Month: February 2022

Sunday Music

Changing a bit with a classinc Brazilian hit. You would probably heard some instrumental versions before, but Elis Regina is the one and only. Warning: this may turn into an earworm.

 

Águas de março

It’s the stick, it’s the stone, it’s the end of the road
É o pau, é a pedra, é o fim do caminhoIt’s a stump rest, it’s a little lonely
É um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinhoIt’s a shard of glass, it’s life, it’s the sun
É um caco de vidro, é a vida, é o solIt’s the night, it’s death, it’s a noose, it’s the hook
É a noite, é a morte, é um laço, é o anzol

It’s peroba in the field, it’s the knot in the wood
É peroba no campo, é o nó da madeira

Caingá candeia, is the matita-pereira
Caingá candeia, é o matita-pereira

It’s wind wood, I tumble off the cliff
É madeira de vento, tombo da ribanceiraIt’s the deep mystery, it’s like it or not
É o mistério profundo, é o queira ou não queiraIt’s the wind vetoing, it’s the end of the slope
É o vento vetando, é o fim da ladeiraIt’s the beam, it’s the gap, ridge party
É a viga, é o vão, festa da cumeeira

It’s the rain raining, it’s riverside talk
É a chuva chovendo, é conversa ribeira

From the waters of March, it’s the end of tiredness
Das águas de março, é o fim da canseira

It’s the foot, it’s the ground, it’s the highway
É o pé, é o chão, é a marcha estradeira

Bird in hand, slingshot stone
Passarinho na mão, pedra de atiradeira

It’s a bird in the sky, it’s a bird on the ground
É uma ave no céu, é uma ave no chãoIt’s a stream, it’s a fountain, it’s a loaf of bread
É um regato, é uma fonte, é um pedaço de pãoIt’s rock bottom, it’s the end of the road
É o fundo do poço, é o fim do caminhoOn the face a heartbreak, it’s a little lonely
No rosto um desgosto, é um pouco sozinho

It’s a steppe, it’s a nail, it’s a bead, it’s a tale
É um estepe, é um prego, é uma conta, é um contoIt’s a dripping drip, it’s a bill, it’s a dot
É um pingo pingando, é uma conta, é um pontoIt’s a fish, it’s a gesture, it’s a shining silver
É um peixe, é um gesto, é uma prata brilhandoIt’s the morning light, it’s the brick coming
É a luz da manha, é o tijolo chegando

It’s the firewood, it’s the day, it’s the end of the sting
É a lenha, é o dia, é o fim da picada

It’s the cane bottle, the shrapnel on the road
É a garrafa de cana, o estilhaço na estrada

It’s the house design, it’s the body in bed
É o projeto da casa, é o corpo na cama

It’s the broken down car, it’s the mud, it’s the mud
É o carro enguiçado, é a lama, é a lama

It’s a step, it’s a bridge, it’s a toad, it’s a frog
É um passo, é uma ponte, é um sapo, é uma rãIt’s a brush in the morning light
É um resto de mato na luz da manhãIt’s the March waters closing the summer
São as águas de março fechando o verãoIt’s the promise of life in your heart
É a promessa de vida no teu coração

It’s a snake, it’s a stick, it’s João, it’s José
É uma cobra, é um pau, é João, é JoséIt’s a thorn in the hand, it’s a cut in the foot
É um espinho na mão, é um corte no péIt’s the March waters closing the summer
São as águas de março fechando o verãoIt’s the promise of life in your heart
É a promessa de vida no teu coração

It’s stick, it’s stone, it’s the end of the road
É pau, é pedra, é o fim do caminho

It’s a stump rest, it’s a little lonely
É um resto de toco, é um pouco sozinho

It’s a step, it’s a bridge, it’s a toad, it’s a frog
É um passo, é uma ponte, é um sapo, é uma rã

It’s a beautiful horizon, it’s a Tuesday fever
É um belo horizonte, é uma febre terça

It’s the March waters closing the summer
São as águas de março fechando o verão

It’s the promise of life in your heart
É a promessa de vida no teu coração

dick, wrong
Pau, erdaoh, oh
Im, inhothis hollow
Esto, ocohollow, inho
Oco, inho

steel, iron
Aco, idro

go, hello
Ida, ol

oh, north
Oite, orte

steel, zol
Aço, zol

It’s the March waters closing the summer
São as águas de março fechando o verão

It’s the promise of life in your heart
É a promessa de vida no teu coração

Source: LyricFind

The Army just ceded all war fighting capabilities

How in the absolute fuck are they going to do that?

I guess that means no more helicopters, tanks, armored combat vehicles, etc., really anything that is too big and heavy to run off a battery.

I assume that includes ammunition use?  It must because previous military green initiatives promoted lead free ammo.

So does that mean no more live ammo training?

So I guess our military won’t use diesel generators anymore in forward operating areas.

This is seriously fucked.

We’re going to have generals deciding on combat missions, not based on predicted casualty counts or operational achievements but the size of the carbon footprint.

“Sir, we can have the Night Stalkers fly in some Deltas under the cover of darkness and take out the asset.”

“No, Lieutenant. Do you have any idea what the carbon footprint for a mission like that would be?”

I can’t wait to see our soldiers ride into battle on a Tesla firing crossbows.

We’re so fucked.

Just a quick thought about the Anti COVID Mandates protests

Protests against government overreach under the cover of COVID are popping everywhere. From the Paris, Poland, England, Australia, New Zealand and of course the flavor of the week which are the Canadian truckers who are being credited for much of the worldwide upset.

I am going to differ on that. It was not the Canadians that started the racket. It was a bunch of ornery assholes in one state of the Union who pretty much went against the “trust the science” load of horse puckey and even though they had to adapt life to a sickness, they did not sacrifice Freedom for it. And they were maligned for it and promised death and desolation for their actions (or inactions) on how to deal with COVID.

But at the end, they became the example and point of reference for everybody who started questioning what the “Betters” were saying everybody ought to. And they were so right, even the betters had to spend time among them in their home turf because they could not stand to stay long where they come from.

So please, if there is somebody to thank for the beginning of this worldwide civil unrest and revolution, thank the people of Florida for it.  From its governor in Tallahassee to the elderly Cuban immigrant drinking “cafecito” in Little Havana. The seed of dissent was planted along the mango Trees, the Ficus and the orange trees of Florida.