dan's uncles

two smart women talking

Terry Gross interviews Rosanne Cash on Fresh Air. And there is music too.

belle and sebastian: look, there is animation, mayka

paul weller

So yeah years later than everyone else I've started using pandora.com. I typed in The Style Council, and let me tell you, there's a lot of Brit Pop... and at the same time, there is not. Paul Weller is everywhere. This is really good. And then there is this:

sorry to be cryptic but I don't want to give away the ending of a really good story

So, I finished reading my latest favorite book, and turned on the TV. I caught the final 30 minutes or so of Once, the somewhat predictable movie about an Irish street musician.

The song When Your Mind's Made Up, and the last story in Unaccustomed Earth say the same thing, at least to me: don't be proud, don't be stubborn. It will only hurt. Or worse.

gotta love the british

Click here for a surprise performance by a dowdy British 47-year-old.

happy monday everybody

Thanks to my favorite author.