I thought I’d try my computer’s ability to take dictation, using Microsoft Word’s Dictate function and the speech recognition tools of my new computer and Windows 10.

I carefully and slowly recited, with painfully obvious pronunciation, the lyrics to an old classic. (No, I didn’t sing.) Here’s how it came out:

like the rolling stone by bob Dylan once upon a time you expressed so fine through the bombs and dined in New York flying that didn’t you?  People call, Sadie where doll, you thought they were all kidding you.  You used to laugh about everybody that was hanging out.  Now you don’t work so well do know you don’t seem so proud about having to be scrounging for your next meal.  How does it feel?  How does it feel?  To be on your home and what rolling stone a complete unknown with no direction home.

Mediocre, at best. Good thing I didn’t try “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” If anyone has suggestions on how to make this work better, I’m all ears.