"Luddites and anti-intellectuals do not master the differential equations of thermodynamics or the biochem- ical cures of illness. They stay in thatched huts and die young." - Edward O. Wilson
Fathom the hypocrisy of a Govern- ment that requires every citizen to prove they are insured...but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
"Michael Moore simultaneously represents everything I detest in a human being and everything I feel obligated to defend in an American. Quite simply, it is that stupid moron’s right to be that utterly and complete- ly wrong." - Dennis Miller
When Lawbreakers are in charge of the Law, we no longer have a Repub- lic.
"It will be a great day when taxpayers keep the money they earned and DC has to hold a bake sale to to raise the debt limit." - David Burge (aka "iowa- hawk")
Funny. They complain about racism while demanding it.
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” - Saul Bellow
"Pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabit- ants of the field; that of course they are many in number; or that, after all, they are anything other than the little shrivelled, meagre, hopping (though loud and troublesome) insects of the hour" - Edmund Burke
"It is not ours to restore the power of the Constitution. It is ours to show them the wrath of America without the protections the Constitution offers them. Let them restore it to find refuge from us." - TL Davis
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That is beautiful! I love autumn too. No wonder it inspires such wonderful music.
I first heard of Eric Whitacre when this video of his “virtual choir” was making the rounds on Facebook:
Neat! It doesn’t replicate the tone of all those bodies being in the same place at the same time – I suppose one of these days technology might come close.
There is nothing like standing next to another singer and getting the immediate feedback of their voice and body reverberation,
I was amazed to discover that Mr. Whitacre came to his love of classical music later than most – but my goodness, what a hidden talent that discovery unleashed…..
I’ve already added his latest CD to my Christmas wish list.
I loved singing in choirs back in my youth. There’s just nothing like it. When I get to heaven I think I’m just gonna sing in choirs all day long.
Yeah – one of the effects of Myasthenia is that my muscles get tired out so quickly that I have to “budget” what I use my energy on.
Even sitting down, singing wears me out. It’s the one thing that I really miss – I LOVE singing, and stuff like Mr. Whitacre’s is right in my wheelhouse.
Paul misses it, too – I didn’t realize how much he liked hearing me sing.
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God better make me “first chair” when I get to Heaven, that’s all I’m sayin’…..
Not sure what it is like in Texas but Autumn in the Northeast is special.
Everything is red, orange and yellow…including my lawn!!
We have green, then brown…..
Here in North Texas, we do have some color changes, but it happens so fast that we sometimes miss it!