From San Francisco Classical Voice:
Chantey Singers Mine the Music of the Sea
(Sorry, but in the context of the sea, that’s the first meaning I think of.)
Unintended Metaphor of the Day
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Quote of the Day
Charlie Webster, state chairman of the GOP in Maine, on how voter fraud helped Obama win:
In some parts of rural Maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted on Election Day. Everybody has a right to vote, but nobody in town knows anyone who’s black. How did that happen? I don’t know.
Somebody’s in a Delusional, Reality-Challenged State, Though
Tucker Carlson on FOX:
There’s something what went basically unnoticed by the press and that was the Obama campaign making a push of social issues, particularly abortion, and that seems to have worked. … If you were a voter in a white, working-class state, you had no idea that they were running a campaign based on abortion!
First, since when is a president not supposed to be campaigning on social issues? And second, what the fuck is a “white, working-class state”? Michigan in 1880?
A Thought
If God really sent Hurricane Sandy to punish America for its growing tolerance of gays, I have to wonder why He made it stop just in time for Halloween.
Two Quotes About Editing
Two good quotes about editing from the Chicago Manual of Style‘s monthly Q&A column for October:
The decision, like so many others in writing and editing, should not be made according to some idea of what is “correct”. Rather, it must be made according to what is logical and helpful.
And:
It’s good to remember that even nonsense can be grammatically correct.
Both old truths, but easy to lose sight of.
Hamlet at Cal Shakes
I’ve been so tired and busy I haven’t even posted about Dave and I seeing Hamlet at Cal Shakes on opening night Friday before last. In spite of the fact that it is a totally kickass production. There are a number of rather bewildering things about this production, first and foremost being the fact that the set seems to be an abandoned urban public swimming pool, empty and littered with discarded pieces of furniture and other items. However, it isn’t long after the play began that I was so blown away by the force and clarity of the performances that I didn’t care much any more about the inscrutable parts.
LeRoy McClain as Hamlet and Zainab Jah as Ophelia as just amazingly good. Liesl Tommy’s direction — once you accept and get past the fact that it’s a swimming pool and you have no idea why — is sharp and full of inventive choices, and it keeps the story intense and clear.
The WELL: Consistently Formulating an Mood That Rewards Original Think and Contingent Mutual Respect Since 1985!
If you only read one article about the sale of The WELL all year, make it this one!
“The WELL welcomes the chance to encouragement its existing bottom and extends an call in to like-minded people seeking for a amicable network that puts the giveaway swap of ideas at the forefront,” explained Earl Crabb, CEO of The Well Group, Inc.
Thought
Nobody seems to be talking about the real reason you can’t open the windows on an airplane: so kids can’t spit on people below.
Rest in Peace
I just heard yesterday about the suicide of a friend of mine a week earlier. He wasn’t a particularly close friend, but someone I saw at retreats several times a year for the last seven or eight years. I knew he’d been in iffy health and increasing pain for some years. But he always seemed to me to be a delightful, whimsical, prankish spirit — he was a dancer in younger days (which unfortunately sometimes leads to painful and disabling joint problems in later life, and I gather that this was part of his struggle), and there was always something about his personality that was leaping and frolicking around just for the fun of it. He was also a wise, kind, gentle soul. I’m sorry I won’t be seeing him again, and I hope whatever part of him rubbed off on me over the years continues to be part of my life. Godspeed, John.
Headline of the Day
From the PBS Newshour:
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