seems so obvious

“Peace Meals is about switching our mindset from saving time to making time, because it is the special people and small moments that make the big memories.”

-Dena Prasher, Cookbook Chairman
http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/

monday morning to do list

what lovely people

Have you complimented anyone today?

aint it the truth...

I'm always in the mood for Randy Newman lately. And that's not necessarily a good thing. It seems like whenever the country's kind of at a low point, I’m always in the mood for Randy Newman.
-Sarah Vowell on KCRW

nice to meet you, mr. disfarmer

From Disfarmer.com:

Nothing speaks more eloquently about Disfarmer's artistry than the photographs themselves. His genius was the ability to capture without judgment, the essence of a people and a time.

symphonic diplomacy

The Pyongyang Concert

The New York Philharmonic became the first major American orchestra to perform in the insulated communist country. North Korean officials broadcast the concert nationwide and internationally, and it is now captured on a new DVD titled The Pyongyang Concert.

The audience applauded for more than five minutes, and orchestra members, some of them crying, waved. People in the seats cheered and waved back, reluctant to let the visitors leave.
(NY Times 2/27/08)

giddy with excitement