This is for Dan and Liliana, whom I’ve been enjoying this week, in a different sort of traveling way. We’re in the middle of cactus (“If you touch them, you will BLEED, Mama!”) and mountain-high rock formations and clear, starry skies, and although Dan has work-related engagements, we’ve sneaked a little time to ourselves. This […]
Ukrainian History in Sand
When Dan and I heard about this winning performance by Kseniya Simonova on Ukraine’s Got Talent, we had to see it. Our little girl is from the Ukraine, and to think that an artist could use sand to tell the story of the German’s WWII invasion into the Ukraine (called the Great Patriotic War in […]
Monsters of Folk
Tonight. Orpheum Theatre. Four clever dudes (from various bands) got together to collaborate on a new album. You know them as Conor Oberst from the band Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, M. Ward who’s done several CDs now (one with Zooey Deschanel in She and Him), and Mike Mogus who’s a producer […]
Children See. Children Do.
Sobering, and too close to home. What responsibilities we have as parents, let alone as human beings! Don’t think for one minute you have no impact in this world. You do. [For more information on the video and soundtrack, go to The Inspiration Room Daily.]