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    Listened: Boston Children’s Chorus #MLK Concert On From The Top@NPR

    January 16, 2012 - By 

    I like to listen to Internet radio stations and sometimes stumble across some gems; this youth choir was outstanding. Their version of “Alleluia” was crisp and pure, and the young people the hosts interviewed had such inspiring stories. I’ve sung that piece recently, this performance totally rocks. This week, from the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, From the Top celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the eyes of today’s teenagers. You’ll hear the superb Boston Children’s Chorus sing several inspiring pieces and meet a 17-year-old bassoonist whose path parallels Coretta Scott King’s…

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    My Random Flickr: Two Headed Cadillac

    December 13, 2011 - By 

    I just booked a business traveler to Rawlins, WY, and this picture from a road trip in 2004 popped into my head. Told my traveler to watch out for the two-headed Cadillac; he’s not from the US so he got a kick out of my description. There’s not much out there but wind farms and bitter cold, this time of year. Via: Flickr Title: PushmePullyou002 By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 14 Jan ’06, 8.08pm CST

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    The World Is Not Ending In 2012, Despite What The Marketers Of The Apocalypse Have Been Selling You

    December 5, 2011 - By 

    I know a little about the Mayan “calendar round,” and have an amateur-archeologist interest in Pre-Colombian cultures. I’ve had conversations with people who actually believe the movie and book hype, promulgated by people who’ve taken a distorted view of Mayan texts in order to sell more books or movie tickets. The Mayans believed that time was organized like a set of nested, revolving rings; they were trying to keep both lunar and solar time, and they were such keen astronomers that they worked out the cyclic nature of how the two sets of rings synced up in 52-year “short count”…

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    Oz Clarke Would Approve: Illinois Winebar Carries Viognier

    December 5, 2011 - By 

    We went to a really charming Winebar up in Antioch, IL to see our friend Jon play guitar and sing at a wine tasting. While browsing the racks, I came across a bottle of Viognier in the "Other" appellation section. We’re fans of the James May/Oz Clarke shows on BBCAmerica; one of Clarke’s favorite types of wines is Viognier, which he loved to pronounce just to wind James up. Dutifully, I over pronounced "Vee-OHN-yeh. Vee-OHN-yeh." But we bought an inexpensive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wine anyway at the owner’s recommendation, because she said it paired well with savory holiday foods. We…

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    Heading Back That Way In A Few Months

    November 29, 2011 - By 

    Hoping to finalize some plans at last to return to Maui. Really need a change of pace and direction, like this guy. I got really, really lucky with this shot (but also I was using a tripod). Taken a few steps down the beach from where we were staying that year. Via: Flickr Title: Satori 2-28-2006 4-42-45 PM 874×701 By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 11 Mar ’06, 12.04am CST