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Riding the Sky to California
The nice people of Southwest Airlines dropped me off at LAX last night. And then the most wonderful Klein family picked me up from the aeroporto in their rad ’90 Volvo wagon. We rode around Angel town with the windows down and I lamented the loss of my old dark green ’90 Volvo 240. Its […]
July 15, 2007
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A Great Pregnancy; or, Christmas in July
(From my all-time favourite little book, Letters to a Young Poet, letter 6) RomeDecember 23, 1903 My dear Mr. Kappus, I don’t want you to be without a greeting from me when Christmas comes and when you, in the midst of the holiday, are bearing your solitude more heavily than usual… Why don’t you think […]
July 13, 2007
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Go to the Limits of Your Longing
I came across this old poem from long ago, the one that my mentor in college ripped from her Rilke’s Book of Hours, and mailed to me in a letter. I tacked it to every bedroom wall I lived within for many years. Now I’m unsure of where that tattered page could be. Yet, words […]
July 12, 2007
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Everybody Mango!
I am currently back in Baltimore. I got my three tiny cavities filled, quite painlessly. Among many other things, I am pond-fishing through my iTunas and putting the finishing touches on a Hey you! It’s summer! homemade CD mix extravaganza of indie goodness. In honor of Portuguese summers, it shall be entitled Everybody Mango! If […]
July 10, 2007
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The Trumpet Child, in Brief
Well, that was a soulful treat. A sneak peek at Over the Rhine’s newest record. The first five songs left me a bit breathless. Particularly because Karin’s voice sounds better than it ever has–even more out on a limb, if that is possible. The opening track walks in with cabaret horns, Linford’s lush piano, and […]
July 9, 2007
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If You Are Free Tonight @ 8pm (EST)
Oh now really, just cancel your plans tonight. Instead, put your feet up and enjoy the sneak-preview of Over the Rhine’s newest record, Trumpet Child. (It’s free, folks!) Afterwards you can even live-chat with Karin and Linford. If you miss it, the album comes out August 21st. Click here at 8:00pm Eastern tonight: Trumpet Child […]
July 8, 2007
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Most Vivid Dreams – part 72
It’s time for yet another installment of Nelly talking about her vivid dreams. It is healthy and enjoyable to write down my dreams from night-time and allow folks to pontificate about their meaning. So, get ready all you Josephs and Daniels…and Danielas and Josephines! I was playing baseball at Yankee stadium. The place was packed, […]
July 7, 2007
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Happy, Independence
I went running in Central Park yesterday and felt like I’d wandered into another 5k. There were so many (far more) hardcore runners flying by me in that picturesque city greenery. I pretended I was in a movie as I ran by that old lake thing in the center–the one with the buildings that scratch […]
July 3, 2007
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Fuggedaboutit
On Saturday I wandered up to NYC with my Dad and little brother for a Yankees game. With all of the insipid construction, the subway was nearly more difficult to navigate than most of the foreign undergrounds I’ve traversed in other languages. Starting in Brooklyn and headed toward the Bronx, I needed assurance that we […]
July 2, 2007
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IHOP in Your Room
The wild folks at IHOP in Kansas City have a brand new high-quality webstream live from their 24-7 prayer room. I remember them setting up for this massive-thing when I was at One Thing. I’ve had their Noon to 2pm set on the speakers as they’ve been meditating on and singing through Jesus’ words in […]
June 29, 2007
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Child of 70’s: Flight Suits
It has been hereby established that, though I was born in November of 1979, I am yet a child of the 70’s. Let me see if I’ve got this right. Lisa reminded me that in such days, angel flight suits were hot. Blue Angel Flight. (Photo: Picture Taker 2) Blue Angel Flight Suit. (Photo: Flight […]
June 29, 2007
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I’m from Barcelona
This is a song from a new band from Sweden. Their band name is, “I’m from Barcelona.” They make me happy. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwwbXHNGsjU] (Muito Obrigada, Elise.)
June 29, 2007
