When they showed a commercial with Funiculi, Funicula. How cheerful =).

...From the Treaty of Tripoli (one of the Barbary Treaties), signed in 1796, over two hundred years ago, when our nation was still taking hold ( Read more... )

Obviously, I don't expect you, dear reader, to suddenly present a diagnosis as to the cause of my unsynchronized emotional existence as of late, nor do I anticipate reading a quick fix for my unsteady consciousness, wandering thoughts, or unjustified contempt ( Read more... )

Thought everyone might enjoy this =).


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Is that when you want to travel for the Holidays...say Christmas or New Year's to New York, there are too many obligations for fall semester commencements, cantatas, Christmas Eve/Christmas services, and of course, corporate chains generally have a no requested time off policy block including both holidays, making it impossible to find days to ( Read more... )

...If you're going to bitch at the media for asking tough questions about your family, DON'T make them the focus of your convention speech and brag and use them to engage in divisive cultural wars ( Read more... )

What do we know about Sarah Palin?

She's a popular governor with some mixed history of standing up to Alaskan Republicans and big oil.  In the next few days we will hear a lot about her "soccer mom" lifestyle and "Miss Congeniality" awards.  We'll hear about her DRILL DRILL DRILL mentality to solving gas prices and her staunch anti-choice beliefs.

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A Deeply Moving Recital ( Read more... )

Too often classical musicians are so familiarized with the mainstream repertoire that we become cold to the very passion which ignited our zest. It's refreshing to hear a particular interpretation of a work that stirs unspoken depths of emotions to the fore. What a glorious moment of revival awaits the musician when he hears such a performance ( Read more... )

Yay for the joys of photoshop. Fox News apparently feels the need to make people they don't like uglier ( Read more... )