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The Mindful Bard – Cat Power, Jukebox

CD: Cat Power, Jukebox Release date: January 22, 2008 Label: Matador Records I have yet to decide whether alt country represents the swan song of American pop music or signals the dawn of a musical renaissance every bit as significant, varied, and amazing as those of the 20s, 60s, and 80s. Either way the magic… Read more »

The Mindful Bard – Rick Mercer, The Book

Book: Rick Mercer, The Book Publication date: 2007 Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Random House of Canada Limited ?Raven, who had concealed himself among them and heard the council’s plans . . . went to the old woman and told her that the girl wanted her to return the beak to him. Suspecting nothing, the old woman… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Mini Breaks

I’m a little choked another winter has come and (almost) gone without us having had a sun-soaked getaway. We’d been kicking around the idea of returning to a different part of Mexico or perhaps checking out the Dominican Republic, Cuba, or Jamaica. We looked over the Journal?s Saturday travel section, checked online sites, and talked… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Regardless of Age

As another International Women’s Day (IWD) approaches I think about all the women I know. The impact they’ve had on my life has varied from huge to glancing. Each has served as a mentor or a role model, an example or a warning. Some, at times, all four. Some of these women are relatives, some… Read more »