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Tomorrow, Paul and I will be heading down the highway to attend my High School Reunion. It’ll be great to see old friends and catch up on what’s been happening in our lives, but I’m sure that I am not the only one of my classmates who is wondering what to expect.
Here, then are some things to keep in mind:
1) You never know when you will get that invitation, but when you do….
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© Istvan Penzes, 2011
Boy, I really needed to hear this song today….
Audiences first heard this beautiful song on Broadway in 1945 – and it became an instant classic. Many performers have made this song part of their repertoire, but my personal favorite is this version sung by American contralto Claramae Turner in the 1956 movie adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” (her only screen performance):
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In the heat of the summer, what better song to share than the haunting “Summertime” from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess“?
Here is Harolyn Blackwell’s ethereal performance (Paula Ingram plays the role of “Clara” in this 1993 “American Playhouse” staging; her voice is dubbed by Blackwell) – my all-time favorite version of this American classic:
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If you are interested, the “American Playhouse” video is available on Amazon. You can also get either this song or the entire soundtrack (in CD or MP3 formats) – a truly amazing performance!
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“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Today marks the anniversary of the first manned Moon landing. Those of us who are old enough to remember seeing it live can still recall the awe and wonder of that moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down and set foot where no man had gone before.
Welcome to Russia.
It’s not enough that the Florida justice system caved to threats of racial terrorism by the Grand Trifecta of grievance-mongers Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Benjamin Crump(officials down there apparently didn’t learn their lesson back in 2006 when this band of race hustlers brought their show to town in a similar case).
No, now that a verdict of “not guilty” has been rendered unto George Zimmerman by a jury of his peers, it seems that the Federal Justice system just can’t let it go – apparently the only way that the system can “work” is if the Justice department gets the politically correct verdict in a case which they have actively been working behind the scenes to manipulate.
So now Eric Holder has decided to throw the entire weight of the federal government on a man who should be allowed to live his life in peace. And since there never was a case to begin with, he is having to use the most underhanded means possible to dig up dirt on this unassuming American citizen:
I’m in a particularly unsettled mood today – nothing wrong on the homefront or anything like that; just things that are happening half a country away which have me worried about the state of affairs in this land that I love so very, very much.
I’ll probably do a blog post about it in a couple of days, but right now I’m just troubled.
This song helped lift my mood – it reminded me that while none of us can hide from whatever may come, we will never be alone:
On this day 53 years ago, a very special little boy was born.
I just LOVE Birthdays! (Especially mine….)
On this day 12 years ago, we were given a very special gift:
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On July 10, 2001, we welcomed Rebecca Claire into the world. She was absolutely perfect – another beautiful daughter. A few hours after her birth, our pediatrician gently informed us that Rebecca had been born with Down syndrome. The next 48 hours were a real emotional roller coaster. We cried, we asked ourselves, “Why?”, and we prayed. A lot.
They let all of these scruffy-looking people into the Ballpark
This weekend, Paul’s brother, Tony, and his girlfriend, Anna, came for a visit. We had a chance to hang out, go to the movies, and then to top off the fun, on Saturday we went to a Rangers game at the Ballpark in Arlington.
Now, you guys know me – I’m always “doing my research”. So Paul put me in charge of getting tickets for everybody – we originally started out with 12 people needing tickets, but Paul’s aunt and uncle had to cancel their plans, and his other brother and sister-in-law decided they couldn’t come, either, so we ended up only needing tickets for 8.
No pictures, please!
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I’m always intrigued by the ingenuity of human beings – having been in choirs virtually all my life, one of the things that I am in awe of is really well-done a cappella music. The Swingle Singers – while the faces/voices may change as the years go by – have consistently continued to amaze with their vocal gymnastics:
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The Fat Lady Has Sung
