Winners and Losers of 2007
Hello friends,
Rather than contributing a “Best of” list…I thought we could take a look at who came out ahead in 2007…and who crashed and burned. (Note: just because an artist is in the “Winning” category does not mean that said artist released a good, or even mediocre, album).
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Losers
Linkin Park: This being the year […]
Brownie Pong
One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season — and, really, any holiday season — is the Ping-Pong-playing that commences when my maternal grandparents come to visit. I’m blessed to still have my original four grandparents around, all in relatively good health. The sprightliest of them is John E. Brown, my mom’s dad, whom […]
Christmas Loot
On Christmas day growing up, as soon as the packages were all rifled through, I couldn’t wait to get on the phone and call my pals and tell them all about my stash. Not much has changed.
Truthfully, giving and receiving gifts is a beautiful thing. Giving reminds us that we are not the center, that […]
Against the odds…
I read this article about education in Africa this week: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22171299/. Perhaps education always catches my attention because I’ve spent the majority of the years of my life in school or perhaps because I’m about to sign myself up to go to school for another year so that I can spend the rest of my […]
My Favorite Christmas Special
Spent some quality time the other day watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” I remembered why it has always been my favorite televised Christmas special.
1. The Hand-Waving: The climax of the episode has to do with Charlie Brown’s little stick of a Christmas tree. Already despairing because Snoopy has won a prize for doghouse decoration […]
