A Shrewdness of Apes

An Okie teacher banished to the Midwest. "Education is not the filling a bucket but the lighting of a fire."-- William Butler Yeats

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Happy Birthday to Etta James, who's looking especially fabulous on her latest album!

At 1/27/07, 9:20 PM, Mrs. T said...: Happy Birthday to my 9 year old daughter, too. Funny, she shares a birthday with Etta James, and I share a birthday with Lena Horne. 2 jazz greats.

"Get ready for the ride of your life, Will Schuester. You're about to board the Sue Sylvester Express. Destination: HORROR!"

Any Given Day, by Tim Reid

21st Century Breakdown, by Green Day

Middle Cyclone, by Neko Case

Discovery, by ELO

3 Rounds and a Sound, by Blind Pilot

Whatever, by Aimee Mann

Poseidon and the Bitter Bug, by the Indigo Girls

Bach: Complete Cello Suites, by Jean-Guihen Queyras

When Love Speaks: The Sonnets of Shakespeare

Storm Front, by Billy Joel

On the Border, by the Eagles

The Shepherd's Dog, by Iron & Wine

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

The Stripping of the Altars, by Eamonn Duffy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling

Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher

The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde

Columbine, by Dave Cullen

The Forever War, by Dexter Filkins

Here, Bullet, by Brian Turner

"Read-ity read read read."-- The Ramblin' Educat
"Personally, I think for democracy to exist, opposition is key. History seems to bear that out. One sign you're doing a good job is when the only argument the extablishment can muster is "shut up" and variations on that theme.-- NYC Educator
"The only thing worse than having no taste is having no shame."-- via Mamacita
"The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse is because you cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery & Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment."-- Molly Ivins (via Mike in Texas!)
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."-- Dean Wormer, Animal House
"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts."-- John Steinbeck