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Sep 3, 2023
Jolene
3 September 2023 Jolene Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene I’m begging of you please don’t take my man. Jolene...
Sep 3, 2023
Clearing the Runway
3 September 2023 I left my comfort zone today, for at least a few hours. I can’t confirm that I actually possess a comfort zone. The...
Sep 1, 2023
Past Lives
September 2023 “You didn’t know me before you met me.” I made that comment to Dear Husband this afternoon, and he said, “It’s a good one:...
Aug 27, 2023
State of Independence
27 August 2023 About a year ago, I was informed by an acquaintance, “I know you like to be independent . . .” As if the condition is an...
Aug 19, 2023
School's In, Mr. Palmer
19 August 2023 To a writer, the art of the letter means many things: the art of letter-writing; the art of using letters to write; the...
Aug 17, 2023
The Impossible Dream
Labor Day 2023 The Impossible Dream Composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics by Joe Danton To dream the impossible dream To fight the...
Aug 12, 2023
End of Summer 2023 - And That Reminds Me
Music based on the Italian instrumental, “Concerto d’autunno”, by Camillo Bargoni; English lyrics by Al Stillman, Paul Siegel I hear the...
Aug 1, 2023
Fly Me to the Moon
August 2023 Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on...
Jul 15, 2023
Blu-rays without Borders
Mid-July 2023 Into every household, some out-of-date film DVDs must fall. In my household, many of those DVDs are quite old, going all...
Jul 14, 2023
Just a Dog
Bastille Day 2023 Just a Dog: Beagle Memes As part of my marching toward the future, after the sudden loss of Chance, here on earth, in...
Jul 11, 2023
Summertime
July 2023 Summertime George Gershwin Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high. Oh, your daddy’s rich...
Jul 4, 2023
Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Poet
4 July 2023 Country music, such as it used to be, was once the bastion of poets who happened to write songs for sale. The first of this...
Jul 4, 2023
The Tomato is History
4 July 2023 Native to western South America and Central America, the tomato was discovered in 1519 by Hernán Cortés. That Spanish...
Jul 1, 2023
Ave Maria
Summer 2023 Ave Maria by Franz Schubert The sublime composition known as Ave Maria by Franz Schubert was originally entitled, in the...
Jul 1, 2023
Begin the Beguine
Summer 2023 Summer Cruise 2023 The Beguine Where do I begin with the beguine? Let’s start with the origin of this song: Begin the...
Jun 14, 2023
Quiet Times
14 June 2023 I’ve begun reading Doctor Zhivago (my first edition). I was halfway through reading this book during the autumn of 2016,...
May 29, 2023
Memorial to Chance
29 May 2023 There are no words, even for a writer, to adequately and accurately address the life of Chance Beaumont. I feel equally inept...
May 1, 2023
Padam, Padam
May 2023 Padam, Padam Henri Contet/Norbert Glanzberg Cet air qui m'obsède jour et nuit Cet air n'est pas né d'aujourd`hui Il vient...
Apr 30, 2023
Moon River - April’s End 2023
Moon River Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer Moon river, wider than a mile I’m crossing you in style some day Oh, dream maker You heart...
Apr 11, 2023
President of France
11 April 2023 It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been almost ten years since I was told by a Frenchwoman that I could be President of...
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