commonplace - Growing Old Disgracefully

United 93

Published on May 5 2006

Wow. I went to see this movie last night. I knew it was going to be a tough experience, but I found that after 5 years, this story still shakes me deep. This brought back every second of the confusion and horror of that Tuesday morning. Who would have...

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I'll Do Anything

Published on April 15 2006

It's Jackson Browne night on the old iPod!! I hadn't heard this one since forever, even though it's one of my favorites from the "newer" albums. I've been listening to so much Jazz for class lately that I've been neglecting some of my favorites. Off the...

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Deeeeeeep Thoughts

Published on March 16 2006

"If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough." Jef Mallett

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Your Birthday tune

Published on January 15 2006

This site will tell you the #1 tune in the country (either the US or UK) on the day you were born. My US song is: "Mr Cluster - Larry Verne" Who??? I do recognize the UK song, however. It's: "Tell Laura I Love Her - Ricky Valance" Wonder if that's where...

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Pandora's Music Box

Published on January 13 2006

A project of the Music Genome Project.... you give it an artist, and it creates a playlist of music you might enjoy. Too bad I have such lousy speakers on my laptop--the songs it plays really are interesting, and mostly new to me. I'll have to try a couple...

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Out with the Old........

Published on December 31 2005

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne! And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp,...

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A World Without You In It?

Published on October 25 2005

Interesting new-to-me blog.... Sigmund, Carl and Alfred: A World Without You In It? In fact, we suffer a kind of debilitating malaise- “Nothing I do or say really matters.” There is the belief that whether or not we contribute anything to the the world...

Ya know, I used to love this song. It was one of those songs that you didn't mind having as an "earworm". But this.....I don't know if I will ever be able to listen to it again now. The most agonizing thing you'll ever hear Keep an eye out at the beginning...

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AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES

Published on July 18 2005

AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES I've seen most of these movies, but quite a few of them were so long ago that I barely remember the plot. I'll keep updating this list if the memory comes back, lol. The Complete List: 1. CITIZEN KANE (1941) Saw it a loooooooong...

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Lovely Post

Published on May 28 2005

WHEN 'EVERY WORD IS JUST RIGHT,' WRITING TOUCHES THE SOUL - Yahoo! News There's no grand lesson in today's column, no little truth struggling to break into your morning, just the sense of sadness that comes with the death of a writer whose words have...