All else.
Do yourself a favor and just wander through Alexa’s collection of photographs.
Personally, I grew tired of pressing the “Like” button. I was hoping there would be a “Really, really, REALLY like button,"' but there wasn’t.
The expression is: When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
Or: When all you have is anti-Israeli hatred, every problem looks like an Israeli.
Or: When all you have is anti-Trump hatred, every problem looks like Trump.
Apparently, there are a whole lot of women out there who wish that they could get to know “Sven” better!
I used to take myself much too seriously. However, at some point I recognized it, saw that it needed to … Continue reading Correction…
“…it’s a conclusion that also excises the élitism and snobbery from music, allowing for one to enjoy both Mozart and, say, Boston. Both Joscho Stephane and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Both Oscar Peterson and Steve Winwood. Both Jessye Norman and Ella Fitzgerald. Both Jimi Hendrix and Stochelo Rosenberg.
Makes me feel a lot better about myself when I find myself turning up ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen.'”
So sad to have lost her this year! So grateful to have been blessed to hear this voice! Here’s the magnificent, the incomparable Jessye Norman, singing “Jessye’s Carol.”
Continue reading Absolutely One of Our Favorite Christmas Videos! (Part II)
This one: I personally seek it out each Christmas season. Just delightful! — xPraetorius Continue reading Absolutely One of Our Favorite Christmas Videos!
There are a few of them, of course… “Greatest Stories Ever Told,” that is.
Today, July 20, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of #5.
There are some who say that before my brother was killed, he was the finest fifer and drum major, the Old Guard had seen in living memory.
Watch these two kids do their act, look at their youthful smiles, look at the fun they’re having, and ask yourself: Have you ever seen anything as beautiful, as delightful, as heart-warming, as a Galchenko juggling routine followed by that drop-your-heart-into-your-socks Olga smile?
Do you have a disk reader that can read your high-level puppy that can create analysts? Sir Richard floppy does!
Continue reading Two of the Funniest Moments I’ve Ever Experienced!
First some quick background: I like to reproduce in their entirety posts with which I disagree, then comment on each paragraph in turn. However, I’ve never done that treatment for (to?) someone with whom I generally agree. I’m going to try it today with someone who’s long been a friend of this blog: ColorStorm.
Watch this: A brief excerpt? Sure! Mark Twain: “I never let my schooling get in the way of my education.” … Continue reading Oh. My. Goodness.
Anyone can draw a tree. The trick is to draw that tree. That’s the rub with drawing a face. You have to render that face. Very difficult.
The moment at 6:52 (repeated at about 7:10) is perfect. It’s one of the most exquisite moments in music history. One of these fabulous guitarists is not me. I’ll leave it up to you to guess which one.
Look him up. You’ll love him too. Ignore the race crap. Peete was just a good guy. When I go, … Continue reading I STILL Love Calvin Peete (RIP)
It was almost a thrill to see that the Sox were down by ten runs, because — Red Sox fans, back me up on this — it still seemed as if there was a 50-50 chance they’d win. And watching that happen was more fun than a Red Sox fan can describe in words. Continue reading Red Sox Win! (Part II)
The name of the song is kind of silly, even cringe-worthy, but that doesn’t change the fact that what this guy does with a guitar is really good. Continue reading Love This Song!
A million variations on a million ways to tell her that I love her, and they all shocked their way up and down my body in the same instant, as my face nestled in Rose’s hair, and I whispered whatever it was I whispered. Continue reading Straight Guys CAN Know It
There are a million million chord sequences in life. Some of them need to be changed out for new ones. Some need to go away entirely. Some need to be improved, some reduced, some simply modified. Some need components replaced entirely. That’s always true. In everyone’s life there are chords that just don’t work. They don’t change the fact that your life can have beauty, excitement, fun, thrills… growth. Continue reading Play A Different Chord
It’s because of this alone that they should be in the Hall of Fame. I’ve watched this a hundred times, and it’s NEVER not been funny! Continue reading Abbott and Costello Should be in The Baseball Hall of Fame
I ain’t never been on welfare •
And that’s one place I won’t be
• ‘Cause I keep on workin’
• Long as these two hands are fit to use… Continue reading I Love This Song — Workin’ Man Blues
Turn it up! And raise a flagon or two! Ah! James McAvoy! Continue reading Love This!
In the second version, the male singer, Alan Stivell has a slightly strained relationship with the notes, but it’s still beautiful, and Nolwenn Leroy is just wonderful. Continue reading I’ve Always Loved Celtic Music
SHE serves. We don’t. We support. It’s a vast privilege to do all we can to support such an extraordinary young lady, as she brings to bear her considerable energy and focus to making the world safer for you and me. Continue reading No… Actually I DON’T Serve
Society has one truly sacred obligation. I should stress that “society” is a secular institution, so its “sacred” obligations are … Continue reading Society’s Sacred Obligation
A list compiled by our writers. A short list, but with some repeats (noted below) and some commentary, depending on what each writer contributed. Continue reading Christmas Songs I (We) Crave
This: Fair warning: If you go to the above linked video in YouTube, you risk spending several hours there. … Continue reading I’m Sorry… This is FUNNY!
As I was driving along a long, monotonous highway, my hand was on the gear shift, and the woman I … Continue reading A Memory… Indescribable Beauty
My 16-year old son — I’ll call him Allan (not his real name) — called me yesterday from home. He … Continue reading I Want to Tell You Just a Bit About My Son
I’ve been busy for a few days. Two weeks ago my daughter became a college graduate, with honors. Then, yesterday … Continue reading Special Day
It’s simple: a quiet, but massive, victory for feminism was the propaganda victory. That triumph has served to poison relations between … Continue reading Why Men-Women Relations Are As They Are
As I might have mentioned in a previous post, I love this song. It’s an old Macedonian folk song, and … Continue reading I DO Love This Song! (Part IV)
Same song as last time, but a very different spin on it: It’s Vlatko Stefanovski again, and this time it’s … Continue reading I DO Love This Song! (Part III)
Another Song! Not the same song as last time! This one is called “Jovano Jovanke.” (Macedonian: Јовано, Јованке) If you’re … Continue reading I DO Love This Song! (Part II)
Here’s a good, pretty deep dissertation as to Why Society Is As It Is Today. If you’re bewildered by just … Continue reading Wanna Know Why?
A pet peeve of mine. Usually it’s a car commercial, or an insurance commercial. You recognize it: An older sounding … Continue reading Pop Wisdom (or not)
So, I did a little tooling around on the web in search of more material by my new favorite guitarist, … Continue reading Holy Mackerel! GREAT Song! (Part II)
My new favorite video! I love the chord progression that starts at exactly 32 seconds into the composition. It’s a … Continue reading Holy Mackerel! GREAT Song!
I really like this recording. Understand, I’ve played the song in question — the long version of Voodoo Chile — hundreds … Continue reading Okay, I Have to Admit — I Love/Hate Rock ‘n Roll
From all of us here at our small but increasingly influential think tank: Happy New Year to you and yours! … Continue reading Happy New Year to All!
Christmas, 2016 is in the rear-view mirror. I hope yours was filled with love, happiness, friendship, fun, laughter, family and … Continue reading He Will Bring Us Goodness and Light
Right here: Go ahead… I dare you: find something to complain about in this recording. Jimmy Rosenberg (really interesting life … Continue reading Some Much Needed Sweetness
I’ve written a bunch about Fidel Castro… especially now, at the first time in decades he’s actually done something right … Continue reading Castro’s Dead (Part V)
In this post, here, I put together a list of things that we ought to give when engaging in relationships … Continue reading Christmas Giving (Part II)
Last night, Thanksgiving evening, my daughter needed two pairs of tights. It was a time-sensitive need involving a trip to … Continue reading Open Letter to JC Penney — They Blew It, Badly, on Thanksgiving.
‘Tis the season of giving. Everyone wants us to give, give, give. People ask us numerous times to donate our … Continue reading Christmas Giving
But … so are women. We’ll do this in the form of some observations. These are observations we view as … Continue reading In the “Battle of the Sexes” … Men are Wrong
Trying to be non-political in this post. (Breathe, xPraetorius, breathe!) Of course I start here: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (by … Continue reading A Sweet Day’s Journey
It’s all around. I see/find it in frequently in music. So much gorgeous music has been performed, written, sung, played that … Continue reading Evidence of God
