no, some sort of tinkly piano stuff. i didn't listen to the whole thing

Sigh. Another plum opportunity wasted.

Perhaps providing a disturbing link could be itaing? Supplying indepth information about esoteric animals could be billyteaing?

How about disturbing links about esoteric animals?

This morning, while listening to a favorite album - They Might Be Giant's Flood - I realized that I have been a fan of this band for more than half my life! (since age 16). I started thinking about other music I liked then and how they have stood the test of time.

Well, since I've been looking for an excuse to post this, I've been introducing Wallybee to the joys of Western music. (She likes classical and opera, but the language thing has previously stopped her getting much into recent stuff.) We've been going through four CDs I put together for her (appearing below), it's been useful language practice.

Anyway, the CDs:

Love Songs
The Rose – Bette Midler
If I Could – 1927
Here, There And Everywhere – The Beatles
Love… Thy Will Be Done – Martika
Stay With Me Till Dawn – Judie Tzuke
The Closest Thing To Crazy – Katie Melua
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Into My Arms – Nick Cave
Fields Of Gold – Sting
The Power Of Love – Jennifer Rush
The Miracle Of Love – Eurythmics
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Love is – Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
Sway – Bic Runga
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
No Ordinary Love - Sade
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
The Power Of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Hurting Songs
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime – Beck
I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles
Stay – Lisa Loeb
Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth & Don Henley
A Good Year For The Roses – Elvis Costello
The Picture – Kid Rock & Allison Moorer
All I Know – Art Garfunkel
Full Of Grace – Sarah McLachlan
Hurt – Johnny Cash
Crying – k. d. lang
Where I Stood – Missy Higgins
A Little Soul – Pulp
Careless Whisper – George Michael
White Flag – Dido
Kiss The Rain – Billie Myers
Everything’s Turning To White – Paul Kelly
This Way – Jewel
One – U2

Upbeat Songs
No Promises – Icehouse
Absolute Beginners – David Bowie
Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
Confide In Me – Kylie Minogue
Love Somebody – Robbie Williams
Why? – Bronski Beat
All The Man That I Need – Whitney Houston
Glory Box – Portishead
Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War – Paul Simon
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
Russians – Sting
Brilliant Disguise – Bruce Springsteen
Feeling Good – Michael Buble
Handbags And Glad Rags – Jools Holland & Stereophonics
Believe – Elton John
No Aphrodisiac – The Whitlams
Penguins – Lyle Lovett

Other Songs
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon And Garfunkel
Send In The Clowns – Mandy Patinkin
More Than This – Roxy Music
Drive – The Cars
Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House
Real Men – Joe Jackson
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? – Paula Cole
Where Do The Children Play? – Cat Stevens
Home – Sheryl Crow
Sand And Water – Beth Nielsen Chapman
Woman – Neneh Cherry
Stuff And Nonsense – Split Enz
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
Teardrop – Massive Attack
Through The Barricades – Spandau Ballet
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits

Barb!

kermit waves

Morning!

My people clients are home, and the dogs are SO excited to see them. Molly really perked up. She's excited to have mom home. I'm gonna really miss these guys, but I think Toto is going to even more. He has loved just hanging outside in the big back yard with his buddies. I expect some serious moping over the next couple of days.

Nope, I went back to box color. Box color that I buy from Whole Foods and is less toxic than regular drugstore dyes, mind you, but it's still box color. The indigo wasn't giving me a long-lasting enough blueblack.

Good to know.

But lots of Tim Burton Victoriana and blood, which is exactly what I'm in the mood for.

These are all good things too.

Poor Toto.

I have the cherries (and ladder) but no baking skills!

Um, Miracleman?

Yes, Cash? You need the "Download Skillz Into Brain" Machine, a.k.a. the Neo-Deus-Ex-Machine?

"I know kung fu."

"Well, I can bake."

Um, Jilli? You haven't let Clovis nip off to Germany recently, have you?

Can I have some ~ma for my friend T? She took a test that would allow her to become a teacher the other day, and she is supposed to be getting the results in the next couple of days. She missed by two points last time, and I know she is going to be just devastated if she didn't pass it this time.

T is for Teacher-ma, sj!

Hi, Barb. I used to live in Hollywood, FL.

I had cream of wheat for breakfast, but what I really want is pastry.

Offering very sleepy ~ma to your friend, sj. And am sitting here, attaching coffee IV because Jasmine, the Very Silly Lab Puppy kept me up half the night hurling.

Why? Who knows. She's a Lab, she eats everything. She could be protesting the recent arrival of Pisces in the way that only a puppy can, although goodness knows, they play well enough together.

::hugs and gropes on everyone who popped in after I toddled off to bed::

Indeed, Kristin, that dinner was more fun than any six people should be allowed to have in public. Oh, and Jilli, I showed Lewis the picture of Pete in front of the Beholder and told him that we all agreed that it should be a stuffed toy (the Beholder, not Pete). He looked at me as if I'd lost my mind. :-)

Hi, Barb!

bt, that's quite a list. Or set of lists.