“I can’t think of anything more relaxing than sitting in front of my beehive, drinking a beer, smoking a cigar, letting the bees fly,” Mr. Gannon said on a recent Saturday afternoon. “And the smell. It’s the most beautiful smell.” (Urban Beekeeping in NYTimes)
‘Thinking about how we listen to music now, with the range of options available, I wondered why it is that the ringtone medium has so far been treated unfit for creative music, or…”Who says ringtones have to be so bad?”
Actually there are lots of reasons why this medium is interesting - it is very immediate, personal, and democratic - it can easily be used as a way of expressing our thoughts and feelings, to tell stories, and to connect people - which is one of the things music does best.’
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,—
One clover, and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do
If bees are few
— Emily Dickinson
Juana Molina - Un Día
I should have posted this yesterday to get your whole week started off right. Better late then never.
Enjoy!
I have to say, I’m pretty thrilled with the amount of attention that one Radiolab appearance seems to have given Juana Molina.
So… I officially received the letter which informed me (officially) that I’ve been medically cleared on all counts for the Peace Corps. This morning I also submitted an additional skills inventory outlining, basically, what I can do and how well I can do it. So, yes. Here’s to that! Happy Thursday!
