Marlene Dietrich’s View of the World (as filtered through Mercedes Benz and Elton John)
Michael Gallagher I love this song. Marlene Dietrich pulls a lot of Teutonic emotion out of her limited voice, rich and frail at the same time. It is full of nostalgia and…
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Nietzsche, Jason Schwartzman, Mozart and Discord: Teaching philsophy/art online
I have been thinking of the seeming limitations of online learning formats for teaching critical thinking, especially critical thinking as it applied to philsophy or the appreciation of art (as…
Shout Out Louds: Song of the Day for 8.28.2009
Rock on my Swedish friends. The band is Shout Out Louds. The song is Very Loud. I highly recommend it at work to plow through some repetitive task. Brilliant, foot-tapping…
Oyster Bay in sight and sound (I think)
The above image is from the edge of Teddy Roosevelt’s estate in Sagamore Hill overlooking Oyster Bay. It was taken in September, 2006 after Jen and I had just returned…
6.24.2009 Song for the day: The Thermals
I bring you the song for the day for this Wednesday of 6.24.2009. Busy day with three full bore meeting involving marketing plans and website maintenance, and a further two…