The last song ever written by Davy Crockett has recently been uncovered in the attic of a relative of Susanna Hannig, a survivor of the Alamo. Mrs. Hannig, whose first husband Almeron Dickinson died in that battle, was one of the women who were spared by General Santa Anna after the Alamo had been taken. According to some notes on the back of the page on which the song was written, Davy Crockett had befriended an armadillo living in the old mission. Mr. Crockett composed the song while feeding the animal by hand, and committed the song to paper that day. He then placed it in the care of Mrs. Hannig (Mrs. Dickinson at the time) for safe-keeping.
Davy Crockett was a famous frontiersman and congressman, and was popularly called the King of the Wild Frontier. It is not known if Davy Crockett wrote any other songs, but this was certainly his last one. The tune has been lost, but the lyrics follow:
Don't Cry For Me Armadillo
It won't be easy, my little friend
Knowing these days are prob'ly my last
I still wanted to explore and have lots more fun
You won't believe me
All you will see is a man ready to fight
I'd rather be hunting for bear
This indeed may be my last night
I couldn't let it happen, I had to pee
Couldn't let myself go in my pants
Going behind boxes, staying out of the view
So I lost freedom
Relieving myself, missed the line Travis drew
When he gave one last chance to leave
I never expected him to
Don't cry for me Armadillo
The truth is I never meant to
Stay here and get killed
Lose my existence
But I've had a good life
So what's the difference
And as for leaving, it was too late
When so many others had decided to stay
I couldn't look like a chicken and run away
So my decision
It was not the selection I'd like it to be
But here is where my life will end
I like you, and I hope you like me
Don't cry for me Armadillo
The truth is I never meant to
Stay here and get killed
Lose my existence
But I've had a good life
So what's the difference
Am I going nuts?
Talking to a critter who cannot understand
But which seems to listen to the words that I say
And eats out of my hand
©2008 Mark James Wooding
Dr. Drew interviewed Scott Adams recently, and Scott Adams mentioned the absurdity that Republicans went to overthrow the government on Jan 6, but they neglected to bring their guns. On the first or second anniversary of the event, that alleged oversight made the narrative appear absurd to me, so I made a "video" that was supposed to be audio from January 6, captured on a video camera from which the lens cap had not been removed. I'm posting it again just because.
While I was waiting on hold to talk with a human at the IRS, I decided to put some food out for the dogs. I set the full bag of dog food on a chair, and walked away to get the bowls. When I turned around I saw the bag slowly tipping over, spilling much of its contents onto the floor. Fortunately I had help cleaning it up.
The main task for today is to begin revising McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader. It may take a couple of weeks, possibly more. I still have to work at Publix, and next week I start a new job in the memory care unit of a rehab/nursing home facility, and I'll also be working at Publix at least one night.
After that I'll take a look at the double-slit experiment, and see if there is an interpretation that is consistent with my theory of wave physics.
Also, I came across the attached meme, which I had created two or three years (or so) ago. I thought I'd include it because I still like it.
I recently proposed a theory of matter and energy called Wave Physics. In this theory, the only things in the universe are energy and the universal membrane, which is the medium through which all energy is transfered and stored.
Tonight I realized that according to this theory, everyone and everything in the universe are connected to each other at all times. Things that would be impossible according to the standard model of particle physics, are very possible in the universe of wave physics. Psychic transmissions and the power of prayer are physically possible and make sense if the universe works in any way like the theory I proposed.
If you've ever heard the phone ring and felt sure who it was before answering it, and were proven correct, this makes sense in wave physics, but not with particle physics. If you've ever looked intently at someone, and had that person quickly turn and look directly at you (I have), that phenomenon makes sense if all of us are parts of the same vast, ...
I was only scheduled to work three days this week, so I decided to work on a theory I'd been playing around with for fun over the last few years. I'd never been a big fan of the standard model of particle physics, so a few years ago, just for fun, I thought about exploring some alternate ideas, with zero training and zero experiments.
This week I wrapped up a few loose ends, and posted it to a community I created called Wave Physics. Originally I had called it Alternative Physics, but I changed my mind, so the link still has alternativephysics in it, but the community name is Wave Physics. I'd love for people to pay $5.00 a month to tell me how wrong I am.
https://alternativephysics.locals.com/
I also posted it on my personal website: