August 2010
9 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-29) →
Arcade Fire (16)
She & Him (13)
Them Crooked Vultures (13)
The New Pornographers (12)
xx (11)
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“They heard me singing and they told me to stop,
Quit these pretentious things...”
– Arcade Fire — Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) from The Suburbs.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-22) →
Arcade Fire (23)
Caedmon’s Call (20)
Switchfoot (18)
Jimmy Eat World (12)
Manchester Orchestra (11)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-8-15) →
The Avett Brothers (31)
Arcade Fire (30)
Band of Horses (19)
Monsters of Folk (15)
William Fitzsimmons (14)
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Vain
I apparently go through phases of writing and not writing. I am in a writing phase now it seems. Perhaps I should force myself to write even when I’m not in that phase, because it really is something I love to do. Anyway, here’s a quick poem—only 8 lines, but I hope it resonates with you.
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Vain
Beauty became vanity
And vanity became...
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Grandma
Today, a woman made a move from an earthly realm to a heavenly one. This woman did not make headlines in the New York Times and was never a feature of People magazine, but she changed lives. She inspired people. She inspired people to inspire still more people. This woman was my grandmother, and she was the embodiment of love.
My Grandma could have complained if she wanted, but she didn’t....
Late Julys
Red hair, greenish eyes
Lighting up like fireflies
Together watch as daylight dies
And I go against what I’d advise
A kiss to baptize the fiery skies
A kiss which now ties two lives
Was it unwise, that night’s surprise?
No, for the memory is a prize
And given the chance, I’d likely reprise
Another taste of late July
