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...birdsong in human music...
A delightful look at Messian and others whose music tried to capture nature, particularly in birdsong. Who of you have played a grand piano in an open field beside a river?
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Serendipity -- a life-giving look at the moment, at what's happening, at what life gives you...
My graduate thesis paper in my second round of graduate school worked on a theme that resembles this author's ideas...over the subsequent decades, I've thrived from that notion of serendipity, but I've found few 'kindred spirits' who see the importance of this phenomenon. For many folk in places I've worked, they're in a very different place--very ( Read more... ) -
70 mm ????
Who of you have seen a 70mm version of this film?
The film story itself is only mildly appealing, and the writer has proven himself clever and adept. But from the NYTimes review, I think it has more violence than I'm in the mood to watch these days...
Comments?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/movies/the-hateful-eight-tests-70-millimeter-format ( Read more... ) -
Oh Governor Moonbeam, I will miss you...
The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, is hated by some, tolerated by many, and appreciated by various folk. Part of the Brown family who were active in government in 20th- and (so far) in 21st-century California, I was happy to see him step back into the Governor's Office a few years ago, his second round as Governor. Now limited by the term- ( Read more... ) -
_The Strangers Next Door_
A warm night at home, and I awaken, and do not return to sleep ( Read more... ) -
Death Comes for the Archbishop
One of the few novels that capture my heart and mind (...meaning, I don't usually read fiction--but this one does). Willa Cather's book remains one of my favorites, among all fiction and non-fiction in my bedroom ( Read more... ) -
Earthquakes and Tsunami --Not Tohoku, but the Pacific Northwest
Many think of California when you hear the word "earthquakes" or "tsunami". But this is a very sober look at the Pacific Northwest, up into British Columbia. I endorse it to your reading list, very seriously. This is not film drama, but a look based on contemporary science ( Read more... ) -
Rain...
We've had some rain today in Southern California...a grace note in this very serious drought... -
OH, but I am SO sad...
Ivan Doig has died ( Read more... ) -
Well, I'm awake now...
Impressed by the hours it must have taken the editor (I think at the end it says 120 or 160+ hours), the skillful tracking ( Read more... )