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This I believe

NPR has a segment called "This I Believe." Today's was absolutely gorgeous- by Warren Christopher, former secretary of state. You can read his and others' at the following site:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138

posted by Kelly @ 9:01 PM 0 comments

article and cd of the week

"Why Lawyers are Liars"
http://www.slate.com/id/2134510/nav/tap1/

(Thanks to Greg for this link, happy reading to all my lawyer friends!)

And a funky cd that's sure to bring a ray of light in the midst of the mid-January blues (okay, all this studying is going to my head).

Brazilian funk...not favela style, but more the type you'd know. [Favela funk is characterized by young djs at parties and in clubs screaming and rapping over american break beats. If you're interested you can check out "Funk Carioca," which I own mostly for entertainment value. Good thing I can't understand most of the lyrics. Naughty, I've been told.]

Now THIS band is more traditional funk...and all in all, is quite a pleasure:
Banda Black Rio- "Gafieira Universal."

BUT if you don't like funk, then I'd stick with Thievery. Can't get sick of that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC! Te amo muito/te amo mucho!

posted by Kelly @ 10:31 PM 0 comments

end of January brings birthday wishes...

Happy birthday to Greg Guannel and my brother!!! (Jan. 18th and 22nd respectively).

A friend in Argentina once said to me, "a birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the SUN." Enjoy the trip!

Much love,

Kelly

posted by Kelly @ 8:57 PM 0 comments

Another Birthday

Here's a past birthday in Seattle...no worries, it's just tobacco.

posted by Kelly @ 8:56 PM 0 comments

My bro

Happy Birthday Eric!

posted by Kelly @ 8:53 PM 0 comments

Funny Article

It's a long one so I've copied some highlights for those of you who don't have the desire or stamina to read Dave Barry's review of 2005, "A Year on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/28/AR2005122800883.html

On the domestic front, the president proposes, in his State of the Union speech, a plan to privatize Social Security so that it will be, quote, "more privatized." In response, the Democratic leadership pledges to churn out irate press releases for a while, then totally lose interest.

. . . a federal jury convicts former WorldCom executive Bernie Ebbers in connection with an $11 billion fraud that led to the bankruptcy of the telecom giant. Upon Ebbers's arrival at the federal prison, nearly $7 billion is recovered during what shaken guards later describe as "the cavity search from Hell."

. . . President Bush, in a decisive response to sharply rising gasoline prices, delivers a major speech proposing that Americans switch to nuclear-powered cars. In a strongly worded rebuttal, angry congressional Democrats state that, because of a scheduling mixup, they missed the president's speech, but whatever he said, they totally disagree with it, and if they once voted in favor of it, they did so only because the president lied to them.

Financially troubled Delta Air Lines, hoping to boost ticket sales, introduces a new "student discount" fare, which will apply to flights where the airplane is being flown by student pilots.

In book news, millions of youngsters snap up the latest in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter Must Be, Like, 32 Years Old by Now. The book has a surprise plot twist that upsets some fans: Beloved Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore is killed by Severus Snape, who, moments later, is acquitted by a California jury.

On the economic front, there is bad news and good news. The bad news is, gasoline prices are reaching $3 a gallon. The good news is, with the manufacturer's rebate, you can buy a new Hummer for $167.

With the horror of Katrina fresh in everyone's mind, a new hurricane, Rita, draws a bead on the Gulf Coast, causing millions of panicky Texans to get into their cars and flee an average distance of 150 feet before they become stuck in a monster traffic jam, where some remain for more than 12 hours. "It was hell," reports one traumatized victim. "The classic rock station played 'Daydream Believer,' like, 53 freaking times."

TRUE ITEM: During the debate on Iraq, Rep. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) calls Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) "a Howdy Doody-looking nimrod."

posted by Kelly @ 5:23 PM 0 comments