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Quote for the Day: Omar Khayyám on religious fundamentalists
And do you think that unto such as you a maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew God gave the Secret, and denied it me? Well, well, what matters it! Believe that too. – from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I liked it so much, selections … Continue reading
Quote for the day: Ray Charles on Jacques Brel
“It takes a very warm person to say the things that this song says. And, you know, it’s plain; it’s not difficult. You don’t have to be a scholar to understand it.” – Ray Charles, interviewed by the French media … Continue reading
Quote for the Day: Ivan Karamazov on the irreconcilable suffering of the innocent
Can you understand why a little creature, who can’t even understand what’s done to her, should beat her little aching heart with her tiny fist in the dark and the cold, and weep her meek unresentful tears to dear, kind … Continue reading
What I brought home from the Harvest
I had the pleasure of attending Harvest Music Festival in Arkansas this month with my wife and a couple of other friends. We camped on the festival grounds and took in three full days of live performances. This was my … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel of Death, Ballad of Donna and Bill, Bottom of the River, Chris Thile, Delta Rae, Fire, Golden Apple Dance, Goldfish, Hank Williams, Harvest Music Festival, honeyhoney, Jellyrollin' All Over Heaven, Joe Purdy, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Lost Highway, MacArthur Foundation, Movement and Location, Mulberry Mountain, North Mississippi Allstars, Ozark AR, Porchlight, Rig or Cross, Rye Whiskey, Split Lip Rayfield, The Giving Tree Band, The Punch Brothers, Tornado Rider, William Eliot Whitmore
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Le Moribond: Of dying, infidelities and boy band covers
Since I discovered Jacques Brel a few months ago, I’ve listened to little else. His catalog of songs is for a lifetime of absorption and enjoyment. To pull out one perfect gem, this song “Le Moribond:” A version with English … Continue reading
Quote for the Day: La Rochefoucauld on Facebook
We concern ourselves less with becoming happy than making others believe we are. – La Rochefoucauld, from the Maximes Or – in other words – from the recent piece in The Atlantic that asks if Facebook is making us lonely: “It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, Stephen Marche, The Atlantic
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Quotes for the Day: Tech N9ne and Bob Dylan on musical theater
In order to bring you all this rawness I have learned from earth I hide behind face paint I can be who I want to be And I know its still me But I’m totally free with my face … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Music
Tagged Bill Brownlee, Bob Dylan, concerts, David Dark, Face Paint, Identity Theory, Isis, Matt Okie, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Tech N9ne, The Midland, Who Do I Catch?
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Quote for the Day: Walt Whitman on love and swagger
I do not thank you for liking me as I am, and liking the touch of me….I know that it is good for you to do so. – Walt Whitman, from “A Song for Occupations.” My god!, this Whitman poetry … Continue reading
Quote for the Day: Montaigne on the difficulty of waking young children
Since my wife started a new job, neither she nor our daughter can enjoy the luxury of sleeping in as often as before. And because Wendy leaves for work before I do, the responsibility for making sure Sylvie is up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Lori Gottlieb, Michel de Montaigne, parenting, Stoic philosophy, Stoicism, Sylvie, Wendy
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Quote for the Day: Lawrence Krauss on the universe
The universe is huge and old, and rare things happen all the time – including life. – Lawrence Krauss from a lecture on cosmology that, if you have an hour, may blow your mind. — Addendum – Hannah Montana and … Continue reading
