A few things

I woke up way too early this morning. I worked on my presentation for the ABA convention in Little Rock this week, did a little reading, and watched most of Sunday Morning on CBS. Sunday Morning isn't what it used to be, but today's show was a pretty good one. They did a story on the artist John Currin. His art will probably look familiar to you, because if you pick up a newspaper, magazine, or just watch TV every now and then you have probably seen it in passing.

They also did a story on Carole King. Her songs are so omnipresent in our lives and our collective history that they become like the air around us. It is easy to forget, but every now and then it is a good idea to think about what an amazing thing the air around us is. And, it is good to be reminded of the enourmous talent of Carole King and the influence her work has had on the music of our time.

If you want to see something impressive, go the the "songs" listing on her website. It will take you a while to get through them and you'll probably wind up saying "Wow, I didn't know she wrote that!" at least 15 times (probably more). If you need a faster path to amazement, you can check out this over at Wikipedia.

And then there was this story. We seem to have a problem. Maybe the old line "Clean your plate, there are children starving in China" (which never made much sense to me) should be replaced with "Don't clean your plate, there are kids starving in China" (I know, that doesn't make sense either). But seriously...we need to collectivly try and do a little better, don't we?

Also this morning in the New York Times is an op-ed piece on why we shouldn't be afraid of the things that we seem to fear the most. AFter you read that, you might want to follow it up with a viewing of a Daily Show clip which really drives home the point. For that, click on the link below and scroll down to the July 12th entry entitled Over There
onegoodmove: Daily Show Video Archives


Enjoy your day!