Tradition!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HVsgAWdQX8
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“A Christmas Carol.”
It’s that time of year again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffO8nZThwmM
…No, actually I quite like the holiday.
“Pollution.”
Not to be heretical or anything, but there was a reason why Nixon set up the EPA. Lot more birdsong now then there was when I was a kid.
“Silent E.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVC9TayQIh8
Two reasons for this one. First, I keep wanting to sing a dirty version of this song. Second, it has no wider meaning past grammar.
“Poisoning Pigeons In The Park.”
Up until about five minutes ago, I had forgotten the tradition. Sorry, Ella Fitzgerald.
Sorry, folks: I’m just phoning it in today.
Daylight Savings Time itself isn’t so bad; it’s dealing with the kids who are cranky about it that wearies.
So… here. I remember this. On a visceral level.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sScHUorw-Hc
Lyrics to “N Apostrophe T” by Tom Lehrer
Ashley Judd’s [copy-edited] non-denial denial about running.
Sorry to do said editing, but the woman’s grasp of Standard English generally makes my teeth ache. Anyway, the aforementioned non-denial denial about whether Ms. Judd is running for Senate in Kentucky:
“I am not sure who is saying this stuff, but it is not [me]! [A]s a fan of your journalism[, I would prefer] that you stay [both] accurate and credible. [My… office? call service? Butler? Needs context, here] told everyone who called us yesterday [that] these stories are fabrications.”
…Yeah, HuffPo (H/T: Hot Air Headlines) isn’t buying that, either. Excuse me: “ain’t.” Sounds more ethnic that way*; God forbid that we should try to torpedo Ashley Judd’s attempt to sound like what she fondly thinks the average Kentuckian sounds like… Continue reading Ashley Judd’s [copy-edited] non-denial denial about running.
“A Christmas Carol.”
Says something about my upbringing that this is an old family favorite.
This is traditional, of course.
Beautiful day today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HVsgAWdQX8
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park, Tom Lehrer
Simply beautiful.
“A Christmas Carol.”
An old family favorite.
…Actually we had very traditional Christmases, growing up. Why do you ask?