Monthly Archives: August 2015

Remember the show, “Name that Tune?” Granted, how it started in the 50’s differed from the one I grew up with. Supposedly, they brought it back a few times since then. I wonder what the show might look like now… … Continue reading →

I’ve always enjoyed Robert Frost’s Poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Hard to believe it’s been 100 years since its first publication. And now David Orr says I (and many readers) have gotten it wrong all this time. While the essay … Continue reading →

I received my reminder of free downloads from Freegal.com – courtesy of my public library. Yes, it’s nice to have access to a large portion of the Sony Music Library, but an interesting question arose: are the artists receiving their … Continue reading →

So, minor detour from the Doctor Who marathons (just now met the 11th Doctor) to other doctors. What happened to the simplicity of some shows’ songs? “Quincy M.E.” “Diagnosis Murder,”and “Marcus Welby M.D.” were nice introductions without jarring notes or jumpy … Continue reading →

Today is World Elephant Day, so curiosity killed the cat in seeing whether or not the children’s book, Babar, had ever found its way to a banned books list. The answer is yes. Are we expected to rewrite all of … Continue reading →