Some months back, I watched Ken Burns’ remarkable series about country music. It was like a graduate course about the origins and evolution of this kind of music in the United States. I actually took notes. So many performers over so many decades were described, with videos of them performing, wearing outfits that were almostContinue reading “A Cockamaimie Musical Download”
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Tail Wags
You can tell from the title of this blog post that I am a dog lover. The first dog in my life was a Kerry Blue terrier, who came to my family with the name Cheer. I was seven years old, and she was the only dog we ever had. Actually, the breeders where weContinue reading “Tail Wags”
Sisters (and Brothers) of Mercy
I went to Quaker Meeting this morning and found myself reflecting deeply on the words Leonard Cohen wrote many years ago in his “Sisters of Mercy” song: a masterpiece, in my opinion. When the human world goes crazy, as it has before and is doing now, it’s somewhat grounding for me to envison the incarnatedContinue reading “Sisters (and Brothers) of Mercy”
Susan Rose: Singing Grandma 