Mike Scott: Bring ’em all in
I’ve been reading Daniel J. Levitin’s stimulating book, The World in Six Songs. How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature, in which he explores how we co-evolved with the music we make. He comes up with six categories of song: Friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love. These songs, he says, have been sung for […]
Election Party
I still haven’t received my ballot from D.C., so I may have to vote by emergency write-in ballot, which was made possible by Democrats Abroad and the site they created, Vote from Abroad. Election Party Munich Hosted by: Democrats Abroad When: Tuesday, 4 November 2008, dinner 7-10pm How much: €10 entrance plus menu Where: Busching-Garten […]
A neat cave of my own
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/neatcave.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThings are changing. I used to have a very regular schedule connected to weekly classes that allowed me to organize myself. It was Monday? OK, so I had my MVHS evening classes – that was a regular slot for about 5 years – and one, two or three one-to-one […]
McCain and Obama
Here the two candidates are, battling for the presidency, and they can joke about all of it. It’s the ultimate test. Listen to them roast each other at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner on 16 October 2008:
The end of Bush
“Can you sense it? Do you feel the deep tingle? Because amid the fiscal meltdown and Obama’s stunning poll numbers and the stress of the election, this staggering fact: George W. Bush is nearly done. He will soon be gone forever, America’s most spectacularly incompetent footnote, the oily residue left on the pavement after his […]
