There's a Long Long Trail A-Winding

I first heard this song on an episode of M*A*S*H, sung by Colonel Potter, Hawkeye and B.J. Turns out it's a World War I song, written by two classmates at Yale before the war really started (and years before Americans got involved).  I have the lyrics below, along with the music to listen to.  There is something sweet and pure about it that is so often lost in today's music.


There's a Long Long Trail A-Winding
Lyrics by Stoddard King
Music by Alonzo Elliott








Nights are getting very lonely, 
Days are very long,
I'm a-growing weary only, 
Listening for your song,
Old remembrances are thronging, 
Thro' my memory,
Till it seems, the world is full of dreams, 
Just to call you back to me.


     There's a long long trail a-winding 
     Into the land of my dreams,
     Where the nightingales are singing 
     And the white moon beams,
     There's a long long night a-waiting 
     Until my dreams all come true,
     Till the day when I'll be going down 
     That long long trail with you.


All night long I hear you calling, 
Calling sweet and low,
Seem to hear your footsteps falling, 
Ev'ry where I go,
Tho' the road between us stretches, 
Many's the weary mile,
I forget, that you're not with me yet, 
When I think I see you smile.


     There's a long long trail a-winding 
     Into the land of my dreams,
     Where the nightingales are singing 
     And the white moon beams,
     There's a long long night a-waiting 
     Until my dreams all come true,
     Till the day when I'll be going down 
     That long long trail with you.

UltraViolent Catastrophe Wins in Week 1

So, guess who won their Week 1 match up? (Don't look at the title!) That's right. Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!1!!!!


The UltraViolent Catastrophe took on The Memesters Union in a tough divisional clash.  Hard fought were out warriors, but ultimately was Hyperion's squad of heroes victorious.

While I won my game all was not beer and skittles in Hyperion land.  For one thing, my two starting Wide Receivers let me down  And my vaunted Running Backs did not do much, either.  I also was rather fortuitous in who I played.  If you ran my team against the other 11 teams in the league simultaneously I would have only gone 6-5.  But, it's a win, and a win I will take.  Next weekend I take on Fine Upstanding Gentlemen (known colloquially in the league as the Fuggies), owned by my most hated rival.  Will I start the season 2-0?  Only time will tell.

My 2010 Fantasy Football Team

I'm not sure why you'd care, but in case you do, here is my Fantasy Football team information


My team is called UltraViolent Catastrophe.  (So far only one person has come close to figuring out why, but 8.9 Hypey points if you know.)

In my league you start 13 people, which I have listed below, along with my 8 Reserves.  If you like me, root for those guys to gain yards, tackles, and most of all touch downs.  If you hate me, feel free to root against them.



QuarterBack
Tom Brady                  NWE


Running Back  
Joseph Addai                IND
Adrian Peterson       MIN


Wide Receiver
Dwayne Bowe              KAN      
Michael Crabtree        SFO


Tight End
Dallas Clark             IND


Kicker
Rob Bironas            TEN


Defensive Lineman
Robert Mathis           IND
Ndamukong Suh  DET


Linebacker
Karlos Dansby         MIA
DeMarcus Ware   DAL


Defensive Back
Oshiomogho Atogwe STL
Eric Berry                         KAN



Reserves
(they don't get points unless I put one of them into the starting lineup before that game starts)  
Darren Sproles RB SDG
Ahmad Bradshaw RB NYG  
T.J. Houshmandzadeh   WR BAL
Pierre Garcon WR IND
Austin Collie WR IND
Stephen Tulloch   LB TEN  
Tracy Porter   DB NOR
Earl Thomas DB SEA