A Trifle One-Sided

Things on (nearly) Tuesday

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:12:34 -0500

Things I Loathe Seeing my girls sick. They are pretty tough kids - not complainers at all. So when they are sick, they are sick. And there's just not much to do about it, which is the worst feeling as a parent. Darkness at 5pm (and it'll get wo...

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Nearly a Friday Random 10

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:03:39 -0500

Svatba - The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares 1990) Roam - The B-52s (Time Capsule 1998) Railroad - Kasey Chambers (Carnival 2006) Boot Hill - Stevie Ray Vaughn (The Sky Is Crying 1991) Apple...

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Racy Anya

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:35 -0400

A racy Anya Marina video, with her cover of Whatever You Like. For you Weeds fans out there, recognize any of the customers to this sex toy store?

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Friday (or nearly so) Random 10

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:00:48 -0400

Some People - Goldfrapp (Seventh Tree 2008) Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (Abbey Road 1969) Jesse The Goat - Joker's Daughter (The Last Laugh 2009) Yipin' - Cigar Store Indians (Jump Up & Boogie: The New Swing Collection 1998) Sweet Perfume -...

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Friday Random 10 for Oct. 2

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:11:35 -0400

Katy Blake - Adrienne (Katy Blake 2005) Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous (Scissor Sisters 2004) Goanna - Some Kinda Magic (Oceania) Private Lightning - America/Burning Love (Live at the Paradise 1980) Voice of the Beehive - I Say Nothing (Let...

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Book Review: A Quiet Flame

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:38:26 -0400

A Quiet Flame: A Bernie Gunther Mystery by Philip Kerr My rating: ★★★✩✩ Perhaps the weakest Bernie Gunther mystery to date. The flashback style felt especially forced, for some reason. A few good lines, but once again, the web that ensnares Be...

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A Final Letter from Son to Father

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:30:32 -0400

My dad died on Sept. 19 after complications following his open heart surgery. Still a young, vital man at 73, he was a good friend, a wonderful father, and a superb role model. Last week was an awful week, but made survivable through the incompara...

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Friday Random 10 for Sept. 18

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:56:00 -0400

Sruti - The Dry Spells (Too Soon For Flowers 2009) Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan (The Royal Scam 1976) Cover Me - Bruce Springsteen (Born In The USA 1984) Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull (Aqualung 1973) Sorrow Floats - Voice of the Beehive ...

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Friday Random 10 for Sept 11

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:48:44 -0400

Sold Me Down The River - The Alarm (Change 1989) Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! - The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967) I'm So Afraid - Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac 1975) 999,999 - Nine Inch Nails (The Slip 2009) If There's...

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NoiseTrade - Katie Herzig

nobody@vox.com(Hieronymus) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:43:59 -0400

Came across a wonderful song the other day on the excellent Song of the Day blog on NPR. It was Katie Herzig's Wish You Well - it has a wonderful wistfulness about it that I just love. Here's a sampler of her songs, and it is pay what you want. Li...

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