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41.6 minutes of Pulp
That’s the end of “P.” The first Pulp tune I have is “Common People,” which I know from the less breathy, less English William Shatner version, which I in a way prefer for its theatrical over-the-top nature.
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A Sunny Saturday
Before I forget, the music of Abdel Hamid Tnnari — the Solos and Melodies album — is pretty stuff.
Friday in brief
1) “Taught” — which meant listening to a sub-par presentation on the last World Cup. I showed some World Cup photos at the end. I also played some German pop music to supplement another sub-par presentation on Wednesday.
Hauntings
It’s been well over two years (Dec. 29, 2004) since Susan Sontag died, but in some reading and researching today she came up again.
Product of France …
Wine of the night: Pepperwood Grove pinot noir. It seems that it, like Smoking Loon (which produces a tasty, inexpensive syrah/shiraz), is owned/made/marketed by Don Sebastiani & Sons. From the “winemaker comments” on my bottle we have:
My Day in a Nutshell
Or Nut-shell. Nut Shell. I could write for (or even four) paragraphs on hyphenation rules. But I won’t.
Manic Monday — let’s keep it “short”
I got up early (3am) so I could grade. Instead of pulling an all-nighter I went to bed at midnight (early for me!) and decided to get a couple hours of rest and then work. I awoke, showered, checked email, … Continue reading
Easter Bunny: chocolate? cream? or roasted … yum.
Last night I produced two quickly made concoctions, one to eat and one to drink, and now, this afternoon/evening, one is gone, and the other sits patiently in the fridge for further future consumption.
Minding my Ps and Qs …
I finally made it through the rest of Pearl Jam this evening. That led me to a CD of Pet Shop Boys and then three Peter Gabriel songs, most of which were known to me already. The same with Peter … Continue reading
Food and Movies on Good Friday: Dobhan, Archangel, and Slither
To go with Good Friday, which I don’t “celebrate” anyway, I decided to listen to the “Good Friday Spell” from Wagner’s Parsifal. It fits, at least, with my “P” theme — I finished Ten and moved on to Vitalogy today, … Continue reading