I just realized that I can recognize about 90% of the performers who comprised USA for Africa, down to LaToya Jackson. And I remember when I was a fledgling music-lover in first or second grade seeing that (wow, high-tech!) split screen with Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen and feeling just warm inside. Nice.

We are the world... we are the ( Read more... )

I don't know. It's not that I forgot to blog. I just deemed it more important to meet up with the besprens, fix my room, host a couple of parties, play God--or rather, Abraham Lincoln, finish Burger Shop, make both paper and digital scrap pages, answer Heroes trivia questions, start planning a wedding, and generally preoccupy myself with ( Read more... )

Catching up on old movies that I missed out on: The Bridge to Terabithia ( Read more... )

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The pilot killed after a brawl outside Embassy bar at the Fort the other day was the brother of my high school classmate and friend. He was not even the target of the incident--and even if he was, what was so imperative, what was their grave concern that the suspects thought it fit to maul Mr. Castellano and his friend, seven to two? What is the ( Read more... )

Tonight's episode of Cold Case ("Wishing") starts off with the familiar strains of These Are Days (ah, 10,000 Maniacs--I absolutely adored them, and still do), then Natalie Merchant breaking into song. I love Cold Case, but today's episode is in the running for Best. Episode. Ever. The Maniacs' Trouble Me is also played later, as are some other ( Read more... )

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I recently bought a wedding magazine (which shall not be identified) for P150, much cheaper than the current P350 of Wedding Essentials. Well, I guess you really get what you pay for. However, the Weddings at Work primer is only being sold for P75, and is actually given free during wedding fairs. And it contained a whole lot more information than ( Read more... )

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Inquirer reader warns against The Golden CompassI agree, the books should probably be PG, especially for really young yet inquiring minds. Granted, I read The Golden Compass when I was 18. It was an enthralling read, if not for the adventure but the whole concept of Dust, metaphoric for innocence and comparable perhaps to Jedis' midichlorians, ( Read more... )