Tradition!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HVsgAWdQX8
It’s that time of year again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffO8nZThwmM
…No, actually I quite like the holiday.
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.
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.
Up until about five minutes ago, I had forgotten the tradition. Sorry, Ella Fitzgerald.
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.
Lyrics to “N Apostrophe T” by Tom Lehrer.
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.
Says something about my upbringing that this is an old family favorite.
Beautiful day today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HVsgAWdQX8
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park, Tom Lehrer
Simply beautiful.
An old family favorite.
…Actually we had very traditional Christmases, growing up. Why do you ask?