Within the space of one week, I had plans for 2.5 vacations fall through. I say 2.5 because two were excursions I was involved in planning, and one was an invitation from a third party that I had to turn down. I’ll admit that two and a half vacations in one year seems pretty extravagant. But the idea of going on no vacation at all makes me frown and think the word pauper (yes, in italics and everything). It also makes me think that the plans we make for our spare time and money are so fraught with pitfalls that I might actually prefer furrowing my brow and thinking the word pauper to actually going anywhere.
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Vacations, Pauperdom, and a Measure of Freedom
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Review – “Herne’s Apprentice” (Damh the Bard)
Thursday, February 11th, 2010If you ever listened to Pink Floyd and felt totally captivated by David Gilmour’s guitar work and asked yourself “why doesn’t someone play like that but write music I’d like to dance to?” Well, someone does.
Product Review – JVC Gumy Earbuds
Friday, February 5th, 2010As a music lover and podcast afficianado, I spend a lot of time listening to my ipod. Finding replacement earbuds became crucial not too long ago and my quest started with one simple question: do I want good earbuds, or affordable ones?
Review: “If On a Winter’s Night…” (Sting)
Sunday, December 6th, 2009Sting’s fans – at least, those like myself – wait with a mixture of enthusiasm and mild trepidation when he announces a new album. His avant garde style makes his work predictably unpredictable – who else would write an album containing both a song with rap in French and another that sounds like 100% American county/western? The man does Soul and sea chanties with equal aplomb. Nevertheless, I bought “If on a Winter’s Night…” with fond memories of his rendition “I Saw Three Ships” dancing in my head.
It’s a Big Enough Umbrella… but…
Monday, May 10th, 2010I looked forward to seeing Sting for a long, long time before I finally got the chance to attend a concert. I managed to catch a show during his 2005 Broken Music tour (the tour shared the name of his autobiography, which, I’ll add, made for pretty good reading). I still have the t-shirt, and remember the concert as one of the very best I’ve ever been to. He’s on tour this summer - https://tickets.sting.com/ - and I had designs on going… but here unfolds a tale, simple, subtle… and steeped in disillusionment.
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