Lost.
The 2005 season is over.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Chris Botti
And another release of note on October 18th, my very favorite trumpeter, Chris Botti. His Cd is entitled "To Love Again". I've ordered it through Sony records 'cause they always give me a little extra. This time a free download and a poster. The download is "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" with Sting. It is perfect. Chris cradles his horn like a lover and creates beautiful music.
Shirley Horn
"But Beautiful: The Best of Shirley Horn on Verve" to be released on October 11th. As much as I love the music it is often the lyrics that touch my soul. In the case of Shirley Horn this song resonates:
Here’s To Life
No complaints and no regrets.
I still believe in chasing dreams and placing bets.
But I have learned that all you give is all you get so you give it all you got.
I had my share. I drank my fill, and even though I’m satisfied I’m hungry still to see what’s down another road, beyond a hill, and do it all again.
So here’s to life and all the joy it brings.
Here’s to life the dreamers and their dreams.
Funny how the time just flies.
How love can turn from warm hellos to sad goodbyes and leave you with the memories you’ve memorized to keep your winters warm.
There’s no yes in yesterday.
And who knows what tomorrow brings or takes away.
As long as I’m still in the game I want to play for laughs, for life, for love.
So here’s to life and all the joy it brings.
Here’s to life.
The dreamers and their dreams.
May all your storms be weathered.
And all that’s good get better.
Here’s to life.
Here’s to love.
And here’s to you.
Two weeks into recovering from a broken heart and I'm sad for sure but "hungry still to see what’s down another road, beyond a hill and do it all again."
And the Peace Prize goes to......
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2005
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way.
At a time when the threat of nuclear arms is again increasing, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to underline that this threat must be met through the broadest possible international cooperation. This principle finds its clearest expression today in the work of the IAEA and its Director General. In the nuclear non-proliferation regime, it is the IAEA which controls that nuclear energy is not misused for military purposes, and the Director General has stood out as an unafraid advocate of new measures to strengthen that regime. At a time when disarmament efforts appear deadlocked, when there is a danger that nuclear arms will spread both to states and to terrorist groups, and when nuclear power again appears to be playing an increasingly significant role, IAEA's work is of incalculable importance." (nobelprize.org)
I am glad this group was recognized. I grew up in the 60's with a bomb shelter in my basement and "drop and roll" practices at school during 1st through 4th grades. I have many books in my personal library about the development of the bomb and the subsequent destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I always wonder what is ahead for my children; what kind of a world are they inheriting.
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way.
At a time when the threat of nuclear arms is again increasing, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to underline that this threat must be met through the broadest possible international cooperation. This principle finds its clearest expression today in the work of the IAEA and its Director General. In the nuclear non-proliferation regime, it is the IAEA which controls that nuclear energy is not misused for military purposes, and the Director General has stood out as an unafraid advocate of new measures to strengthen that regime. At a time when disarmament efforts appear deadlocked, when there is a danger that nuclear arms will spread both to states and to terrorist groups, and when nuclear power again appears to be playing an increasingly significant role, IAEA's work is of incalculable importance." (nobelprize.org)
I am glad this group was recognized. I grew up in the 60's with a bomb shelter in my basement and "drop and roll" practices at school during 1st through 4th grades. I have many books in my personal library about the development of the bomb and the subsequent destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I always wonder what is ahead for my children; what kind of a world are they inheriting.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Where are the Autumn Colors?
We've been blanketed in fog for the last three days. It advances inland at night and retreats a bit during the day; hugging the immediate coastline continually. If we could get some sun then the autumn colors would finally be seen. Many of the trees that were green this past weekend are now showing color. Unfortunately the forecast is for rain over the next few days so we won't really be able to see the show until Sunday at the earliest.
Leonardo the Scientist
I get a weekly newsletter from NASA Science News. This week's article is on Da Vinci and his observations about the moon; in particular, recognizing that earthshine can produce enough light to illuminate that dark side during the crescent phase.
Red Sox...
Home games and Tim Wakefield...if anyone can keep hope alive he can! May history repeat itself.....
(I love this logo from 1934.)
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