UPDATE -- and "THE GRAVITY/ENERGY TEAM MARCH"

The lack of postings since last year does not mean I haven't been working on this.  Conversations, readings, daydreamings, meetings, planning for meetings, making notes, buying books -- all have helped.  Some misconceptions have been ironed out while other questions continue to arise (of course, nature of the beast and all that!).  

Gravity is emerging the clear winner -- that and its relationship to energy.  In fact, I wrote a song about this just a couple of weeks ago.  What prompted me was the chance to appear on QATV's open mike night at the library, called "Quincy Unplugged."  It's so easy to appreciate the effects of gravity on our energy expenditure, it's very straightforward.  That's what the song is about, and it's sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic."  Here it is!

THE GRAVITY / ENERGY TEAM MARCH           
by Kathy Hogan, 2012

GIVE ME GRAVITY!             ‘GRAVITY!’

Gravity’s all around us, it always stays the same,

Above, below, around us, it always stays the same.

It keeps us rooted to the earth, it always stays the same

And it keeps on marching on.

When you’re going downhill, gravity really helps.

Your speed goes up as you go down, yes indeed it does.

Watch yourself, be careful, when you go down the hill

As the speed goes marching on.

But when you’re going uphill, it’s harder, yes it is.

Why oh why is this so hard, I think it’s gravity,

I’m out of breath, my legs they hurt, I’m fighting gravity

So   I use more energy.

G R A V I T Y   CHORUS:

G-R-A-V-I-T-Y,  G-R-A-V-I-T-Y,  G-R-A-V-I-T-Y, 
THAT SPELLS GRAVITY.

NEXT, GIVE ME ENERGY!                ‘ ENERGY’

Sometimes we only need to use a little energy

And sometimes we need to use a lot of energy.

Energy is what we need to do all kinds of work

And you pass the energy on

Just go ahead and kick the ball, give it your energy.

How much energy should you use, a little or a lot?

Each time you use your energy and see how far you got,

And the energy goes marching on.

ENERGY  CHORUS:

E-N-E-R-G-Y,  E-N-E-R-G-Y,    E-N-E-R-G-Y, 
THAT SPELLS ENERGY.

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

When you’re going uphill, you need more energy

When you’re going downhill, you need less energy

What’s the reason for it?  You know it’s gravity.

It’s the gravity – energy team.

CHORUS

E-N-E-R-G-Y,   G-R-A-V-I-T-Y,   E-N-E-R-G-Y
TEAM WORK GOES MARCHING ON.