La vida de los muertos perdura en la memoria de los vivos. The life of the dead lasts in the memories of the living. Heartrending:| The Opposite of Indifference
My longest love affair has been with my audience. ~Tina Turner For Music Monday, a performance at the White House when it was intact. Everybody having a good time! Big wheel, keep on turning. John Fogerty said this about the day he wrote “Proud Mary”: I was living in an apartment in Albany, California, near […]| The Opposite of Indifference
I am not bound to win but I am bound to be true – I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live up to what light I have – I must stand with anybody that stands right: stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes […]| The Opposite of Indifference
The baku is a mythical creature known to devour dreams and nightmares. It has the trunk of an elephant, the tail of an ox and the paws of a tiger. ~The Met Happy Art Thursday! It’s a little hard for me to find spooky season topics that I haven’t already covered (costumes, Frankenstein, vampires, bats, […]| The Opposite of Indifference
For the past 30 years, Putumayo World Music has become known for its joyful compilations of international music, featuring album covers illustrated by British artist Nicola Heindl. Music I was listening to while getting ready for the No Kings rally on Saturday. If you could use a Latin dance party to get you going, here […]| The Opposite of Indifference
October had tremendous possibility. ~Sarah Guillory For Poetry Friday, a letter and a poem. The letter is a response to a 10-year-old’s question “What do you think makes a good citizen?” Today’s poem is by Langston Hughes: Poet to Bigot I have done so littleFor you,And you have done so littleFor me,That we have good […]| The Opposite of Indifference
I don’t know that there are haunted houses. I know that there are dark staircases and haunted people. Robert Breault This is as close as I am willing to get to a haunted house, haha! For Art Thursday: The Old Hall, Fairies by Moonlight; Spectres & Shades, Brownies and Banshees by John Anster Fitzgerald (1819–1906) Spookhuizen. […]| The Opposite of Indifference
When I get that crazy feeling, I know I’m in trouble again ~Joni Mitchell Something reminded me recently of these two songs. They were on a mix-tape I had, back in the day, and I think they w…| The Opposite of Indifference
Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere. – Jean Rhys For Art Thursday, celebrating the love of books with book-ish buildings, sculptures, a wartime book drive, a book bench, and even a book-piled grave. BIBLIOPARQUE SUR, saltillo coahuila Mexico Books, photo […]| The Opposite of Indifference
Give a monkey a brain and he’ll swear he’s the center of the universe. ~Fishbone For Music Monday, alternative rock band Fishbone. Love the trumpet solo in particular! If you don’t mind a bit of cussing and are interested in a song with a theremin in it, check out this Fishbone song. I posted this […]| The Opposite of Indifference
Hispanic Heritage Month does not cover one single month but instead begins in the middle of September and ends in the middle of October. The timeframe of this month is significant because many Cent…| The Opposite of Indifference
The oldest known butterfly is Protocoeliades kristenseni from the Palaeocene aged Fur Formation of Denmark, approximately 55 million years old. ~European Journal of Entomology via Wikipedia Ha…| The Opposite of Indifference
