i am finding these videos hilarious.
lazybaby.
Nov 24
do something special for your woman this year….
mmmm….homemade fried rice! not the best picture, but it is sooo gooood!!
what happened to alex trebek?
he looks weird.
why can i not find a good video of this song? all i can find are crappy covers or crappy self-made videos…
Sweet potato v. Yam
Yams are rarely available in the United States. In the supermarket, you will generally see what is technically a sweet potato labeled as a yam.
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oh my gosh! i was at wegmans last night and they had a sign above what looked to be sweet potatoes that said “sweet potatoes/yams” ….same thing? i think not…. well…at least the article tells me they are not…. i’ve always kinda wondered…
i am the only person in this country that doesn't like lady gaga.
i also dislike her. especially her name. ugh.
(via littlejess)
not true. i also dislike her.
awesome.
love the skylight and island…and…well….almost everything else….
desire to inspire - desiretoinspire.net - A tale of two cities
I am officially an organ donor (cue Organ Donor by DJ Shadow)
I signed up and got my official paper saying I am an organ donor. Yay. (but it makes me a little scared actually)
I agree with her…
I like it the Belgian way
Your organs are donated, unless you specifically object.
Many many lives have been saved. Many.
Not to speak of those who live on a time clock because if such and such organ is not replaced they will surely die.
It is like being in the waiting room of Death.
and I respect religious or other reasons people may have, but the Darwinistic truth is that when you die, it all goes to the worms anyway.
Rather help out someone who wants to live but has failing health.
Nov 23
» Trapped in his own body for 23 years - the coma victim who screamed unheard
holy crap. this is really scary.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
“Sir Duke” – Stevie Wonder
(Words/music: Stevie Wonder, available on Songs in the Key of Life, Motown 1976)
Stevie Wonder’s celebration of music (and elegy to the late Duke Ellington) sneaks in a bit of criticism as well. Even though most of the song celebrates the omnipresence of melody in our souls, Wonder offers a qualifier right at the end of the first verse. “Just because a record has a groove doesn’t make it in the groove,” he sings, and he’s right. These are the intangible distinctions music relies upon – the sort that describe the difference between hearing (for instance) a Duke Ellington tune and a Duke Ellington performance. Anyone who sat through a middle school band concert could tell you the difference between playing the notes and performing the song. Sometimes I get caught up thinking about the structure of a song or a specific phrase without paying due attention to the people performing it or the way the singer intonates a line. Simply put, sometimes it’s not about finding the perfect notes – it’s about finding the perfect notes for the performer.
“Sir Duke” falls into that latter category. Not only are the horn notes, drum licks, and guitar lines meticulously constructed and arranged, Wonder gives it a groove like few others. It’s one thing to play all of these phrases properly, but it’s another thing entirely to breathe life into such intricate phrases. Even while his horn section plays those fast runs in unison with the rhythm section, the track never loses its soul. Instead, Wonder sits back, lets out a joyous whoop, and boogies on into the song’s next section. It’s hard to imagine “Sir Duke” as performed by anyone else, let alone performed without sacrificing either the musicianship or groove. Instead, Wonder plays to his entire audience, giving the musicians something to admire and the fans something to feel. In that sense, he belongs in the same league as the people he’s celebrating in this song.More on Stevie Wonder: Allmusic | Amazon MP3 | Emusic | Last.fm
This was a get well card sent to me from my mother.
