so, it snowed...
this weekend here in good old New Jersey. All told, I had about 16", by actual measurement, at the Manor. I spent about five hours on Saturday afternoon and evening trying to keep ahead of it and about five more hours on Sunday clearing the drive, the walks and a path out to the back forty so Sheba the Hound from Heck would have a place to go... I was feeling pretty bad for myself until I saw this...

This is what Hull, Mass., looked like after the same storm blew through, after combining with an off-shore low that produced hurricane force winds.
Remind me not to bitch about winter in New Jersey again, ok?
pearls before swine...

a rare treasure...
has been afforded me, after a long search and spending major bucks...
I've finally gotten my hands on a copy of the CD "Radiant Warmth" by Mari Boine.

Mari is a Sami songwriter and singer from the Finnimark region of Northern Norway and Finland, who sings in the style known as joiku, which has vocal similarities to those of the Native American singers. You can learn more about her and her unique talents by clicking here.
If you Google her, you can find sites where you can download her music.
I'd love to hear what you think of her.
pearls before swine...

Johnny Carson...

What sort of tribute can you give a person like him? Everything that can be said about him, has been said already. The Tonight Show was something that became part of your life and Johnny was someone that was invited into your home like a friend, not a guest. I didn't watch the show to see who was on, I watched the show to see Johnny. From the first time I saw him when I was about ten years old, when my father would let me stay up late on Friday night to watch the show with him, to my teens, when The Tonight Show and Johnny were great company for those long, sleepless nights, on into adulthood, when his humor and person took on an even greater depth, when there was nothing to do at 11:00 at night, there was always Carson.
I feel very privileged to have seen him in his time.
pearls before swine...