Larry’s Pretty Good Journal

“feel the beat from the tambourine / you can dance you can jive / having the time of your life”

2026-06-17T15:57:29Z

A few interesting things that came across my desktop:

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“There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom”

2026-06-15T16:43:02Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“save our troubles for another day / go with me we’ve got it made / let me take you on an escapade”

2026-06-13T18:21:10Z

A book meme swiped from muccamukk:

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“what i carry in my heart / brings us so close or so far apart / only love can make love”

2026-06-08T14:17:21Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“what you gonna do when the love burns down? / what you gonna do when the flames go up?”

2026-05-25T13:08:36Z

For Poetry Monday, a bit of prime late Celtic Twilight work from the brother of the more famous Jack:

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“now go! walk out the door! just turn around now! ’cuz you’re! not welcome! anymore!”

2026-05-21T13:22:55Z

This fandom dates me a bit, but: a heartening discovery. Quite a few Ranma ½ video games were made in the 90s, including a couple versus fighting games on SNES and PS1. All but one were Japan-only releases, but you don’t need much Japanese to button-mash a fighting game. In all variations, several main franchise characters are available to play, including both of Ranma’s forms.

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“Whilst yet the calm hours creep, / Dream thou—and from thy sleep / Then wake to weep”

2026-05-20T14:54:22Z

Links for your enjoyment, two taken from the same subreddit:

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“touch me in the morning then just walk away / we don’t have tomorrow but we had yesterday”

2026-05-19T14:57:01Z

A few bits of translation news.

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“we’re all excited / but we don’t know why / maybe it’s ’cause / we’re all gonna die”

2026-05-18T15:13:40Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“There are as many Hamlets as there are melancholies.”

2026-05-17T15:01:03Z

A seven-step book meme that’s going around, which I first noticed from chestnut_pod:

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“i’ll tell you that i’m happy if you want me to / but one step further and my back will break”

2026-05-11T14:38:21Z

For Poetry Monday, with a cut for length:

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“Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the Shadow”

2026-05-04T15:12:51Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“i’ve squandered my resistance/ for a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises/ all lies and jests”

2026-04-30T15:24:33Z

A few musical links:

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“i see the bad moon a-rising / i see trouble on the way / i see earthquakes and lightning”

2026-04-29T14:55:38Z

Eaglet is 13.

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“they’re so resigned to what their fate is / but not us (no never) / we’re far too young and clever”

2026-04-27T14:43:52Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“on a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair / warm smell of colitas rising up through the air”

2026-04-20T14:45:37Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“i’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror / it must be exhausting”

2026-04-13T15:00:12Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“my heart is full of love and desire for you! / so come on down and do what you’ve got to do!”

2026-04-06T14:51:45Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“they say this cat is a bad mutha— (shut yo’ mouth!) / i’m talkin’ ’bout shaft (then we can dig it)”

2026-04-03T14:20:47Z

Following up on this post, this year for April Fools the Monterey Bay Aquarium posted under the Kriller Waves Radio label a 1-hour mix of anchovy, sardine, and mackerel schools moshing to thrash metal.

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“(we better) stop / children, what’s that sound? / everybody look what’s going down”

2026-04-02T15:18:56Z

It was a good seder—smaller than some years, but good.

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“i would search everywhere / just to hear your call / and walk upon stranger roads than this one”

2026-04-01T17:15:40Z

Links to adventures at many scales:

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“you’re the priestess i must confess / those little red panties they pass the test”

2026-03-30T14:35:59Z

For Poetry Monday, dipping back a few millenia:

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“it’s not far down to paradise / at least it’s not for me / if the wind is right you can sail away”

2026-03-23T14:45:06Z

For Poetry Monday:

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“what’s it all for / you better live now / before the grim reaper come knocking on your door”

2026-03-19T15:53:33Z

Holy crap, how did I only notice this AFTER posting yesterday’s links?!? The people who brought us Krill Waves Radio posted at the start of last April a 1-hour mix of skeleton shrimp to headbanging to instrumental metal, under the Kriller Waves Radio label.

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“like a wire on a spool i keep on unrolling / a single thread that seems to unwind and unwind”

2026-03-18T14:10:10Z

A few more musical links:

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