Archive for February 14th, 2005
For all Valentine’s Day romantics
Monday, February 14th, 2005“One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of love with him, or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until maybe you fall in again.” – Judith Viorst “Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.” – Robert Browning
Honest Abe – a man of perspective
Monday, February 14th, 2005“‘The short and simple annals of the poor.’ That’s my life, and that’s all you or anybody else can make of it.” – Abraham Lincoln, quoted in US News, “The real Lincoln” (2/21/05) How inspiring, especially considering Honest Abe is regarded as one of, if not the, greatest American president!
(Just a Few) Observations on the Grammys
Monday, February 14th, 2005Absolute high point of the evening: Kanye West performing Jesus Walks and the rousing response from the crowd. (Go here for more on the impact of this song on me.) Anticlimax of the night: Kanye’s speech accepting “Rap Album of the Year” honors. A perfect set-up seconds after his performance and he bombs the kill [...]