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"bird of prey"

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2013.06.23

One of the odder first words that our fourteen-month-old daughter uttered, today, was "bird of prey". It's a bit of a stretch from what she's actually muttering ("bi' oo' peyb") but she's clearly repeating a line from the song I sing while holding her aloft. She's said it a few times in the expected context.

This is the otherwise forgettable song by Fatboy Slim sampling Jim Morrison that she's unknowingly singing. The video's worth watching if nothing else.

rand()m quote

Well, someone once told me that life is divided in three parts: at first, you have time and inclination but lack money. Then, you have money and inclination but lack time. Finally, you have money and time but lack inclination. :-)

—Andreas Plath