Music A to Z: B is for…
This week’s theme on MusicAtoZ is the letter “B”. It’s a blog hop! I hope you join in!
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So, what’s been rolling around in my brain all week? Why, the first lines of “Love Story”, what else?
What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me.
I realized that I have long gotten those words wrong. For many years I’ve operated under the delusion that they were “…That she loved Bach, Beethoven, The Beatles. And Me.” My apologies to the author, Erich Segal, but it would have been more alliterative my way. And, while I like Mozart, I’m more of a Beethoven fan myself. Frankly, I think that the Ode to Joy — the last…
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Winner Announced in the Three Princes Giveaway!
One person has been chosen the winner in the Three Princes giveaway!
Congratulations to:
- Claire (BWB) who left a comment on April 22nd
Please contact me with your mailing address by Tuesday, May 6, 2014 to claim your prize.
Thank you to all who participated and left comments!
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Perspective, As Seen from a Corner of the Library
It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’m writing this from an undisclosed nook of CLP-Main. It’s a spectacularly gorgeous (and busy) weekend in Oakland; across the street, a few thousand (give or take) capped-and-gowned bright-eyed job hopefuls are graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. A kids event is taking over Schenley Plaza.
In the midst of this, the Library is quite the happenin’ place, too. We have an abundance of people here.
World Kaleidoscope is presenting Alba Flamenca, and they’re warming up for their 2 p.m. performance in the Quiet Reading Room. Families are arriving for Sensory Storytime. People, including myself, are using their Library cards to access the Library’s free Wi-Fi. A librarian is helping a student find information for a research paper that’s due “sometime this week.”
And this is all just on the First Floor.
I’m tucked away in a corner of the Library on a Sunday because, for the second weekend in…
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Sad reality. Click the witty pic if you aren't up for a read. Hamish xxx Recently I stood in front of my class, observing an all-too-familiar scene. Most of my students were covertly—or so they thought—pecking away at their smartphones under their desks, checking their Facebook feeds and texts. As I called their attention, students’... Continue Reading →
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If you can't be bothered reading on, click the picture. Muddy Waters follows. Hamish xxx Where does manhood come from? Is it innate or culturally constructed? Why has an emphasis on manhood receded in the modern day? Throughout this series, we have indirectly been touching on these questions. Today we’ll tackle them head on. (We... Continue Reading →
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Aaaaaaaand, it goes a little somethin' like this! The war between cat and dog people is vicious and will probably never end. Here’s some ammunition for the next time you're talking to one of those horrible dog lovers. 1. YOU'RE SMART! A study of British pet owners found that people who owned cats tended to... Continue Reading →
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For those external to Australia, today we celebrated ANZAC Day. It is a day of remembrance celebrated annually on the 25th of April. Read on. ANZAC Day Wreaths of red Flanders poppies are traditionally placed at memorials on ANZAC Day. Wreaths of red Flanders poppies are traditionally placed at memorials on ANZAC Day. On 25... Continue Reading →
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Who was the greatest Deputy U.S. Marshal of the Old West? Wyatt Earp? Wild Bill Hickok? How about Bass Reeves? Bass who? Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was arguably the greatest lawman and gunfighter of the West, a man who served as a marshal for 32 years in the most dangerous district in the country,... Continue Reading →
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If you’re a cool-headed, fair-minded, forward-thinking descriptivist like my colleague David Haglund, it doesn’t bother you one bit that people often use the word “literally” when describing things figuratively. If, on the other hand, you’re a cranky language bully like me, it figuratively bugs the crap out of you every time. We pedants are waging... Continue Reading →
The World Turned Upside Down 