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#MM Saturday Mix — The Cut of His Jib

Some fine ladies, fool or wise, Measure a man by the hue of his eyes. Some women judge, by moon or by sun The silhouette of his tushy buns Others scream at the sheen to his wavy hair While his smile can lay their wild passions bare Some go by legs, others by hands, I…

Coloring Club Plus — 12/8/19

This is not a straightforward holiday song, but it does contain a Christmas tree and a wish list. Reading about the album I was surprised to see it outsold No Code, as I’ve about worn No Code out but have seldom listened to Yield. Maybe I need to give it more time. Also, about the…

#SLS — I Have the Touch by Peter Gabriel

Jim Adams is the anatomically-oriented host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: I am hoping that responses will be more evenly distributed with this week’s prompt being Arms/Elbows/Knees/Legs. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not fit, then…

Book Review — The New Asylum: A Memoir of Psychiatry, by Frank Prem

Frank Prem’s new poetry book, “The New Asylum: A Memoir of Psychiatry” contains memoirs spanning his life from a small child to forty or more years as a psychiatric nurse, all in relation to the psychiatric hospital on the hill in his small town in Australia. It starts with both of his parents working there,…

#Haikai Challenge #116 (12/7/19): Cold Moon and dVerse OLN #256

Twelfth night December’s Iced globe – blue light broadcast Above and below Cold moon bounces cross-country Nature’s wordless winter song In long night’s silence Winter’s moon is small comfort To cold loneliness Two castaways, far apart, Look up and share a warm dream Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. …

Coloring Club Plus — 12/7/19

OK, today’s song isn’t a holiday song, per se, but the lyrics have some suggestion of ornaments and a tree, so it technically is one. Besides, I listened to this album last night and again tonight (which is now the next morning, when I am posting it.) What can I say, but that Cake is…

Too Beautiful (and dao) not to share

Here is another one of those random stumble-acrosses while looking for something else on youtube. In this clip, Stephen Colbert tells how he met his wife. This, my friends, is a piece of magic.