Thanks to Little Miss Attila, I was browsing the New York Times and came across a piece on new research on what exercise is best for making your bones stronger — the last I heard it was weight-lifting and weight-bearing exercises, but newer research has a different recommendation: … the current state-of-the-science message about exercise …
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FINALLY — Gays unite to withhold donations to Democrats until DADT and DOMA are repealed while pro-choice Democratic women threaten mutiny or something
Well, well, well! Since Sunday, two groups that Democrats have gleefully exploited and abused and held hostage — because what are they going to do? become Republicans? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! — have finally figured out that they must unite and ring the party’s bell to teach it a lesson in keeping its promises that it will never …
'Witchi Tai To' song makes me feel glad
Jim Pepper, who wrote “Witchi Tai To” — his version takes a minute or so to get started: The version I first fell in love with, by Jim Pepper’s band, Everything Is Everything, from 1969: Brewer and Shipley’s version (their Web site explains they heard it on the radio and changed some of the lyrics …
Carrie Prejean sex tape revelation
Carrie Prejean, the fired Miss California USA who became famous for stating her opposition to marriage equality for homosexuals, dropped her lawsuit against the California state pageant officials on Nov. 3 after they showed her an X-rated home movie in which TMZ.com reports she performed solo. “I just wanted to make an audition tape but …
Hot Voodoo
I was reminded of this performance by Marlene Dietrich by a post by Reclusive Leftist, who was suggesting Halloween outfits. I first saw this in 1995 when I rented the movie to watch with my late life partner, Margaret Ardussi, after getting caught up in a biography of Marlene Dietrich that she had listened to …
Shelter in a storm, your willow when the sun is out
You can listen to a YouTube of the recorded version of Joan Armatrading singing “Willow” here, but it does not permit embedding. However, it does include the link to Ms. Armatrading’s Web site and a link to buy the song on iTunes. Willow by Joan Armatrading I may not be your best But you know …
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No one laughs at God in a hospital
Dad’s OK, I’m OK, Cuban Diva BFF’s OK, all the cats are OK. But I spent the day working on a post that required me to re-live aspects of caring for Margaret while she was dying. Dear Jennie, The Bloggess, linked this song, “Laughing With,” by Regina Spektor in a tweet awhile back and it …
Come to the church in the wildwood
One of the loveliest spots in Harford county, Maryland, where I live, is a church originally built in the late 1700’s. My brother, Eric, discovered it in 1972 or ’73 on a bicycle ride and showed it to my father. When Eric was killed in a car accident on August 22, 1973, my father knew …
Fur Elise
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Song of the Soul
I dropped by Little Miss Attila’s this morning and I knew better than to click on her YouTube videos of Janis Joplin singing, “Piece of My Heart,” but I did it anyway and was cast back to my college days in Ann Arbor and the memories of reading a memoir by her lesbian lover and …