Farnborough Half Marathon Result

 Half Marathon Result

So I did a thing.....

I ran the Farnborough (Hampshire UK) half marathon and finished in 2.07 which is a very good result for me  as I  did no training for it.

In fact before that I had only ran 10K not the 21.9K that a half marathon is.

Now normally after a very long run (for me) I like to celebrate by having a nice pub meal and a drink or two, which I know is the last thing that you should do after a long run, but it works for me right?

This time for various reasons this did not happen, and I some how have felt that I was cheated in some way.

 Song Lyrics Earth

Verse 1:

Earth, you are the only home we know

You give us life and love, you make us glow

You show us wonders every day, from the rainbow to the star

You fill our hearts with joy and awe, you make us who we are

Chorus:

Earth, you are the beauty of the world

You are the star that shines, you are the pearl

You are the song that we sing, you are the dream that we share

You are the reason we live, you are the one that we care

Verse 2:

Earth, you are the challenge that we face

You need our help and hope, you need our grace

You teach us how to be kind and smart, how to protect and restore

You inspire us to do our part, to give you something more

Chorus:

Earth, you are the beauty of the world

You are the star that shines, you are the pearl

You are the song that we sing, you are the dream that we share

You are the reason we live, you are the one that we care

Bridge:

Earth, you are the future that we hold

You have the power and the wisdom, you have the gold

You have the answers that we seek, you have the vision that we need

You have the courage that we lack, you have the faith that we heed

Chorus:

Earth, you are the beauty of the world

You are the star that shines, you are the pearl

You are the song that we sing, you are the dream that we share

You are the reason we live, you are the one that we care.

Notes

This is still some of my lyrics that I like alot.

I still don't know what kind of voice would be good for this song, perhaps in a few years I will be able to use an AI voice.

Half Marathon

 Its Half Marathon Time!

So tomorrow which to me will be the 21 Jan 2024 I am going to run a half marathon, this is no small undertaking and I know that it will be hard.

I have run a half before back in Dec 2023 so I know I can do the distance, when I rang that one, I did it on my own with no food or water just music to listen to.

This time I will have 2500 others running passed me and jelly babies!

I will be happy just to completed it, if I can get under two hours I will be very surprised as I have not really done that much training for it, I do run 4 times a week so I am not going into the run cold.

I will let you know how I did in a later post.

New Tracks Soon

 So its a new year and the good news is that I have quite a few new music tracks that I will be releasing over the next few weeks.

The number of tracks?

I think there are at the last count 30 new tracks!

I could release them 2 each day or something like that, I am not sure what the best way is to release them.

Sp I hope to start pushing them out real soon.

Parkrun

 So I do the free 5k parkrun each Saturday.

So I am very happy to report that today I did my 250th pakrun.

I am so pleased to have managed this milestone.

The next milestone is 500 runs so it will take 5 years to do this….

First post 2024

 So this is my first post of 2024 it will be interesting to see how many posts I manage to do this year.

Hopefully there will be more song lyrics, as I seem to like them! And more music tracks, perhaps some more photos of her as well.

iPad lighting connector

Ipad Connector 

So I have an iPad , which I have had for a few years now, I mainly use it for reading and composing music.

Unfortunately the music generation program is only available on IOS or windows otherwise I would by a android tablet as they are cheaper than iPads, which are nice but I think are over priced.

The only thing wrong with my iPad is the stupid lightning connector port, it really is not a very robust design, and I am now having trouble getting it to charge.

So look to get a new iPad, the problem is I need a large memory iPad 128mb or bigger due to the music files that I create.

For some reason Apple in their (Lets make lots of money) charge rather a lot of money for an Ipad with more than 128Gb of memory, I was under the impression that memory was now cheap to produce.

Song Lyrics Green Fields of England V2

Green Fields of England Version 2

Verse 1:

I've travelled the world and seen many wonders

But nothing delights me like the green fields of England

Where the sun smiles bright and the birds sing cheerful

And the air is pure and sweet

Chorus:

Oh, the green fields of England

How they fill my heart with joy in the summer

When the flowers dance and the grass is soft

And the sky is clear and bright

Oh, the green fields of England

How I wish I could be there in the summer

With my guitar in my hand and my love in my arms

And nothing to worry about

Verse 2:

I've sung many songs and met many people

But nothing inspires me like the green fields of England

Where the music soars and the stories unfold

And the history is alive

Chorus:

Oh, the green fields of England

How they lift my spirit up in the summer

When the melodies soar and the words are true

And the spirit is free and high

Oh, the green fields of England

How I want to share them in the summer

With my friends and my fans and my family too

And everyone who cares for me

Bridge:

Some may call me a dreamer or a wanderer

But I know where I belong and where I want to go

It's to the green fields of England

Where I feel at home and where I'm happy

Chorus:

Oh, the green fields of England

How they warm my soul in the summer

When the breeze is gentle and the warmth is kind

And the peace is deep and real

Oh, the green fields of England

How I hope to return there in the summer

Where my heart is full and my soul is calm

And my love is strong and real

Outro:

Oh, the green fields of England

Oh, the green fields of England

Oh, the green fields of England

Oh, the green fields of England

So this is version two of my Green Fields of England song,

 I have rewritten it for a female voice and tried to make it easier to sing,

 I don't know if that is something that I have managed to achieve here.

 3008 Blog Posts

So a few blog posts back, I was able to say that this blog had finally hit 3000 posts, which to me is still rather amazing that I have managed to keep this blog going and that Blogger has not yet been shut down by Google as they do appear to have history in shutting down services that they have brought.

Perhaps blogger is of use to them, I did try to find out just how busy Blogger is, but I was not very good in getting any answers.

Anyway I did not want to talk about Blogger I wanted to talk about the fact that this blog had had 3000 blog posts, I know that there will be other blogs with far more posts than mine, there will also be some with far longer posts, and you know what?

I don’t care, as the title of this blog states this is a notebook so I am doing posts that are for me in a public place, as I know that sometimes a web crawler makes an error and finds my blog.

Luckily this does not happen very often so I really don’t worry about it.

I shall continue to use this blog as a way of saving the odd random though, or to post about some of my creative efforts, because it’s easy on here to find such things, and I also like the idea that I can have another look at what I was doing or maybe even have another go at something I did before.

Song lyrics Skyline London French Version 2

Skyline London French

Version 2

Verse 1:

 London’s skyline has changed so much over time From old St. Paul’s to the Shard and the Eye Buildings come and go as the years pass by And so do the people with their dreams and cries

Chorus: 

Le ciel de Londres est brillant Il nous raconte le passé et l’avenir Le ciel de Londres est unique Il me rend fière et humble à la fois

Verse 2: 

London’s skyline shines bright in the night With neon signs and stars in the sky London’s skyline mirrors the Thames With bridges and boats and the moon on high

Chorus: 

Le ciel de Londres est brillant Il nous raconte le passé et l’avenir Le ciel de Londres est unique Il me rend fière et humble à la fois

Verse 3: 

J’ai vu le ciel de Londres changer avec les saisons Du vert du printemps au doré de l’automne J’ai vu les fleurs naître et les feuilles mourir Et la neige et la pluie les recouvrir

Chorus: 

Le ciel de Londres est brillant Il nous raconte le passé et l’avenir Le ciel de Londres est unique Il me rend fière et humble à la fois

Verse 4: 

London’s skyline stands strong through the storms And the rainbows and sunsets that follow them London’s skyline inspires many hearts And the songs and poems that honour them

Chorus: 

Le ciel de Londres est brillant Il nous raconte le passé et l’avenir Le ciel de Londres est unique Il me rend fière et humble à la fois

Verse 5: 

I love the views of London from every angle From the hills and the parks to the roofs and the streets I love the views of London in every moment From the dawn and the dusk to the noon and the night

Chorus: 

Le ciel de Londres est brillant Il nous raconte le passé et l’avenir Le ciel de Londres est unique Il me rend fière et humble à la fois

Outro: 

Le ciel de Londres est bril-lant Il nous ra-conte le pas-sé et l’a-ve-nir Le ciel de Londres est u-ni-que Il me rend fiè-re et hum-ble à la fois Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Update 1

This is my version two of a previous song of mine that I have posted on this Blog

what do you think of it?

Is this better a better version compared to the earlier one?

Is it more singable? is that even a word ?

Does the French bit even work?

Should I even have a French section?

I really don't know the answer to these questions, but it is fun to ask them.

I sadly have had the idea of a version three of this song as there are some changes that I want to make.

Update 2

I wonder how long I will have to wait until I can find an AI that will sing this to me.

Blog Stats

So for some reason I decided to look at the blog stats of this blog, this is normally a complete waste of time as normally this blog sits at one or possibly two views a day.

The main reason for this being that I don't post very regularly and I just don't prepote the site, as its a notebook of odd thoughts for me.

so you can imagine my surprise e to see that somehow this blog has had in the last few day 173 views!

I don't know what has been the cause of this sudden increase, but thats is what has happened.

When I looked into the stats that I have available to me, which is not many, I found to my surprise that 16 times a site in France has looked at the site in seven fays, why?

This site is in a poor form of English, there is I must state here, two songs that are partly in French surely that cant be the reason for the sudden interest in this site?

Most of what I talk about here will be nower days about either my si=ong writing or my music tracks.

Back in the day it would have been about what new part of the website I was doing or even what book I was reading and sometimes I would also talk about that most English of things the Weather!

So I don't have a clue why French web crawlers or actual people are interested in my site.

Song Lyrics Grand Piano

 Grand Piano

There are 88 keys on a grand piano 

But you don’t need to play them all to make a show 

Just pick a few that sound good together 

And you can sing along with any weather 

 

C, D, E, F, G, A, B 

These are the notes of the C major scale 

They are easy to remember and fun to play 

But don’t forget the sharps and flats along the way 

 

C sharp, D sharp, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp 

These are the black keys that make things interesting 

They can change the mood of any song 

But be careful not to hit them wrong 

 

B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat 

These are the other black keys that have different names 

They are also called enharmonic equivalents 

But that’s a fancy term that makes no sense 

 

So don’t worry about the theory or the rules 

Just play the piano with your heart and soul 

And if you make a mistake, just laugh it off 

Because music is a joy that we can all share 

 

But wait, there’s more to the grand piano 

There are also three foot pedals that you can use 

They can make your sound softer, louder, or smoother 

But you need to know when and how to use them 

 

The left pedal is called the una corda 

It shifts the hammers to strike fewer strings 

It makes your sound softer and more gentle 

But it also changes the tone and tuning 

 

The middle pedal is called the sostenuto 

It sustains only the notes that you hold down 

It lets you create contrast and harmony 

But it also requires more skill and control 

 

The right pedal is called the damper 

It lifts all the dampers from the strings 

It makes your sound louder and richer 

But it also creates more resonance and ringing 

 

So now you know more about the grand piano 

And how to use the keys and the pedals 

You can experiment and have fun with them 

But remember to practice and learn from them. 

Update

Not sure if this is a song that is even possible to be sung, don't know if it would suit a male or a female voice.

I am Blank

 This is a blank page that it just looking at me

Its daring me to have something to say

Unfortunately I don't have anything to say....

So it goes

This Test of my phone

 This is a test to see if i can use my phone to do blog entries, it appears that it does work which is great.

Whether I will write more blog posts is open to debate, as just lately I have not been into doing the blog, I have done a lot of song writting, whether the sons are any good is for someone else to tell me, I am just happy that I have been creative and produced something new, that did not exist in the world.

It would be great if someone else saw my work, but I get a buzz from the creation of something new.

I am staring to think that more of my blog is read by an AI crawler that actual human beings..... so I should expect to get any feedback some time soon.