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Shriekback US Tour Kickstarter!
Not sure who's still on this and following me, but it can't hurt...
Shriekback (my favorite band ever) is raising money for a US tour!
http://kck.st/2E25WCqThey are a truly magical band... I saw them once and it was a powerful spiritual experience.
Potential tour dates:
20th San Francisco
21st San Juan Capistrano
22nd or 23rd San Diego
24th Los ( Read more... ) -
Shriekback playing live: update
From Shriek central:
"Please forgive yet another email from us so soon but our Kickstarter...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1283576192/shriekback-live?ref=user_menu...campaign to get us playing live again has, to be frank, stalled at £26k - and to make this ( Read more... ) -
Shriekback Live!!!
This just in: Shriekback are setting up a live tour with possible dates in the US. I'm definitely supporting the Kickstarter. Also, if they have a tour date in the US that is even remotely reachable, I'm going.
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How to Persuade People Who Don't Want To Be Persuaded
Monster Alice and I are fans of the Freakonomics radio show and books. Dubner and Levitt are consistently thought-provoking (and entertaining), although I don't always agree with their conclusions- there's a bit of "when all you have is a hammer" approach to some of their work ( Read more... ) -
99 Reasons Why 2016 Didn't Entirely Suck
I'm not claiming that 2016 wasn't bad, but:
https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-reasons-why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-humanity-8420debc2823#.ddzschk2t
Let's hope that 2017 doesn't entirely suck, -
"Listen with an open heart, and try to understand"
So, today was the last live broadcast of the Diane Rehm show. For thirty-seven years this show has been one of the best things in radio journalism. She was and is a model of integrity, compassion, kindness and insight; she welcomed the whole range of opinions and viewpoints onto her show and was a model of fairness and open-mindedness. But there ( Read more... ) -
So the shortest day came
So the Shortest Day came and the year died ( Read more... ) -
Dia de Los Muertos in Oaxaca 2016
So, we went on this tour in October/November. It was wonderful! We:
- visited three different cemeteries and laid flowers on/lit candles at some of the untended graves
- went to a parade where we weren't spectators, we were participants
- took a cooking class
- ate a lot of good food (and in my case, a grasshopper- visted a traditional weaver ( Read more... ) -
Judy-dog
Papa Legba, Guardian of the Gate
You who travel with dogs, open the gate.
Mighty Anubis, Lord of the Sacred Land, hear me.
Wepwawet, Companion of the Soul, hear me.
Bran and Sceolang, Hounds of Fionn, hear me.
Blessed St. Roch, patron saint of dogs, hear me.Accept Your child Judy Bats into Your presence. Bless her and heal her and keep her. Guide ( Read more... ) -
Job opportunities at my workplace
This is only of interest to people in the DC area, but I'm not limiting it to that friends group (since someone out of the area may know someone in the area...):
"Close Up is looking for engaging Program Instructors to deliver our exciting programs in Washington, D.C. by teaching and leading diverse groups of students from schools nationwide ( Read more... )