for life to exist let alone form.
Two is not company
Recent studies have shown that around more than 50 % of observed stars are Binary Systems and in some cases Quadruple systems. The turmoil in such systems to my logic would just be too much for any lifeforms. We are thus an exception to the rule.
DisaStars
Possible Hyper nova Could Affect Earth
Coming back to Supernovae, there is a class of Nova that spews out such radiation that even being 3000 light years away is no guarantee of safety.
How far is a light year
Then there is the distance factor, even at faster than light speeds it would take years to traverse the galaxy, at sub light speeds it is an insurmountable obstacle to my mind.
Physics or the lack thereof
If there is intelligent life they will have to overcome the laws of physics to travel from one star to another to even make it worth their while.
Do they need us
Any civilization capable of faster than light travel would to my mind find us as interesting as an elephant would an ant.
Do we need them
Here the plight of the Inca springs to mind... when they were conquered by the Conquistadors they had no answer for the technological capability of the Spaniards as well as the biological impact that European illnesses also had on them. What would happen if we were to be invaded by space traveling aliens?
Rare Earth
This is where I come back to my basic argument, when one looks at all the factors that have made this blue dot such a special planet one has to believe that we are rather unique in the Galaxy if not the Universe...
Our Solar system is in a quite backwater of the Milky Way, no big star fields or star forming areas with stars threatening to go nova or other galactic bullies.
Our planet is in the sweet spot... not too close or too far from the single sun, protected by 3 gas Giants from incoming strays.
It has a moon that contributed to setting up geologic conditions for life to evolve.
It has water in the right proportion, not so much to drown the continents and not so little that things have gone into deep freeze like Mars.
In fact the chances are so astronomical that to my mind it is not chance but very much by forethought that we are where we are in the universe. Truly we live on a Rare Earth...
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Saturday, May 28, 2005
FutureRama
This months Popular Mechanics SA has an article on how things will be in 2025, some still seem like science fiction... I recall listening to a radio show called The Challenge of Space and in one episode there was this trip to Mars... not so far fetched at all these days what with the two Rovers still trundling around on the Red Planet. Seems like just yesterday that this song became a hit in 1969...
In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans - also done by - Visage - Supertramp - New Romantics & Venice Beat
In the year 2525 If man is still alive. If woman can survive, they may find.
In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies. Everything you think, do and say, is in the pill you took today.
In the year 4545 Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes. You won't find a thing to chew. Nobody's gonna look at you.
In the year 5555 Your arms hanging limp at your sides. Your legs got nothing to do. Some machine doing that for you.
In the year 6565 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife. You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too. From the bottom of a long glass tube. Whoa-oh
In the year 7510 If God's a-comin, he oughta make it by then. Maybe he'll look around himself and say. Guess it's time for the judgment day.
In the year 8510 God is gonna shake his mighty head. He'll either say.I'm pleased where man has been. Or tear it down and start again. Whoa-oh
In the year 9595 I'm kinda wonderin if man is gonna be alive. He's taken everything this old Earth can give. And he ain't put back nothing.Whoa-oh
Now it's been ten thousand years Man has cried a billion tears. For what he never knew, now man's reign is through.
But through eternal night. The twinkling of starlight. So very far away. Maybe it's only yesterday.
In the year 2525 If man is still alive. If woman can survive, they may find.
In the year 3535 {fade}
Doing a Google on "The year 2025" comes up with some amazing websites... Some even speculate us finding Aliens by 2025. Although I personally do not believe there is a possibility of this, the distances in the universe are just too huge in my view. But that is another discussion on it's own, I may elaborate on my Science Blog at some time in the future.
So as we speed through space half way through the first decade of this Century we should pause to consider where we came from and where we are heading...
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law)
In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans - also done by - Visage - Supertramp - New Romantics & Venice Beat
In the year 2525 If man is still alive. If woman can survive, they may find.
In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies. Everything you think, do and say, is in the pill you took today.
In the year 4545 Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes. You won't find a thing to chew. Nobody's gonna look at you.
In the year 5555 Your arms hanging limp at your sides. Your legs got nothing to do. Some machine doing that for you.
In the year 6565 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife. You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too. From the bottom of a long glass tube. Whoa-oh
In the year 7510 If God's a-comin, he oughta make it by then. Maybe he'll look around himself and say. Guess it's time for the judgment day.
In the year 8510 God is gonna shake his mighty head. He'll either say.I'm pleased where man has been. Or tear it down and start again. Whoa-oh
In the year 9595 I'm kinda wonderin if man is gonna be alive. He's taken everything this old Earth can give. And he ain't put back nothing.Whoa-oh
Now it's been ten thousand years Man has cried a billion tears. For what he never knew, now man's reign is through.
But through eternal night. The twinkling of starlight. So very far away. Maybe it's only yesterday.
In the year 2525 If man is still alive. If woman can survive, they may find.
In the year 3535 {fade}
Doing a Google on "The year 2025" comes up with some amazing websites... Some even speculate us finding Aliens by 2025. Although I personally do not believe there is a possibility of this, the distances in the universe are just too huge in my view. But that is another discussion on it's own, I may elaborate on my Science Blog at some time in the future.
So as we speed through space half way through the first decade of this Century we should pause to consider where we came from and where we are heading...
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), "Profiles of The Future", 1961 (Clarke's third law)
Monday, May 16, 2005
Food... for thought
Wow... I really had to scrach my head before logging in to post a blog again, eish... "Met ys ja!" but that is a story on its own... more to follow.
Last week I was doing some shopping and spied soft shin... this was at a bargain price so I nabbed about 750g... had soup in mind, however today I decided to use it in a stew/casserole type dish.
As it can be tough due to sinew and binding tissue I recomend ripening it at least 2 days before use and the marinade also tenderised it perfectly.
Here is my recipe for marinated Soft Shin with Sweet Potato:
750g soft shin
750g sweet potato
500g carrots
Large onion
Packet of oxtail soup
Dried fruit 250g (optional)
Marinade
A pinch of dried garlic, pinch of aniseed (this can be pungent so rather use very little), 2 tablespoons of whole coriander, some cooking oil or olive oil (about 3 tablespoons) and a tablespoon of vinegar. Grind the spices and garlic in a mortar and pestle... sprinkle over meat on both sides after placing in a dish, sprinkle oil and vinegar over meat... let it all rest in the refrigerator for at least one hour, turning from time to time.
Preperation
Dice the marinated soft shin and prepare the vegetables also (unless you bought ready prepared like I did). Nuke the veggies in the microwave for around 6 minutes to par cook.
Heat a pan or saucepan with some olive oil and proceed to brown the meat, add the onion to glazed state before adding 2 cups of water (cover the meat) and simmmer while preparing the soup.
Add 250ml of water to a bowl and add the soup powder... stirr and let it stand for a few minutes while you add the carrots and sweet potatoes on top of the meat, adding some veggie sprinkle at the same time. One can also add some dried fruit at the same time, I used some apricots. Stir the soup one last time and pour over the veggies and replace the lid... let it all simmer on very low heat for at least one hour... this gives you time to make some rice to go with the dish and knock together a salad. Pick up daughter from class and tuck in!
Ja... Poppet has moved in and it really great having her here... although the getting up for school has put paid to my 7 am wake up and dash to the office routine... all good I say.
"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." Julia Child (1912 - )
Last week I was doing some shopping and spied soft shin... this was at a bargain price so I nabbed about 750g... had soup in mind, however today I decided to use it in a stew/casserole type dish.
As it can be tough due to sinew and binding tissue I recomend ripening it at least 2 days before use and the marinade also tenderised it perfectly.
Here is my recipe for marinated Soft Shin with Sweet Potato:
750g soft shin
750g sweet potato
500g carrots
Large onion
Packet of oxtail soup
Dried fruit 250g (optional)
Marinade
A pinch of dried garlic, pinch of aniseed (this can be pungent so rather use very little), 2 tablespoons of whole coriander, some cooking oil or olive oil (about 3 tablespoons) and a tablespoon of vinegar. Grind the spices and garlic in a mortar and pestle... sprinkle over meat on both sides after placing in a dish, sprinkle oil and vinegar over meat... let it all rest in the refrigerator for at least one hour, turning from time to time.
Preperation
Dice the marinated soft shin and prepare the vegetables also (unless you bought ready prepared like I did). Nuke the veggies in the microwave for around 6 minutes to par cook.
Heat a pan or saucepan with some olive oil and proceed to brown the meat, add the onion to glazed state before adding 2 cups of water (cover the meat) and simmmer while preparing the soup.
Add 250ml of water to a bowl and add the soup powder... stirr and let it stand for a few minutes while you add the carrots and sweet potatoes on top of the meat, adding some veggie sprinkle at the same time. One can also add some dried fruit at the same time, I used some apricots. Stir the soup one last time and pour over the veggies and replace the lid... let it all simmer on very low heat for at least one hour... this gives you time to make some rice to go with the dish and knock together a salad. Pick up daughter from class and tuck in!
Ja... Poppet has moved in and it really great having her here... although the getting up for school has put paid to my 7 am wake up and dash to the office routine... all good I say.
"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." Julia Child (1912 - )
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Pop quiz
Which File Extension are You? Jawellnofine... it's me to a T... :-)
Which OS are You? Ummmmm... how did they figure that? I prefer Linux! But this is better than MS!
Ok, enough with the quizzes on to the pop! Ever heard of Lambretta? neither had I till I heard Bimbo and from the samples on their website they sound amazing, not your usual American pop but pop with some substance and a kicking attitude. Fun to listen to. The Baltic countries seem to have some very original groups with good music.
The Rasmus, HIM, Nightwish and the oldie ABBA. Then of course we have the land down under... The Bee Gees were the biggest with John Paul Young and Olivia Newton John a close second, today we have Kylie and her sister Danni and Delta Goodrem of course, all in all great artists. Homegrown ones are Seether, NiaNell (who sounds very much like Delta Goodrem), Tree63, Mandoza and quite a whole plethora of others, just a pity South African artists are looked down on when they try to break into the American market.
Tonight I sign off with an oldie. Written by Bob Dylan but I think Olivia made it famous.
If not for you
If not for you
Babe I couldn't even find the door
I couldn't even see the floor
I'd be sad and blue
If not for you
If not for you
Babe the night would see me wide awake
The day would surely have to break
And it would not be new
If not for you
If not for you my sky would fall
Rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost if not for you
If not for you
The winter would hold no spring
Couldn't hear a robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
It not for you
If not for you my sky would fall
Rain would gather too
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost if not for you
If not for you
The winter would hold no spring
You couldn't hear a robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
If not for you
If not for you
Hope you liked that flashback. I tend to agree with tonight's quote.
"I learned in the last few years that it's really unhappy and really unsustainable to try and base your well being on something as arbitrary as record sale and critical acclaim and the interests of the public. All of those things are so fickle. So my approach now to music is I want to make records that I love, and I hope that other people love them, then that's OK." Moby, quoted on CNN.com, March 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Unicorns and pigs fly?
This is something friends of mine should have read first...
Beware! When shopping for a potbellied pig, do not buy one at a swap meet or out of the back of a van at the corner truck stop. You are just asking for trouble. I don’t recommend getting a pig from a pet store either, unless they can supply appropriate food and support information as well as the pig’s litter registration paper indicating the breeder.
Don’t get caught up in the moment.
Here’s the picture. You’re holding a cute and cuddly, three week old bottle baby who is being touted as everything you could hope for. You are not given the opportunity to see the parents or littermates. You are told the circumstances surrounding the young, preweaning age piglet you are snuggling. "The mother got sick and couldn’t nurse her babies."..WHY? "The piglet wouldn’t nurse, so was taken away from the litter and bottle-fed."...WHY? Be wary of these kinds of stories. I can guarantee you that heartache is just around the corner.
It seems this film has also been done in a non animated version.
Beware! When shopping for a potbellied pig, do not buy one at a swap meet or out of the back of a van at the corner truck stop. You are just asking for trouble. I don’t recommend getting a pig from a pet store either, unless they can supply appropriate food and support information as well as the pig’s litter registration paper indicating the breeder.
Don’t get caught up in the moment.
Here’s the picture. You’re holding a cute and cuddly, three week old bottle baby who is being touted as everything you could hope for. You are not given the opportunity to see the parents or littermates. You are told the circumstances surrounding the young, preweaning age piglet you are snuggling. "The mother got sick and couldn’t nurse her babies."..WHY? "The piglet wouldn’t nurse, so was taken away from the litter and bottle-fed."...WHY? Be wary of these kinds of stories. I can guarantee you that heartache is just around the corner.
But hey... sometimes fairy tales are more believeable than facts. What makes me mad is that someone actually raises these critters and fobs them off on the unsuspecting public. Shame on you!
But enough of that, listening to my Groove Coverage music I came across this song called The Last Unicorn, after some digging I came across this:
It seems this film has also been done in a non animated version.
Other artists that have sung this song are Kenny Loggins on his album Return to Pooh Corner (1994).
I think I will watch out for it in the rental shops.
Here are the lyrics then;
The Last Unicorn - Written by Jimmy Webb and sung by America
When the last eagle flies over the last crumbling mountain
And the last lion roars at the last dusty fountain
In the shadow of the forest though she may be old and worn
They will stare unbelieving at the last unicorn
When the first breath of winter through the flowers is icing
And you look to the north and a pale moon is rising
And it seems like all is dying and would leave the world to mourn
In the distance hear the laughter of the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive
When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning
And the future has passed without even a last desperate warning
Then look into the sky where through the clouds a path is torn
Look and see her how she sparkles, it's the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive
When the last eagle flies over the last crumbling mountain
And the last lion roars at the last dusty fountain
In the shadow of the forest though she may be old and worn
They will stare unbelieving at the last unicorn
When the first breath of winter through the flowers is icing
And you look to the north and a pale moon is rising
And it seems like all is dying and would leave the world to mourn
In the distance hear the laughter of the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive
When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning
And the future has passed without even a last desperate warning
Then look into the sky where through the clouds a path is torn
Look and see her how she sparkles, it's the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive
Well... enough fantasy, all you folk out there... watch out for piggery pokery, otherwise you may wish you had rather...
"Never played leapfrog with a unicorn." Benny Hill (italics me)
Friday, March 25, 2005
Quantum cat revistied
Top of the page!
This is my first flickR posting, I must say it is a tad trickier to edit but I seem to have the hang of it now.
Quantum cat
Originally uploaded by bobc.
One has to edit some of the image controlling html out otherwise the picture is placed way out of whack on this layout. Great fun though and I will be using this to post images from now on, especially when one gets 10 megs!
My flikR url-a
My flikR url-b
Still very exited about Belinda's tour... so here is another song from her repertoire, also used flikR to update the posting on the tour.
We can change
In my head I hear a haunting melody
It reminds me of the way things used to be
There was a time when we had everything
We gotta stop living in that dream
No nothing remains the same
We can't hold on but baby, baby
We can change
Oh - we can change anything we want to yeah
Oh - we can change the world
And make it better
But first we gotta change together now
Oh baby baby we can change
There's a message in the falling rain outside
There's a message in the tears falling from your eyes
I swear we don't have to hurt anymore
Throw the old ways out and close the door
No, nothing remains the same
We can't hold on but baby, baby
We can change
Baby, when you're trapped something snaps
And you start to die
Living all those years with our fears and
You wonder why.
"The more things change, the more they remain...insane." Michael Fry & T. Lewis, Over the Hedge, 05-09-04
This is my first flickR posting, I must say it is a tad trickier to edit but I seem to have the hang of it now.
Quantum cat
Originally uploaded by bobc.
One has to edit some of the image controlling html out otherwise the picture is placed way out of whack on this layout. Great fun though and I will be using this to post images from now on, especially when one gets 10 megs!
My flikR url-a
My flikR url-b
Still very exited about Belinda's tour... so here is another song from her repertoire, also used flikR to update the posting on the tour.
We can change
In my head I hear a haunting melody
It reminds me of the way things used to be
There was a time when we had everything
We gotta stop living in that dream
No nothing remains the same
We can't hold on but baby, baby
We can change
Oh - we can change anything we want to yeah
Oh - we can change the world
And make it better
But first we gotta change together now
Oh baby baby we can change
There's a message in the falling rain outside
There's a message in the tears falling from your eyes
I swear we don't have to hurt anymore
Throw the old ways out and close the door
No, nothing remains the same
We can't hold on but baby, baby
We can change
Baby, when you're trapped something snaps
And you start to die
Living all those years with our fears and
You wonder why.
"The more things change, the more they remain...insane." Michael Fry & T. Lewis, Over the Hedge, 05-09-04
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Whoooooooo Man!
OFM - 94-97 FM: OFM presents Belinda Carlisle LIVE in concert
At flipping last! One of my favourite singers is coming to Bloem and on Campus at that!
Here are dates for an upcoming Belindatour in South Africa in August:
TOUR DETAILS:
CALLIE HUMAN SENTRUM - BLOEMFONTEIN, 12TH AUGUST-R185-R285
CARNIVALCITY – SPRINGS - JOHANNESBURG, 13TH AUGUST-R185-R315
HEARTFELT ARENA – VOORTREKKER HOOGTE PRETORIA, 19TH AUGUST-R255
UPE SPORTS ARENA - PORT ELIZABETH, 20TH AUGUST-R185-R285
Tickets on sale now from this link: Shoprite Checkers Ticket Shop and also:
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT MONEY MARKET COUNTERS AT ALL SHOPRITE, SHOPRITE CHECKERS, and CHECKERS HYPER STORES!
Some of the songs she sings were composed by Per Gessle of another favourite duo, Roxette. Here is one of my favourites:
Love doesn't live here anymore
I wake up each day
Want to sleep that day away
I catch a train
In the rush hour rain
Some people are talkin’ to me
I don’t care what they say
’cos I know
Love doesn’t live here now you’ve gone away
Love doesn’t live here but I’m left to stay
And I thought it was me and you who gave it all
Yes I thought it was me and you who couldn’t fall
But it’s all over now
Over now
Friends on the phone
Life is good. life goes on
But I spend my days
In a heart broken haze
Of movies and lonely tunes
Every song seems to be about you
Oh oh
Love doesn’t live here since you went away
Love doesn’t live here but I'm left to stay
And I thought you and me we were the chosen ones
Yes I thought you and me we sailed into the sun
But it’s gone.
it’s over now
Do you ever think about it?
Do you want to talk about it with me?
Love doesn’t live here since you went away
Love doesn’t live here but I'm left to stay
And I thought it was me and you who had it all
Yes I thought it was me and you who stood so tall
But it’s all over now
Yes it’s all over now
Over now
It’s all over now
Love doesn’t live here.
I am really looking foreward to the concert... the quote fits in with another of my favourites from her, Heaven is a place on earth.
"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." Karen Sunde
At flipping last! One of my favourite singers is coming to Bloem and on Campus at that!
Here are dates for an upcoming Belindatour in South Africa in August:
TOUR DETAILS:
CALLIE HUMAN SENTRUM - BLOEMFONTEIN, 12TH AUGUST-R185-R285
CARNIVALCITY – SPRINGS - JOHANNESBURG, 13TH AUGUST-R185-R315
HEARTFELT ARENA – VOORTREKKER HOOGTE PRETORIA, 19TH AUGUST-R255
UPE SPORTS ARENA - PORT ELIZABETH, 20TH AUGUST-R185-R285
Tickets on sale now from this link: Shoprite Checkers Ticket Shop and also:
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT MONEY MARKET COUNTERS AT ALL SHOPRITE, SHOPRITE CHECKERS, and CHECKERS HYPER STORES!
Some of the songs she sings were composed by Per Gessle of another favourite duo, Roxette. Here is one of my favourites:
Love doesn't live here anymore
I wake up each day
Want to sleep that day away
I catch a train
In the rush hour rain
Some people are talkin’ to me
I don’t care what they say
’cos I know
Love doesn’t live here now you’ve gone away
Love doesn’t live here but I’m left to stay
And I thought it was me and you who gave it all
Yes I thought it was me and you who couldn’t fall
But it’s all over now
Over now
Friends on the phone
Life is good. life goes on
But I spend my days
In a heart broken haze
Of movies and lonely tunes
Every song seems to be about you
Oh oh
Love doesn’t live here since you went away
Love doesn’t live here but I'm left to stay
And I thought you and me we were the chosen ones
Yes I thought you and me we sailed into the sun
But it’s gone.
it’s over now
Do you ever think about it?
Do you want to talk about it with me?
Love doesn’t live here since you went away
Love doesn’t live here but I'm left to stay
And I thought it was me and you who had it all
Yes I thought it was me and you who stood so tall
But it’s all over now
Yes it’s all over now
Over now
It’s all over now
Love doesn’t live here.
I am really looking foreward to the concert... the quote fits in with another of my favourites from her, Heaven is a place on earth.
"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." Karen Sunde
Monday, March 21, 2005
Firesky
The sky is burning, or so it seemed.Taken on the way back from Rouxville just outside Smithfield on the 21 March 2005 @ 19:10:50 and 19:08:22
It was amazing and the scene changed from second to second as the sun set, we felt so priveliged to have been in the right place at the right time to witness this lightshow. The only song that even fits in remotely is this;
Sky Falls Down by Oceanlab
You know when you feel it
You know when it hits you
There's no mistaking when you fall
You don't anticipate it
And you can't calculate it
It just comes crashing through your walls
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down
I'll love you 'til I can't feel anything,
Not anything at all
And even when you're not around
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down
I'm flying 'til I hit the ground
And lying there and I don't feel anything
Not anything at all
And even when you're not around
I'll love you til the sky falls down
You lose all sense of reason
You have no sense of danger
It's like you're living in a dream.
It lets you float through crowds and
Makes you smile at strangers
It's just the greatest state of being, Oohh...
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down
I'll love you 'til I can't feel anything,
Not anything at all
And even when you're not around
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down
I'm flying 'til I hit the ground
And lying there and I don't feel anything
Not anything at all
And even when you're not around
I'll love you til the sky falls down.
"Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid." Jules Feiffer (1929 - )
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
March Madness or Asche zu Asche
Seeing as March is the month of madness I thought I would put together a mad compilation... ashes to ashes, dust to dust and all in between. All in all it turned out to be quite listenable as well...
Asche zu Asche
45 tracks in playlist,
average track length: 4:11
Playlist length: 3 hours 8 minutes 43 seconds
Playlist files:
1. Rammstein - Asche zu Asche (3:57)
2. Nightwish - Devil & the deep dark ocean (4:46)
3. Wess Lee - What the hell did we do? (5:22)
4. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (2:41)
5. Peter Gabriel - Black paintings (4:36)
6. MLTR - Stuck in the heat (3:51)
7. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (4:49)
8. Ash - Burn Baby Burn (3:28)
9. Train - She's On Fire (3:51)
10. Vanessa Carlton - Paint it black (3:30)
11. Drop Dead Gorgeous - Pain (4:12)
12. Doors - Light my fire (7:06)
13. The Rasmus - In the shadows (4:06)
14. The Awakening - The dark romantics (4:45)
15. Simon Walsh - Eat The Ashes (3:16)
16. Staind - Warm safe place (4:36)
17. Hoobastank - Crawling in the dark (2:54)
18. Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night (4:57)
19. Jimmy Eat World - Pain (3:07)
20. Paul Simon - Flame (2:20)
21. John Parr - St Elmo's fire (4:08)
22. Strata - When It's All Burning (4:44)
23. HIM - Close to the flame (3:46)
24. Santana - Feels like fire (4:40)
25. Bangles - Eternal flame (3:55)
26. Savage Garden - Crash and burn (4:42)
27. The Rasmus - Time to burn (4:32)
28. Ana Johnsson - Don't Cry For Pain (3:48)
29. The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black (3:50)
30. Silwerchair - Ana's song(open fire) (3:42)
31. Novaspace - Beds are burning (4:35)
32. MLTR - Eternal flame (4:39)
33. The Troggs - Hot days (2:58)
34. Gregorian - Ave satani (the omen) (3:27)
35. Frank Mills - Chariots of Fire (3:34)
36. Vanessa-Mae - Warm Air (3:38)
37. The Awakening - Dreams in fire (4:47)
38. Gregorian - In the shadows (4:29)
39. The Offspring - Burn it up (2:42)
40. Santana - Black magic woman (5:19)
41. Rammstein - Wollt ihr das bett in flammen sehen? (5:20)
42. Meatloaf - Bat out of hell (9:43)
43. Sum 41 - Pain form piecsure (1:44)
44. Kelvin Declined - Girls in black (2:45)
45. Damageplan ft Jerry Cantrell - Ashes to ashes (5:06)
Some songs did not seem to fit in intially but with some re-arranging things slotted in quite well, as to a favourite well it must be Vanessa Carlton and her version of the Stones hit Paint It Black followed by Billy Joel and We Did'nt Start The Fire... I have always liked the song as it has a sort of snapshot of my experience of history in my lifetime. The theme of fire, ashes, pain and heat is continued in the lyrics from Santana and Dido and Feels Like Fire;
Feels like fire - Santana & Dido
I'm telling you it's over
Now there's an angel
Holding me
My way's easy
Even if you're fallen
Oh you're struggling
There's still beauty
In what we do
So que sera
Let's go sailing on
There's a wise man
In every fool
Chorus:
I say come back
Come in from the cold
Into the warm
I feel like fire
Guiding you back home
As darkness falls
So everyone stands in line
Cos they wanna stay alive
To wait alone
No dog no bone
And then you find it's over
Still it tears your heart
To slip away
From the crowd
But if you have
What it takes
To return to where
All the world
Knows your name
Then que sera
Lets go sailing on
There's a wise man
In every fool
Chorus
I say come home
Leave it all behind
And settle down
I feel my love
Can give me what I want
For all time
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Jack London (1876 - 1916), Jack London's Tales of Adventure
Asche zu Asche
45 tracks in playlist,
average track length: 4:11
Playlist length: 3 hours 8 minutes 43 seconds
Playlist files:
1. Rammstein - Asche zu Asche (3:57)
2. Nightwish - Devil & the deep dark ocean (4:46)
3. Wess Lee - What the hell did we do? (5:22)
4. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire (2:41)
5. Peter Gabriel - Black paintings (4:36)
6. MLTR - Stuck in the heat (3:51)
7. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (4:49)
8. Ash - Burn Baby Burn (3:28)
9. Train - She's On Fire (3:51)
10. Vanessa Carlton - Paint it black (3:30)
11. Drop Dead Gorgeous - Pain (4:12)
12. Doors - Light my fire (7:06)
13. The Rasmus - In the shadows (4:06)
14. The Awakening - The dark romantics (4:45)
15. Simon Walsh - Eat The Ashes (3:16)
16. Staind - Warm safe place (4:36)
17. Hoobastank - Crawling in the dark (2:54)
18. Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night (4:57)
19. Jimmy Eat World - Pain (3:07)
20. Paul Simon - Flame (2:20)
21. John Parr - St Elmo's fire (4:08)
22. Strata - When It's All Burning (4:44)
23. HIM - Close to the flame (3:46)
24. Santana - Feels like fire (4:40)
25. Bangles - Eternal flame (3:55)
26. Savage Garden - Crash and burn (4:42)
27. The Rasmus - Time to burn (4:32)
28. Ana Johnsson - Don't Cry For Pain (3:48)
29. The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black (3:50)
30. Silwerchair - Ana's song(open fire) (3:42)
31. Novaspace - Beds are burning (4:35)
32. MLTR - Eternal flame (4:39)
33. The Troggs - Hot days (2:58)
34. Gregorian - Ave satani (the omen) (3:27)
35. Frank Mills - Chariots of Fire (3:34)
36. Vanessa-Mae - Warm Air (3:38)
37. The Awakening - Dreams in fire (4:47)
38. Gregorian - In the shadows (4:29)
39. The Offspring - Burn it up (2:42)
40. Santana - Black magic woman (5:19)
41. Rammstein - Wollt ihr das bett in flammen sehen? (5:20)
42. Meatloaf - Bat out of hell (9:43)
43. Sum 41 - Pain form piecsure (1:44)
44. Kelvin Declined - Girls in black (2:45)
45. Damageplan ft Jerry Cantrell - Ashes to ashes (5:06)
Some songs did not seem to fit in intially but with some re-arranging things slotted in quite well, as to a favourite well it must be Vanessa Carlton and her version of the Stones hit Paint It Black followed by Billy Joel and We Did'nt Start The Fire... I have always liked the song as it has a sort of snapshot of my experience of history in my lifetime. The theme of fire, ashes, pain and heat is continued in the lyrics from Santana and Dido and Feels Like Fire;
Feels like fire - Santana & Dido
I'm telling you it's over
Now there's an angel
Holding me
My way's easy
Even if you're fallen
Oh you're struggling
There's still beauty
In what we do
So que sera
Let's go sailing on
There's a wise man
In every fool
Chorus:
I say come back
Come in from the cold
Into the warm
I feel like fire
Guiding you back home
As darkness falls
So everyone stands in line
Cos they wanna stay alive
To wait alone
No dog no bone
And then you find it's over
Still it tears your heart
To slip away
From the crowd
But if you have
What it takes
To return to where
All the world
Knows your name
Then que sera
Lets go sailing on
There's a wise man
In every fool
Chorus
I say come home
Leave it all behind
And settle down
I feel my love
Can give me what I want
For all time
"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Jack London (1876 - 1916), Jack London's Tales of Adventure
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Almost... not blogging anymore
Seems like I am only managing a weekly blog lately... so here goes, put together a short playlist for this week and the theme is a melancholy one. Sort of looking back and counting costs and getting things in focus. It has been an eventful week, got a new boss and changed departments... still the same job though... Ces't la vie... or as we say in Afrikaans "Selle ossewa, selle osse, net die sweep is nuut" losely translated... nothing has changed except the whip!
Today's Playlist is called Almost.
10 tracks in playlist,
average track length: 3:36
Playlist length: 36 minutes 5 seconds
Playlist files:
1. Delta Goordem - Almost here (3:49)
2. Sarah Brightman - So many things (2:58)
3. Dido - My lover's gone (4:26)
4. Gene Pitney - I'm gonna be strong (2:14)
5. Gabrielle - Out of reach (3:19)
6. Cranberries - Just my imagination (3:13)
7. The Verve - Bittersweet symphony (4:35)
8. Shania Twain - It only hurts when I'm breathing (3:32)
9. HIM - Wicked game (4:06)
10. Cher - Love is a lonely place without you (3:53)
Some comments regarding the playlist; HIM do a very good version of the Chris Isaak hit Wicked Game as well as a stunning version of the Neil Diamond hit Solitary Man, Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden have an amazing duet hit on their hands with today's featured song. All in all a really blue selection with my favourite from Dido Armstrong being My Lover's Gone.
Almost Here - Delta Goodrem
Did I hear you right
'cause I thought you said
Let's think it over
You have been my life
And I never planned
Growing old without you
Shadows bleeding through the light
Where the love once shined so bright
Came without a reason
Don't let go on us tonight
Love's not always black and white
Haven't I always loved you?
But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause your only almost here
I would change the world
If I had a chance
Oh won't you let me
Treat me like a child
Throw your arms around me
Oh please protect me
Bruised and battered by your words
Dazed and shattered how it hurts
Haven't I always loved you
But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause your only almost here
Bruised and battered by your words
Dazed and shattered now it hurts
Haven't I always loved you
But when I need you
You're almost here
Well I never knew how far behind I'd left you
And when I hold you your almost here
Well I'm sorry that I took our love for granted
And now I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause I know I'm almost here
Only almost here
Sjoe! as we say in Afrikaans... this is a song with so much meaning, reflecting on my life it seems to be a mirror...
"It is almost impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside." Author Unknown
Today's Playlist is called Almost.
10 tracks in playlist,
average track length: 3:36
Playlist length: 36 minutes 5 seconds
Playlist files:
1. Delta Goordem - Almost here (3:49)
2. Sarah Brightman - So many things (2:58)
3. Dido - My lover's gone (4:26)
4. Gene Pitney - I'm gonna be strong (2:14)
5. Gabrielle - Out of reach (3:19)
6. Cranberries - Just my imagination (3:13)
7. The Verve - Bittersweet symphony (4:35)
8. Shania Twain - It only hurts when I'm breathing (3:32)
9. HIM - Wicked game (4:06)
10. Cher - Love is a lonely place without you (3:53)
Some comments regarding the playlist; HIM do a very good version of the Chris Isaak hit Wicked Game as well as a stunning version of the Neil Diamond hit Solitary Man, Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden have an amazing duet hit on their hands with today's featured song. All in all a really blue selection with my favourite from Dido Armstrong being My Lover's Gone.
Almost Here - Delta Goodrem
Did I hear you right
'cause I thought you said
Let's think it over
You have been my life
And I never planned
Growing old without you
Shadows bleeding through the light
Where the love once shined so bright
Came without a reason
Don't let go on us tonight
Love's not always black and white
Haven't I always loved you?
But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause your only almost here
I would change the world
If I had a chance
Oh won't you let me
Treat me like a child
Throw your arms around me
Oh please protect me
Bruised and battered by your words
Dazed and shattered how it hurts
Haven't I always loved you
But when I need you
You're almost here
And I know that's not enough
And when I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause your only almost here
Bruised and battered by your words
Dazed and shattered now it hurts
Haven't I always loved you
But when I need you
You're almost here
Well I never knew how far behind I'd left you
And when I hold you your almost here
Well I'm sorry that I took our love for granted
And now I'm with you
I'm close to tears
'cause I know I'm almost here
Only almost here
Sjoe! as we say in Afrikaans... this is a song with so much meaning, reflecting on my life it seems to be a mirror...
"It is almost impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside." Author Unknown
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