I blame sprite for this, as she posted her own. It’s the first paragraph (or, most often in my case, line) from the first blog post of every month this year – a bit of a tour of my year. And seeing as I treated this blog a bit poorly in 2009, this might be …
Happy Boxing Day to one and all! Christmas was a wonderful day. I’m in Connecticut, with sprite’s family as usual. We slept in, which isn’t too surprising, given that we arrived early on Christmas Eve day – 6:00 am, to be precise. Yup, we drove through the night, taking shifts on mostly empty roads, listening …
Let’s see what the iTunes shuffles me today: “I’m Not You” – The Kennedys (from Life Is Large) “Heigh Ho” – Tom Waits (from Orphans) “Hello Little Girl” – The Beatles (from March 5, 1963 plus The Decca Tape) “False Alarm” – KT Tunstall (from Eye To The Telescope) “Adeste Fideles” – Luciano Pavarotti (from …
Around this time 29 years ago, along Central Park West and 72nd Street in New York City, John Lennon was murdered. The act was senseless, and it forever changed the musical landscape. I’ve written about him before, and my thoughts still stand. So tonight, I offer you John Lennon – in his own voice, words …
Reading stories like this one about how a growing number of U.S. citizens question man’s role in global climate change has me worried about not only the future of the world, but also the level of intelligence and education amongst not only the doubters, but also the legislators who seem to be guided by short-sighted …
Yeah, this is usually a Wednesday thing. But I totally lost track of time (and space, as I’m doing a lot of apartment cleaning this week) and it goes up today. C’est la vie, y’know? The usual rules, for those who may have forgotten: set your digital music player of choice on shuffle and record …
