April 2008
3 posts
March 2008
1 post
February 2008
1 post
January 2008
6 posts
A Seemingly Unlikely Pair...
I stumbled upon an interesting and entertaining piece of information in one of my readings today. It is as follows: “Peter Kropotkin, a Russian Prince who settled and wrote in England from 1878 onwards, proposed a form of Anarchist Communism whereby state governance would be replaced with collective free agreements.” Whew! Break me off a piece of that, Kropotkin. Because seriously,...
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Why New Years Was a Pleasent Surprise
1. Before setting out for a night with our friendly peers, I had a great meal with family; mom tried some new recipes. All of the new recipes were great. Even the one involving eggplant. 2. I discovered a very nice vinyl collection and classy turntable at our first party destination. I was able to play “yellow house” and almost the entire “feels” album. 3. While...
December 2007
3 posts
Home From Denver
Basically, the title says it all. I am now home after visiting my older brother and his wife in Denver. It was a very nice time. My family of five (plus one sister in law, who, is the sister me and Pete and the daughter Mom and Dad never had) was reunited after about a half year of geographic separation. To keep typical epics short, Christmas was great and the turkey was huge. I make no joke...
Things All Humans and Animals Should Check Out
Albums- Destroyer’s Rubies. It might be impossible to dislike the music of someone who sings “I left England to the English” and “I’ve never read so-and-so.” Billie Holiday’s Songs for Distingue Lovers. Um, I feel like I’m in a jazz parlour smoking and drinking wine with a beautiful gal/femme fatale who doesn’t know I’m madly in love...
"80% of success in life is showing up"
If you watch movies as much as I do, and like me, have a profound knowledge of useless pop culture information - in this case biographical tidbits concerning notable auteurs - you will probably recognize the quote I’m using for my first entry’s title. If you don’t recognize the quote, however, I will not keep you in the dark. My blogs don’t roll that way. I am invoking...