Comments | mrbenchly7: "It's Saturday night, I can't sleep, and we're watching the news..."

mrbenchly7

"It's Saturday night, I can't sleep, and we're watching the news..."

Nov 30, 2006 17:57

Not to beat a dead theme with an inter-LJ segue, but of all the musical storytellers out there, Dar Williams has consistently found herself near the top of my list of favorites. That's the easy part; the tricky part is trying to pick a favorite among her songs. For the sake of this LJ entry, my favorite song for today is "The Babysitter's Here," in ( Read more... )

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bookishlady November 30 2006, 23:12:45 UTC

"And the rest of us will spend our time longing for the days when we didn’t understand."

yeah. i do that all the time.

there was a time when i remember being as excited about god as my born-again parents were--because this "god" thing that i had no mind yet to understand was a vague sense of security and assurance of all the things that made my little-girl world feel safe and warm and happy.

that_girl2 December 4 2006, 15:09:35 UTC

*sigh* your writing always makes me so reflective...hell, people could use me on their bike helmets I'm so reflective! *ha ha ha*

seriously though...another beautiful piece...

one question...who's selling their house???

mrbenchly7 December 4 2006, 17:18:31 UTC

Two former Trivia-Nighters, one of whom is a cook.

How I've missed your words anonymous December 15 2006, 16:23:00 UTC

I am so happy I finally visited your live joural, and it only took 16 months! You write so beautifully, I have almost forgotten. When you talk about wishing you could recapture your past, it brings me back to our times spent together in NY and the many years since. It's amazing what happens with time.

I miss you.