Gabriel's Message, sometimes called 'The Angel Gabriel Came,' comes from a Basque folk song sung in churches during the Advent season. It's one of my favourite carols, lyrics based on Gabriel's visitation to Mary to tell her she's about to give birth to the Messiah. Unfortunately, the angel leaves out the part about her son … Continue reading Music Monday: Gabriel’s Message As Sung By Sting
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To Light My Way Through The Darkness
Last year I purchased this item, a Phillips brand alarm clock that uses light and bird sound to wake me up: The light simulates a sunrise, an important thing at 5:30 am in a dark room, in mid-November. Compared to last year, the need to hit snooze has declined, and having my coffeemaker perk at … Continue reading To Light My Way Through The Darkness
Music Monday: Learn To Let It Go by Kesha
I think it's time to practice what I preach Exorcise the demons inside me Whoa, gotta learn to let it go The past can't haunt me if I don't let it Live and learn and never forget it Whoa, gotta learn to let it go https://youtu.be/Xx1RSj4biO4
Sage Advice Before NaNoWriMo: Roxane Gay
Like most writers, I was able to write a novel without explicit instruction, and that’s probably for the best. There are some things we should figure out for ourselves. --Roxane Gay
PrepTober Periods Before NaNoWriMo2017
I thought long and hard about participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month. I have done one every year since 2008, under an old username, in the middle of the third term during the library tech program. It's a way to get rid of the critical voice and do the first draft. If I … Continue reading PrepTober Periods Before NaNoWriMo2017
Music Monday: OK By Robin Schultz Featuring James Blunt
Endings are autumn's dominant metaphor from the leaves falling from trees to the sun going down earlier and earlier. We go back to school, at least some of us, we harvest our gardens, put away the summer pots, and some choose that moment to end things in life. When I attended mass, the first reading … Continue reading Music Monday: OK By Robin Schultz Featuring James Blunt
Music Monday: 32 Flavors by Alana Davis
I listened to the original Ani Defranco version but like this version by Alana Davis better. A good song to start this week off. https://youtu.be/TEfbL53jhN4
A Long, Short, Weird, Week
Short weeks after long weekends always feel weird and out of step. This week had a short week, plus the remainder of a moon cycle, and topped by Friday the thirteenth. At the college, it's the last week before midterms, with the first significant assignments handed in. The students feel stressed and go a little … Continue reading A Long, Short, Weird, Week
Music Monday: I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty And The HeartBreakers
No, I'll stand my ground Won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground https://youtu.be/nvlTJrNJ5lA
Rapid Fire Book Questions
Saw this over at I'm Feeling This and thought why not? Big thanks to SueBC for passing it along. Ready, aim, FIRE! Ebooks or physical books? I own a tablet but will always prefer physical books. Love the feel of a book in my hands. Paperback or hardback? Paperback, preferably a trade one. Better to hold … Continue reading Rapid Fire Book Questions
Unpaused Life 