TEST DRIVING ANOTHER CLASSIC

this is a convertible w/hardtop option. it's so me though, don't cha think?

MEMO TO SELF ON AUGUST RODIN

it wasn't until after a joint exhibition with claude monet that rodin's sculpture moved into a symbolistic mode(impressionism)

VIVIAN OF GEORGETOWN ON RED MEAT

yesterday sister vivian was on news4. that's all im sayin' hon. her hair is greater in the now. HERE

A WOMAN FROM GUANTANAMO CUBA

my spiritual mother sings about it HERE

I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY

THIS

BOOKS AND REVIEWS

a blog of a sistah's HERE

the reportage about crime, incest and family embarrassments will be published at an unspecified date. thanks for asking :-)

OATSIE CHARLES

we go along way back;;;;;;;; READ

A REAL SUPREME

HEAR color, line, tone etc. it's all here.

photo shows Lotte Lehmann and her student

THE VOLUME ON TV IS OFF MUTE

for the first time since late november just to follow up on the guilty plea entered by madoff in his fraud case. i forgot how nice it is to have the sound off. and NOW the DC Gov't Office of Technology is under investigation by the FBI. OMG, this MIGHT get good!

(update) 12:36 mute is back on.

ZINKA MILANOV

HEAR interview recalling her career at the metropolitan opera with a moment of Vissi D'arte thrown in :-)

THANK YOU

RENATA TABALDI IS GLORIA SWANSON

NOW

WHERE DID THEY WENT?

HEAR a blast from the past, not sure of what oblivion they disappeared into. however, i imagine they're all bald by now.

IT'S SNOWING BEAUTIFULLY

currently it's snowing what's called powder...perfect skiing is on packed powder. so this is a lovely new england morning. thus far it appears to be about 5 inches. i'm headed out in about 30 minutes...off to work. it'll be fine, we're tough...always something to do. people out for walks or just being happy enjoying their lives.