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politicians do not break for the summer - updated

  • Jun 24, 2009
  • 13 comments

update:  scroll down to see Keith Olbermann read the "Luv Guv" emails.  many thanks to Peg o'Tilling for the link  - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/31533984#31533984


interesting how a solo hike in the Appalachian Trail ends up in an Argentinian woman's bed.  must have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque


The Fix: S.C. Governor Mark Sanford Admits Affair - washingtonpost.com
The Fix: S.C. Governor Mark Sanford Admits Affair - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) admitted that he had conducted an extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina who he had gone to visit over the last five days -- during which time a massive media story developed over where he was and why. "I have been unfaithful to my wife . . . I developed a relationship with what started as a dear dear friend," said Sanford. He said that he had met the woman, who he did not name, roughly eight years ago and that it had become romantic within the last year. He visited her three times during the past year, Sanford said, and noted that his wife, Jenny, had been aware of the affair for the past five months. "First and foremost, I apologize to my wife and my four boys. I have made decisions that have hurt and will continue to hurt them, and for that I'm sincerely sorry,"

in other news, South Carolina meet your new ki..., erm.

Bow to your new ki...governor
Bow to your new ki...governor


I mean, fuck.  might as well, no?

don't cry for him Argentina


13 comments Tags: mark sandford, the patheticness of the rep..., hiking is the new cheating, south carolina political th..., stage of shame

about as much fun as watching paint dry

  • Jun 14, 2009
  • 31 comments

- WATCH!  the cats not being there
- WATCH! the cats slepp when they are there
- LISTEN! to all sorts of birds chirping, warbling and thrilling.  weird, because all I ever see is brown finches
- LISTEN! to the neighborhood dogs bark incessantly
- THRILL! at the sound of an occasional train
- WONDER! where the damn cats are

all this can be yours here:

LIVE - The Cat Pavilion
CAST
yellow cat = stevie
tuxedo cat = pepper
                                          tabbico cat = hank <---- a girl cat despite the name
 outside cats = neighbors
annoying outside dogs = neighbors
birds = birds


enjoy.  or get bored to death.  even chance.


31 comments Tags: ustream, tcpw, tcpw theater, now live!, useless video

one day is nowhere close to enough to celebrate Cole Porter

  • Jun 11, 2009
  • 8 comments

so here are more Cole Porter tunes. I am pairing each of Ms. Ella's interpretations with the performers in the wonderful Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue, released in 1990 (and rereleased in 2006) by the red hot foundation as an AIDS benefit and to increase the awareness of and education on AIDS. 
the red hot foundation is a worldwide organization fighting the spread of AIDS. I encourage everyone to check them out and the other releases in the Red Hot series - I think they are up to 15 now.
the tribute to Cole Porter,  Red Hot + Blue is available at Amazon.

Ms. Ella's interpretation of So in Love is impeccable, but k.d. lang's take is heartbreaking

13-So In Love
13-So In Love
Ella Fitzgerald
13-kd Lang _ So In Love
13-kd Lang _ So In Love
Various


















I love Kirsty Maccoll. when together with The Pogues, even more so

10-Just One of Those Things
10-Just One of Those Things
03-Miss Otis Regrets
03-Miss Otis Regrets
 
07-Kirsty MacColl + The Pogues _ Miss Otis Regrets, Just One Of Those Things
07-Kirsty MacColl + The Pogues _ Miss Otis Regrets, Just One Of Those Things
Various











David Byrne's twangy take in this song may be nearer Porter's intent.  maybe

08-David Byrne _ Don't Fence Me In
08-David Byrne _ Don't Fence Me In
Various
16-Don't Fence Me In
16-Don't Fence Me In
Ella Fitzgerald

















I think Annie Lennox is the contemporary singer closest to Ella Fitzgerald
10-Annie Lennox _ Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
10-Annie Lennox _ Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
Various

11-Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
11-Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Ella Fitzgerald

















Tom Waits goes off in his own distant tangent.  wouldn't expect any less

09-Tom Waits _ It's All Right With Me
09-Tom Waits _ It's All Right With Me
Various

05-It's All Right With Me
05-It's All Right With Me
Ella Fitzgerald

















a fun naughty bit. both Ms. Ella and the boys from Erasure go to town
15-Erasure _ Too Darn Hot
15-Erasure _ Too Darn Hot
Various

04-Too Darn Hot
04-Too Darn Hot
Ella Fitzgerald

















Neneh Cherry's take delivers more of the creep and paranoia implied in the lyrics

01-Neneh Cherry _ I've Got U Under My Skin
01-Neneh Cherry _ I've Got U Under My Skin
Various
14-I've Got You Under My Skin
14-I've Got You Under My Skin
Ella Fitzgerald

















edit:  as per mmb's request, here's one more pairing.

20-Aztec Camera _ Do I Love You
20-Aztec Camera _ Do I Love You
Various
07-Do I Love You_
07-Do I Love You_
Ella Fitzgerald


8 comments Tags: ella fitzgerald, cole porter, red hot + blue, happy birthday mr. porter!, june 9 1891, ella fitzgerald sings cole ..., redhot.org …

happy birthday to the de-lightful

  • Jun 8, 2009
  • 7 comments

Cole porter smiling
Cole porter smiling












de-lovely











Cole porter at piano
Cole porter at piano








de-phisticated















and overall swell-around-town
Cole-porter portrait
Cole-porter portrait
                                                                      Mr. Cole Porter

born on this date, June 9, 1891, in the eccentrically named town of Peru, Indiana.  a good start for a consummate wordsmith and master of wordplay.

let's hear for the birthday boy, shall we?  Ms. Ella will do the honors

16 - From This Moment On
16 - From This Moment On
Ella Fitzgerald

              
06 - I Get A Kick Out Of You
06 - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Ella Fitzgerald
















05 - In The Still Of The Night
05 - In The Still Of The Night
Ella Fitzgerald



7 comments Tags: ella fitzgerald, happy birthday, cole porter, ella fitzgerald sings cole ..., june 9 2009

Buffaloed squeeeee

  • May 27, 2009
  • 5 comments
Newborn calf settles at Salato - Latest News - Kentucky.com
Newborn calf settles at Salato - Latest News - Kentucky.com
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/810...
FRANKFORT — Sometime after the Salato Wildlife Center staff left work on last Thursday night and before they got to work Friday morning, a bison named "Cow Number 4" decided she'd have her baby in peace without them. Not that the staff interferes much with the bison but, make no mistake, the herd of five, now six, are kept safe and healthy by a watchful care and veterinary staff.


or bison.  whatevs.
the bebeh looks totally like a "Buffy"

pics:

Bebeh and mom
Bebeh and mom
Bebeh
Bebeh
Bebeh buffy
Bebeh buffy
1 comment




5 comments Tags: buffalo, kentucky, bison, bebeh buffalo, saleto refuge

it is now 4:57pm and I know one thing for sure

  • May 27, 2009
  • 12 comments

after I die and go to hell  <---- [possibility: likely]

I will find that it runs on MS Office 2007 *

and if by chance I am deserving of some special treatment by Satan and his minions, it'll be Apple-based **

 

...now, off to find (many) adult beverages.  this day has been teh suck

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* yes, my tiny podunk little college *just* upgraded to MS Office 2007.  and MS Vista ***.  we are backwards, i know. shut up.  of course the upgrade came without warning, notice, grace period, or training.  d'Oh.

** MS Office 2007 is suspiciously pretty, woefully lacking on text, heavy on (shudder) intuition, colorful, and chock-a-full of pretty.   Apple-wannabes if you ask me.

*** I was saved from Vista.  my computer is too woefully underpowered.  I am the envy of everyone.

 

12 comments Tags: so does apple, so does vista, i need a bunny, ms office 2007 sucks, so does as a-matter-of-fact...

musical serendipity

  • May 21, 2009
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listening to WMP on shuffle and these two songs came one after the other

13-The Rolling Creekdrippers _ In My Hour Of Darkness
13-The Rolling Creekdrippers _ In My Hour Of Darkness
Various Artists
1 comment


02 - In My Time Of Dyin'
02 - In My Time Of Dyin'
The Lovell Sisters

had to stop, listen to the songs again, ponder whether WMP has a soul*, then upload the songs to VOX.

* probably not.  'tis a Microsoft product after all.

Post a comment Tags: music, randomness, serendipity, the lovell sisters, in my time of dyin', the rolling creekdrippers, does windows media player h..., in my hour of darkness …

happy birthday babe!

  • May 18, 2009
  • 14 comments

teh SO is having a birth anniversary.

first, know that you are among an exalted few

Eecard no fb reminder
Eecard no fb reminder

next. let's party, party, party
Eecard lets celebrate
Eecard lets celebrate
and eventually...
Eecard i love to watch
Eecard i love to watch

muchos loves, babe.  you are teh best ever.

14 comments Tags: happy birthday, teh so, someecards.com, lord kalvan, eecards

it is said that nature abhorrs a vacuum...

  • May 15, 2009
  • 6 comments

...what is less known is that there are several ways to express that abhorrence.   one of them is a complex equation involving cats and boxes. 

step 1.  

Empty box
Empty box

step 2. 

 

Occupied
Occupied

step 3.

 

Fully occupied
Fully occupied

 

...and now that abhorrence has been dealt with, as you were. 

6 comments Tags: tcpw, tcpw theater, what's with cats and boxes?

happiness of the day

  • May 13, 2009
  • 8 comments

Roxana Saberi after her release from an Iranian prison

Roxana saberi
Roxana saberi

more about Roxana Saberi's imprisonment and release.

 

next, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, journalists currently detained in North Korea

8 comments Tags: iran, north korea, journalist, freedom of press, roxana saberi, euna lee, laura ling …

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