Famous People Born Today (September 27)

I'm sure this is a question that has plagued you

for most of your life:

who are the famous people born

on September 27?

Well, I'll tell you who a few of them are:

there's Shaun Cassidy -

( celebritynooz )

born on this day in that fine year of 1958.

Avril Lavigne, too, popped out

nearly 30 years later --

(wikipedia )

And then there are the "Birthday Twins," Gwyneth Paltrow and Lil Wayne:

( marquee )

I was looking for similarities in features, and I was going to say we're all blonds,

but Lil Wayne kind of messed up that equation.

So does the Italian/Greek actress Sophia Milos

( wikipedia )

who probably also has more cleavage than all of us put together. . . 

But the capper came today,

the coupe de grace,

the birth that has finally given meaning

to this humble day in September:

( huffingtonpost )

It appears today is the day that Google claims

as the day of its birth --

Yes, the ultimate symbol of the vast power of the internet actually claims

this day

as ITS day,

and offered up a cake. . . 

I'm pleased to share the day of my birth with this,

this blank empty line on your screen on which

you can type any question

and get some kind of answer --

Google,

the Oracle of the 21st century,

and I,

Makropoulos,

aka -- some unknown frustrated academic/writer/clumsy guitarist/singer

share this fine day

as the day of our birth

with all the people named above and more,

perhaps even you.

So I executed my ceremonial changing of my age --

as Makropoulos,

I am now 426, but in something known as reality

I'm about the same age as Shaun Cassidy,

and send birthday wishes to all of you Librans

who always wondered who

might be born

on September 27.

Happy day to you!

Makropoulos Sings Many Rivers To Cross (by Jimmy Cliff)

Makropoulos Sings, Yet Again

(My equipment is limited,
and sometimes the voice is too.
Remember, I'm somewhere around 426 --.

But I really like this song, and wanted to sing it:)

Makropoulos Sings, Again, with gratitude and respect to Stevie Nicks

I know it's frustrating to hear someone other than

the original artist sing a great song like this.

I hope that no one thinks

I'm being pretentious to take this or any other song on.

I just feel like singing --

and saying stuff through singing --

and this song kind of says

the way I sometimes feel

these days.

So here it is.

A note on photos --

nearly all of the photos are by me;
the first few were taken in the desert
North East of San Diego.
the sand/sky photo
was taken on the Outer Banks.

The very last one is NOT mine,

and I'm embarrassed to admit

I can't find its source.

I found it on the internet,

when doing a search on

"Landslide Pictures."

Thanks to whomever took it, 

and posted it.

I'm Singing Again

Makropoulos Sings?

Well, 

I've been calling myself a diva,

and I've wanted to try to make

a video of my own singing.

So here it is:

Please note:

this was done in one track,

on GarageBand,

and is far from professional level.
Also please note:
in this particular lifetime that I'm occupying,
I am not a professional singer,
but rather,
an academic who loves to sing,
and strums with mediocrity
on her old guitar.

But the point of the song
is a good one to make:

I sincerely hope that no one gets upset for copyright purposes!

Please contact me through my Facebook page
(Makro Makropoulos),
if you feel I've infringed upon you in any way,
and I will remove this immediately.