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     Somebody said that it couldn’t be done       But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
      Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
      On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
      That couldn’t be done, and he did it! 
Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
      At least no one ever has done it;”
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
      And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
      Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
      That couldn’t be done, and he did it. 
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
      There are thousands to prophesy failure,
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
      The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
      Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
      That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

     My notes for today's Pop Market: 

     Captain America: The First Avenger and Guardians of the Galaxy were on TV last night, so it was good to rewatch them. Iron Man 3 is on right now, which adds a nice near-symmetry to the college experience. It was a fantastic way to end my freshman year. The First Avenger came out in 2011, just before we discovered the MCU, and Guardians was an interesting way to start my junior year - which was, uh, eventful. It's maybe my favorite MCU movie, partially because it's so irreverent; makes a good change of pace from everything else. (Cap and GotG reviews on the writing blog.) 

     Also did some work on the book review blog this afternoon, cleaning up unnecessary labels and tags.