My old friend Steve has kept a travel blog with the interesting name, The Distractable Monk. He talks about travel in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe. Steve has always known how to live well and here he writes well about living well: The Distractable Monk
Month: March 2011
“The shiny pants have been replaced by a more natural-looking fabric. Her footwear has gone through a transformation as well. The bright boots, which were once blue, are now red. And, even more important, no more high heels.” And “But even though some of Wonder Woman’s outfit has changed, much of it remains the same. …
The Beets (of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay via Jackson Heights/borough of Queens, NYC) are a band I like. This song is a hit, too. The Beets have two LPs and three singles available from Captured Tracks records. http://capturedtracks.com/beets.php – Tim Cook
Connie Talbot is now 10 years old. She was a runner up on the 2007 “Britain’s Got Talent” program:
The occasion was Willie’s 70th Birthday and the DVD is “Willie Nelson and Friends Live and Kicking.” [Willie was born in Abbott, Texas, but his country music recording career began in Portland suburb, Vancouver, Washington.] It’s easy to have mixed feelings about Shania Twain and Mutt Lange, but she is very lovely and almost always …
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Friday Another important aspect of SXSW is that it is truly an international affair, with many new and established music acts from around the world. I heard a lovely Columbian singer yesterday who was channeling …