Bruce Cockburn – The Whole Night Sky They turned their backs I made it too hard Every place they touched me Is a laceration now Sometimes a wind comes out of nowhere And knocks you off your feet And look, see my tears They fill the whole night sky The whole night sky Derailed and [...]
Bruce Cockburn – Pacing the Cage Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it’s pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you live too long Days drip slowly on the page You catch yourself Pacing the cage I’ve proven who I am so [...]
I have often noted how the Ohio Democratic party is almost laughable. Well, this time I mena it literally. Check out this anthem in honnor of AG candidate Leigh Herington. Here are the lyrics: Who is the man that Ohio is talking about ? Herington, that?s Leigh Who is the man we can count on [...]
Another preseason guess at how things stack up in the NFL: CBS SportsLine Power Rankings: 1 St. Louis Rams 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 San Francisco 49ers 4 Philadelphia Eagles 5 Green Bay Packers 6 New England Patriots 7 Tennessee Titans 8 New York Jets 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 Miami Dolphins 11 Indianapolis Colts 12 [...]
Are any of the ladies out there confused and trouble by football? Do you feel left out when your husband/boyfriend/significant other wathces the sport? Well, the University of Syracuse has the answer: ‘Football 101′: The school presented its second annual clinic for women called “Football 101.” About 175 women took advantage of the crash course [...]
One always wonders who will be that rookie holdout that gets injured and ruins his career. Remember Kijana Carter? Well, it looks like the Falcons’ T.J. Duckett is giving it the old college try. Duckett is talented but things are awkward in Atlanta – who exactly is going to be the featured back, etc. – [...]
Ok, so you have read the reviews (NYT, NRO, Salon, LA Weekly, etc.) and you want to know the bottom line – is this book worth buying? My answer is: it depends. It depends on what you are looking for and what interests you. If you are looking for a straightforward scholarly work on the [...]
Now that Traficant is going to jail, who will replace him in the next election cycel? It is hard to tell but here is a : good overview of the candidates. The early word is that the D’s will reatain this seat – which is a doble whammy because Traficant didn’t really support the liberal [...]
Very slow day here at Ideas, etc. I mostly lounged around all day. My dial up is real slow and so surfing the net is rather a drag. I managed to sleep, eat some home made fajitas (mmm . ..) and take the dogs for a long walk. I finshed up watching the Gilmore Girls [...]
Not particular usefull day off – par for the course. I ended up sleeping alot. Not that that is a bad thing – I don’t always view sleep as lost time or the lack of activity, sometimes it can be a luxurious escape from the day or a wonderful extension of a good nights sleep. [...]