Kates and I are feeling moved by the power of music today …
Our morning church service was an inspiring one that included brass accompaniments and an awesome, and chilling, arrangement of “This Is My Father’s World” ...
Then, after another Packers win (yeah, baby!) , we were back at our church again for an organ recital and festival of hymns. While a local music professor played our organ magnificently, the voices of our choir and a packed sanctuary filled the air. It was a virtual of greatest hits of hymns -- again with bell and brass accompaniments.
While driving around tonight and doing some errands we had The Weepies going in the car. Some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard … and now Old Navy’s got them all over their holiday commercials. Cool.
Finally, I’m sitting down to watch -- for what it is and isn’t worth -- the American Music Awards …and checking in on the Patriots game during the commercials …
Here are some of the headlines that caught my eyes during the past week …
Baseball & sports ...
a Kansas reaches new heights in Top 25 ... Sweet. But seriously, would the powers-that-be of Division 1 football suck it up and set up a playoff system already!? The chumps on ESPN last night actually proclaimed that by losing its second game of the season Oklahoma was knocked out of a chance to play for the national championship. Excuse me!?! Kansas hasn't lost a game, they've powered over every team they've faced, and you're putting Oklahoma in the same sentence as the nationa championship, not to mention forgetting about Missouri, which has only lost one game -- and, by the way, will take on the Jayhawks next weekend! Yeah. Fix the BCS ... and then get rid of the Big Ten Network.
a Worst Free-Agent Contracts of the last 10 years ... Yep. That Kevin Brown deal was pretty bad.
a Posada among top Yankee catchers ... It would have been nice to see him in a Cubs uniform, but Posada's the only thing I like about the Yankees. He's a good one ...
a Brewers' Braun revels in ride to NL Rookie of the Year
Politics ...
a For Obama, a Handsome Payoff in Political Gambles
a Is Clinton campaign too scripted?
Entertainment ...
a A cliffhanger for soaps
a What's on the Line In the Writers' Strike
a Darkened Broadway casts long shadows
a Is the Ticket Biz Out of Line? Um. Yeah. And it's only getting worse ...
a The SNL iPhone Sketch that Never Aired ... funny stuff.
a Post-Oscar Letdowns
a Writers strike is good news for TV newsmagazines
The Internet ...
a Facebook isn't your diary
a Google Empire Moves From Creating to Recreating
Life & other stuff ...
a Big Boom Demise for Vegas' New Frontier
a Blue light special: Inside the stunning Michigan Avenue skyscraper beacon
a Don't try hiding behind privacy
a Historic hotels given second chance to serve guests
a How Science Is Rewriting the Book on Genes
a Reading a face comes down to microexpressions
1 comment:
Kansas = Boo.
I don't care if it's football, I still hate Bill $elf and, by the transitive property the entire state.
Also, Posada = garbage. Only plays when it's a contract year.
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