There are some things that this blog has accomplished. Actually there are a lot of things that this blog has accomplished and it is not the blog itself but you, the reader, that has helped make them happen and I just want to say “Thank you.” The last year or so have been very stressful […]
My daughter headed out early this morning to meet friends for breakfast, before going to “the game.” The game, in summer, in North America, is none other than baseball!! Today, at the Skydome, they were giving out Arencibia bobble head dolls, to the – not sure of the exact number but maybe – first 10,000
Today is “Buy A Musical Instrument Day.” I am not sure why we need a day for this. In my house it probably should be “Find A Musical Instrument Day.” My daughter has two guitars. My son inherited our old keyboard with a non-functioning key or two. I have preserved my grandfather’s harmonica all these
I am not a great fan of Graffiti or at least I wasn’t until I came across this site – Graffiti Art of the Day. It seems to be a tumblr site that posts graffiti finds sent in by others. This is the one that I loved the most. Some graffiti I find a little
I have to pay tribute today to another pioneer who has died – Ray Harryhausen. He played a major role in stop motion photography and moved animation based on this technique dramatically forward. Here is a tribute to him published online in the CBC news. He is also credited with influencing so much of the
Hot on the heels of May the Fourth (force) is an Audi commercial that just might win awards. I have to pay tribute to the creative minds that dream up these amazing scenes. Who would have thought that you could “star” Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto in a car commercial that included a rendition of
I read two blogs recently on new studies that use music to heal. The first was written by Ann Mullen on the power of music in transforming the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. The video in her post shows an elderly man who has not communicated in years. He is in an institution, now, but he loved
The old saying goes, “It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings.” Maybe no one considered that one day the lady wouldn’t be there to sing. I must apologize for using the adjective “fat” however, it is one of the obstacles, among many, that Rita MacNeil overcame in her long struggle to be a successful
…..don’t read the manual!! I found myself again this morning without an idea – duh – this is happening too often…Zombies come to mind – that’s if I have one left 🙂 Anyway, I had a thought the other day – just one mind you – and it did return this morning – just in
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