Rumours Of Glory

2018-12-24 - 2018-12-30

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#108. Gladys Knight And The Pips, Imagination (1973)

'This list, of the greatest albums made by women between 1964 and the present, is an intervention, a remedy, a correction of the historical record, and hopefully the start of a new conversation.' It spawned several hits, including this one.

listening to the cbc's folk christmas. most of it i like. the elvis i don't.

Bruce Cockburn, Christmas Songs, Rumours Of Glory (live), World Of Wonders (also live)

Rufus And Chaka Khan, Tell Me Something Good

Monday, 2018 December 24

It's the fiftieth anniversary of 'earthrise'.
 

 'corrant'

wes and chloe picked me up. stayed at karen's while susan was in toronto. watched the fire and waited...

Tuesday, 2018 December 25

cng brought waffles.

Wednesday, 2018 December 26

susan picked me up in the afternoon. watched nature (goshawk), nova (apollo 8), and something about nikola tesla.

Thursday, 2018 December 27

watched monty don's paradise gardens.

Friday, 2018 December 28

guess what? we played scrabble. above is my latest, 'two triangles'.

Saturday, 2018 December 29

'Suicide is an argument with our own biology. The body states repeatedly, under awful conditions--grinding poverty, disease, disfigurement, abuse--that it wants to continue. The mind respectfully nods in agreement, then pulls the plug.'-- Don Gilmore, excerpted in The Star.

watched 'the children act'

Sunday, 2018 December 30

reading after pancakes: 'that is what it meant to live in botswana: when the rest of the world might work itself into a frenzy of activity, one might still sit, in the space before a house with ochre walls, a mug of bush tea in one's hand, and talk about very small things: headmen in wells, goats and jealousy.'--p 31, alexander mccoll-smith, the full cupboard of life. watched the secret history of the british garden.