Music and Cats

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August 28, 2007
Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for visiting New Orleans for the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the worst federal levee-failure disaster in United States history followed by the worst federal disaster response in United States history. We’re also grateful for the $116 billion federal allocation for the Gulf Coast. That $116 billion has served […]

When Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip came on tonight, I had just begun writing a post about holiday music. This is not the post I started out to write.
I love holiday music of all sorts: polyphonic chant, winter standards, carols medieval to modern, world music for Christmas, Solstice, Chanukah. Even the most tired, much-Muzaked […]

Just a little neighborhood activism.

What would you serve for Thanksgiving dinner if you cooked only foods raised, grown or gathered within 100 miles of your home? Would you have to modify any of the dishes that are favorites in your family, or omit them altogether? Would you consider making such alterations to be a sacrifice, or an adventure?
The folks […]