In case any of you were looking for a recording of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols any time soon, I can offer this advice: the version by The Sixteen, on their album "A Ceremony of Carols: Britten Choral Music II," is the best one I've heard, even though it's not the traditional boys choir. Or maybe because it's not the traditional boys choir ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was surprised to find myself annoyed by a hybrid vehicle. You see, usually when a vehicle annoys me, it's either because it's an SUV, or if it's a small car, it's because the driver is taking up an equivalent amount of space on the road as if they were an SUV. Well, not as if they, the driver, were themselves an SUV, but you get my ( Read more... )

So, a few weeks ago, I had my car vandalized. It also may have been a theft attempt, but if so, those were some pretty stupid thieves. In any case, the only obvious damage was a mangled key hole on the drivers side door. Looked like someone had jammed a screwdriver in there and thrashed it around a bit ( Read more... )

How many events are going on simultaneously at the Olympics? more than you could count, that's how many ( Read more... )

Please note that being bitter and being optomistic are not mutually exclusive ( Read more... )

What a day. Saturdays are often what-a-days, but this particular Saturday was a little more what-a than they usually are ( Read more... )

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I just got off the line with MCI ( Read more... )

"Oh you may not think I'm pretty, But don't judge on what you see ( Read more... )

I've been staring at these scores ( Read more... )