Here’s another CD I’ve really been enjoying, but under For My Ears Only. This is because it’s a rough, raw, almost cheekily punkish rock sound, and David’s CD collectioin runs more to James Taylor and Kenny G. Me, I may be middle-aged, but musically I’m in denial. 😉 The first thing you hear on this CD is that the singer doesn’t give a crap about singing in “Received English” – he’s a Yorkshire lad, they’re all Yorkshire lads, and they’re not having any of that elitist crrrap about singing like a BBC advert for the latest beer or ringtone or…
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I admit it, I enjoy listening to Enya sing. Some of her music is special to me, but a lot of it can be too much of a new-agey muchness. Currently, I’m listening to a CD I picked up on a whim called Amarantine. We’ve been listening to this CD in the car the last few days, and today’s the first I’ve had a chance to rip it to iTunes and really listen attentively, rather than dividing my attention between half-heard melodies and watching the road roll by with David. I absolutely loved the song she did for the Return…
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I had a couple of days of head-scratching, then rising panic. I’ve been using a registered copy of ecto for Windows and had found this thread on their support forum that seemed to address the problem. So I duly followed the instructions, which were a little bit scary – basically, I had to edit a config file. Great, fine, but it didn’t fix the problem. I mentioned it to the Geek in Residence, my husband David. And he mentioned that a couple of other programs exhibit the same annoying behavior, and then with a click or two, there was ecto.…
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There’s a classic Monty Python sketch about the death of Mary, Queen of Scots. On the LP I used to listen to in college (remember vinyl) the sound effects indicated a lively beating with caterwauling, and then someone whispers “I think she’s dead, then.” To which Mary replies “No, I’m not” and the whack-whack bang-bang caterwauling begins again. NO, I’m not dead. I’ve just been sorta… busy. 😀 Also, haven’t had a chance to use the Internets for a couple of days. More on that later.
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Democrats Want Independent Katrina Probe – Yahoo! News The videotape captured a briefing, one day before Katrina stuck on Aug. 29, involving then- Federal Emergency Management Agency head Michael Brown, President Bush, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and other officials. Brown and others warned that the storm could breach levees, endanger lives in the New Orleans Superdome and overwhelm rescuers. Five days after the briefing, with most of New Orleans underwater, Bush said, “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.” White House and Homeland Security officials urged the public not to read too much into the video…
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The extremely useful Nevada Thunder blogs a column by Lewis H Lapham of Harpers Magazine. So often, these articles aren’t available online without paying a fee or registration. It’s wonderful to be able to read them in full- or almost full- text. I really appreciate this, particularly for opinion columns hidden behind the New York Times “paid content” wall, and for articles in magazines I don’t normally encounter. Nevada Thunder � Blog Archive � The Case for Impeachment And no, I haven’t forgotten about Sen. John Conyer’s call for the formation of a select committee to investigate the Administration’s intent…
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Man! I want me one of these!! Riley would be up near the top of the scale, he has a relatively high-pitched voice. Usually, he says “Mee! Mee!” and occasionally says “Meu. Meu.” I’ll have to get out the pitch pipe and figure out his most usual “note.” Stuey, on the other hand, would have been a non-musical sound effect near the lower end of the scale, making his trademark nasal “Ow. Ow. Error. Error.” sounds. Guess he would have been a contiuno kitty. Via Boing Boing: Cat piano
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The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla’s Weblog :: Dad Ah, no! Joey’s father has passed away. My condolences to Joey DeVilla and his extended family for their loss. I’ll try to light a candle for Dr. DeVilla later and think of the good he did and the joy he brought into the world – he was an OB-GYN.
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Chicago Tribune | Actor Dennis Weaver Dies at 81 He really had quite a distinguished career. What a pity that career included Submerged. Still, he was in some great plays, great TV series, and some great movies (not Submerged, though).
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I’m in a very relaxed mood after a good meal.. and now listening to my ever-expanding collection of slack-key (ki ho’alu) guitar music. My latest aquisition is by Ledward Ka’apana. How I aquired it is another story. But it’s a nice CD, all instrumental, with a couple of interesting ’70’s-era standards thrown in for good measure – “Killing Me Softly” and “Love is Blue.” Both songs suffer from massive overplay – they were huge hits in their day, and have spent much of the last 2 decades in Muzak Hell. Ledward rescues them in his beautiful and sensitive arrangements. Strangely,…