It’s that time of year again…time for one of my favorite pieces of music to accompany me in the car on the way to work and back. Camille Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre.
Fresno Madera Counties Music Educators Association 2007 High School Honor Orchestra performs Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens) at Fresno High School, January 12, 2008. They do a [...]
Archive for October, 2008
The Totentanz, Beethoven, and Amy Lee
Posted in Just For Fun, Music on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do Not Call Me, Father
Posted in History on October 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As I talked about in this post, Nolan and I have been watching The World At War on DVD. This poem, read by Sir Laurence Olivier, particularly struck me as a father with a young son. It’s heartbreaking in its simplicity and emotion.
Do Not Call Me, Father
Anonymous, Soviet Union, 1942
(Son to father…)
Do not call me, [...]
Wait For Me
Posted in History on October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Nolan and I have been watching the DVD series The World At War over the past few weeks. He’s turned into a major WW2 buff, recently reading The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, Band of Brothers, and many other books.
A recent episode we watched was called Red Star and detailed the seige of [...]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Posted in Movies on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Hate is a failure of the imagination.” — Graham Greene
Rare anymore is the occassion that a movie is made that promises to grip at your heart and touch you deeply. It appears that just such a movie will be released into theaters and is one to watch for. Limited advanced screenings are set for October [...]
Autumn Song
Posted in Autumn, Home on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Perfect time of year…autumn. My favorite season in many ways. Baseball playoffs. Football season. New school year in progress. Holidays quickly approaching. Although I do also tend towards a little melancholia, it is a very bittersweet time of year nonetheless. I stumbled across this Katherine Mansfield poem and thought it appropriate.
Autumn Song
Now’s the time when [...]
No matter who wins
Posted in Prayer on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With all the political mumbo-jumbo coming across our screens constantly, here’s something you don’t even have to “snopes”. This election, for those of us who tend towards being political “junkies”…or simply aware of the isses, has the potential to hurl us all into the throes of despair and depression. But I received this email recently from [...]
The Long Road Back
Posted in Children, Family, Prayer on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An update from Derek’s mom:
Derek’s injury was 5 weeks ago yesterday and I still feel at a loss for words. The support that we have received from so many people is truly amazing. I cannot begin to thank everyone that has helped us with prayers, meals, donations, cards, well wishes, etc. We are humbled by [...]
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