There and Back Again

Pondering: Now the sky could be blue, I don’t mind, without you it’s a waste of time. ‘Could be blue, could be grey, without you I’m just miles away. (Coldplay, Strawberry Swing)
Well what can I say? I guess I’m what you’d call a die-hard Coldplay fan and so of course, I have to [...]

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Pondering: Facing a mirror you see merely your own countenance; facing your child you finally understand how everyone else has seen you. (Daniel Raeburn)
One of the greatest songs ever written IMHO, and a great cover by one of my favorite bands of all time - Keane. (Sing it, Richard Hughes!)

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Pondering: Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength. (Betty Friedan)
I am trying to get into the new Coldplay CD which I have been so excitied about for the past few weeks and it’s taking awhile. There are definitely songs that I instantly fell in love with - Lost [...]

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Pondering: I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there. (Herb Caen)
Coldplay performed for the first time, in a long time, at the MTV Movie Awards tonight. Let me just say, I CAN’T WAIT for the new CD and I can’t wait for the tour to reach our shores. [...]

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Pondering: When people meet me I think they’re surprised to find out I’m not always angst-ridden. (Martin L. Gore)
This one just cracked me up. Isn’t this just adorable?

Truly a replica of Martin L. Gore’s looks circa Playing the Angel tour in 2006. This gal created this and posted more pics in [...]

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Pondering: You make me feel alive, alive, alive! (Duran Duran)
Good golly, Miss Molly! Went to see Duran Duran’s concert last night and I have to say, I have a bit of a crush on John Taylor now. My sister Myra spent her young adolescent years swooning over this man - and this [...]

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Listening to: Bad (U2)
Pondering: A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. (Douglas Adams)
My sister, the other day, asked me this question:
If you were going to be stranded on an island, which ten albums (CDs) would you like to have in your [...]

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Listening to: Everyday Down (Joan Jones)
Pondering: Flow wine, smile woman, and the universe is consoled. Pierre Jean de Beranger
For as little as $20, I got all of my 4000+ songs back! Yes! My iTunes Folder is healthy again and I don’t have to mourn when I sync my iPod to my laptop now. [...]

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Song in my head: What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Pet Shop Boys)
Pondering: Life disappears, and you feel your blood moving in your veins. Either that, or it’s all the whisky. (Julio Bernavides Alvaran on the experience of running with the bulls)
I had an out-of-this-world experience last night during the Pet Shop Boys [...]

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Song in my head: Sugar Pill (Ambuland Ltd)
Pondering I guess I don’t so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old. (Benjamin Franklin)
How about a meme to end the Saturday? Try this…
1. Grab the nearest CD.
2. Put it in your CD-Player (or start your mp3-player, I-tunes, etc.).
3. Skip to Song 3 [...]

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