K is for knock
First on my “K” list is “knowledge”. But I’m afraid I’ve overdosed on clever quotes and clichés for the next decade or so. Go someplace else if you want to talk about knowledge. Knock, on the other hand, is a great word. In English we knock on wood for good luck (how about you? and […]
I is for I spy
The lower case letter “i” was going to be for those high-tech gadgets, games and gizmos that have become part of our iCulture. But I read it’s now inappropriate to use the iPhone. So what about that good old, no-tech game, I spy? That’s the guessing game where you say “I spy with my little […]
Smigly: What’s your stimulus package?
My boss Eamonn found Smigly by Allen Mezquida. Wonderful. Great blog, too. – So what’s your stimulus package? 😉 Seriously, now?
Mae West: I’m an occidental woman in an oriental mood for love
Mae West (1993-1980), actress, comedienne, sex symbol. Mistress of double entendre. Her best lines: I speak two languages, Body and English. It takes two to get one in trouble. Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring. You only live once, […]
Philippe Jaroussky – Ambronay 2008
A delightfully funny concert by countertenor Philippe Jaroussky to put a smile on your face and take you in paradiso. Anon: Ciaccona di Paradiso et dell’Inferno and Claudio Monteverdi: Ohimè, ch’io cado. From Isabella.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I’ve been away from the US for so long that I’ve got a few blind spots regarding US popular culture. But I’m working on it! One of the things I truly regret missing are some of the better TV series, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (March 1997 until May 2003). Just the snippets of teen […]
Question: If you were a member of a tribe, what would your name be?
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tribe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMy podcast today is short and sweet because I have a fat cheek after a dentist doctored me up on Friday. So I lisp (read: “lithp”). Anyway, if I were a member of a tribe, I’d be a squaw from the tribe of the Great Gap-toothed Indians and my […]
