-Dena Prasher, Cookbook Chairman
http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/
Monday, January 12, 2009
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/
-Dena Prasher, Cookbook Chairman
http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/
Friday, January 9, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
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
-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)
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)
Monday, December 29, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
where is santa?
NORAD began tracking Santa’s journey in 1955 ... a Sears-Roebuck ad in a newspaper gave out Santa’s telephone number. Unfortunately, the number was misprinted and it rang CONRAD’s operations center. Instead of being a Scrooge, Col. Harry Shoup, who headed up the operation, told a child he’d check the radar.
Monday, December 22, 2008
perception
"You see things in a different way, I think, if you've ever taken music seriously. Even if you're not a great musician"
-Bill Clinton, 2008
from Specatacle, Elvis Costello with...
-Bill Clinton, 2008
from Specatacle, Elvis Costello with...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
gratuitous gore
From Wikipedia.org:
The origin of the barber pole is associated with the service of bloodletting. During medieval times, barbers performed surgery on customers as well as tooth extractions. The pole itself represents the staff that the patient gripped during the procedure to encourage blood flow.
The red and white stripes symbolize the bandages used during the procedure: red for the blood-stained and white for the clean bandages. Originally, these bandages were hung on the pole to dry after washing. As the bandages blew in the wind, they would twist together to form the spiral pattern similar to the stripes in the modern day barber pole.
Spinning barberpoles are supposed to be oriented so that the red (blood) will appear as if it was flowing down.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
tell 'em, liz
"The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues."
-Elizabeth Taylor
-Elizabeth Taylor
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