Sarah Blasko hails from Australia (yay, Becky, yay, Jess, yay, Molly!) and has been compared to Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, and Fiona Apple. You can hear a selection of her songs on her MySpace page. Although this particular song is a relationship song, to me, it’s a song about overcoming adversity, which–let’s face it–we’ve all […]
Regina Spektor’s New Album & Merwin Poem
Last week, NPR’s First Listen featured one of my favorite artist’s new albums–Far. You can listen to the whole album here. There’s just something about Regina Spektor’s music that sets my whole spirit alight. Thanks, Clare and Clara, for both sending me links! Here’s Regina’s song “Laughing With.” After you’ve danced a little, scroll down […]
Father’s Day
It’s Dan’s first Father’s Day. We are celebrating. It’s funny, though. We used to hate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, because it was as though in order to be human you had to be a parent (at least at our age). We actually had someone ask us once, “Do you have children?” to which we […]
On Cloud Nine
Being surrounded (inundated is a better word) by my daughter’s active imagination, and not always feeling as creative or clever, I recently found this pixyish commercial and thought, “Ah, yes, it’s still there, that inventive beast, in my dying, calcifying heart!” Silly? Yes. Indulgent? Yes. Delightful? Most definitely. Now, if only I could shop there… […]
Heaven
I don’t know where I’ve been, but I actually listened to the lyrics of this song yesterday, and thought they were thought-provoking and inclusive, and although many Christians today bemoan the fact that everything has become relative, I’d counter to say that people who have been hurt by the church have thrown everything out in […]