Why not? Here’s a new mix of ten tracks, from Ensemble Melpomen to Andrea Bocelli by way of Yo La Tengo.
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Why not? Here’s a new mix of ten tracks, from Ensemble Melpomen to Andrea Bocelli by way of Yo La Tengo.
It started one Sunday in early September. Xy and Persephone were out on a shopping trip, and I had just left on a bike ride…
Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future by Bron Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a rarity — an academic book…
I’m still a little “down in the mouth” from getting a temporary crown last week. In the meantime, please check out this link: The Hypothetical…
Free Association #2 is ready for your listening pleasure. This mix was constructed using the same principles as Free Association #1, posted over a year…
I was headed to a meeting of the Lafitte Greenway Steering Advisory Committee this morning. I was riding down Conti, just a block or two…
Back in June (if not earlier) Sarah Palin wrote: Unless government appropriately regulates oil developments and holds oil executives accountable, the public will not trust…
This morning as I rode to work, just as I approached the overpass, I saw a man who was pushing a wheelchair near the bike…
Here’s something I wrote on March 18, 2008, but never published for some strange reason. Two and a half years later, these words still ring…
1025 Bienville St Suite 5 New Orleans LA 70112 Dear Mr. Marcello, My wife and I recently purchased a house nearby, and we have been…
When I was changing planes in Philly I got two pieces of bad news from New Orleans, the second of which was so harrowing it…
I sat next to empty seats on my two flights up to Hartford (changing planes in Charlotte) so I didn’t talk to much of anyone until I got on the shuttle I’d reserved. I was sharing the vehicle with three young folks who looked to be in their mid-twenties. As we pulled away from the airport, I said, “Hey, I noticed y’all had instruments. Are you musicians then?”
The reply: “No, we’re not, we just enjoy carrying musical instruments with us wherever we go.”
Our equinox celebration was a little chaotic, because the guys who are re-doing our driveway showed up somewhat unexpectedly to pour concrete. Nevertheless, we persevered.…
Some people criticize the green movement for being almost like a religious faith. Others say the green movement has lost touch with its spiritual roots.…
I recently finished Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry by Arthur Zajonc. Here are a few brief notes. It’s rare for me to finish a book and…
Dear Persephone, Somewhere in the last month your temper has taken a turn for the worse. Don’t get me wrong, you are still sweet and…
Strangely enough, just as Islamophobia seems to be reaching new heights here in the States, my boss is in Saudi Arabia. She was invited some…
Here’s a mix dedicated to my favorite instrument. Album art by Dauvit Alexander, licensed under Creative Commons.