on the road again... NO FIGHTING, NO BITING! - November 20, 2009 My whole childhood revolved around my grandmother's house. She watched us while Mother was working or going to grad school, helped us with our homework, fed us, and bought us clothes. Until I headed off for college I had never lived more than 15 minutes away, but I haven't been able to see her in ... http://nofightingnobiting.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-road-again.html
Mississippi John Hurt on Music, Gene Logsdon On Farming THE WESTERN CONFUCIAN - November 20, 2009 Gene Logsdon brings up "Mississippi John Hurt's remark that all music was about human sexual relationships" — Sexual Attitudes In Agrarian Life . "John Hurt was an early country blues singer and a real farmer whose music is now enjoying a resurgence ... http://orientem.blogspot.com/2009/11/mississippi-john-hurt-on-music.html
Crossing your legs and cutting paper with your tongue... FIDECOGITACTIO : OMNIS PER GRATIAM - November 20, 2009 ... past few years I have taken notice of the way women sometimes stand. I'm sure you've seen it: feet crossed, legs like an X. I have tried standing like this before and I find it unnatural and unstable. But time and again I see women waiting at tea stands, at movie theaters, outside restaurants, at ... http://veniaminov.blogspot.com/2009/11/crossing-your-legs-and-cutting-paper.html
Fire in My Bones GOOD LETTERS: THE IMAGE BLOG - November 20, 2009 The irony is lost on no one—except, of course, for Elder Beck himself. He's in full fire-and-brimstone mode, locked into a trance-like cadence and sounding a bit like a man possessed, even as he busies himself decrying the demonic nature of rock and roll. It's the devil's ... http://imagejournal.org/page/blog/fire-in-my-bones
"You Don't Look Like You've Had Ten Children." ARE WE THERE YET? - November 20, 2009 ... to be fat. Now, granted (like my daugher-in-law and I were just saying yesterday, which is one of the reasons I'm thinking about this at all), women who've had a few children have every right to put on a few pounds, and nobody -- most especially our husbands -- had better say a word about it. But, in ... http://arewethereyet-davisfarmmom.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-dont-look-like-youve-had-ten.html
Pope Benedict The "Liturgical Pluralist" JOURNEY TO A NEW PENTECOST - November 20, 2009 ... using many of their traditional prayers and hymns in their own specially designed dioceses, is an event with profound implications for both Anglican and Catholic life. The decision, made to accommodate Anglicans upset with their church's growing acceptance of homosexuality and of women clergy, ... http://laydorcatholic.com/blog/?p=10696
Obscure Music Friday THE DIGITAL HAIRSHIRT - November 20, 2009 ... plays great old radio programs, including the old Bob Hope shows. Listening to a broadcast, however, of the Dinah Shore show, I heard this song and remembered it from a great Bob Hope movie, The Paleface , where he is serenading a sleepy - and drop dead beautiful - Jan Russell in a ... http://digihairshirt.blogspot.com/2009/11/obscure-music-friday_20.html
Video - Walter from Argentina creates music CATHNEWSUSA - November 19, 2009 Busted Borders' Walter from Argentina continues his battle. In these videos he talks about the role of music and sport - soccer - in coping with his issues. - Busted Borders @ Busted Halo http://www.cathnewsusa.com/article.aspx?aeid=17850
Dominus Dixit in several editions NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - November 19, 2009 ... over which editions of chant to use. Or you could say that it goes back to Trent when the music books of the Church were rewritten to conform to prevailing notions about what chant is and what it should do. For that matter, we don't actually know if perhaps the debates go back to the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/ZgyjzXjpQKg/dominus-dixit-in-several-editions.html
New Choir! ABSOLUTELY NO SPIN - November 19, 2009 ... half are under 20. They all seemed very enthusiastic. I took a cautious approach to picking music and it was the correct one. There was no telling what I was getting into. They are not very experienced but their drive will make up for the lack of skill. Part of what I will be doing with them will be ... http://absnospin.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-choir.html