Day 98: Higher & Higher
In 1967, soul singer Jackie Wilson released the song "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," breathing life back in to a...
Day 97: Hero With No Fear
“Even now, at just three years old, it is obvious that Luke longs to fly. It is like seeing Anakin all over again. The mop of unruly...
Day 96: Our Time Down Here
"Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school....
Day 95: Basin Street Blues
Thelonious Monk once said "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." It's a funny thing, trying to experience the sights...
Day 94: Catch Me If You Can
"Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so...
Day 93: How the Grog Stole Christmas
Every Freak down on the street Liked Diversity a lot... But the Grog, Who lived behind a fence in Washington, Did NOT! The Grog hated...
Day 92: You'd Better Second Line
I feel like Ned Sublette probably did a good job of describing things. “A second line is in effect a civil rights demonstration....
Day 91: Cabin Boy's Fancy
"Dear Lord, I'm about to embark on a brisk walk, the first bit of exercise of my young, privileged life." Some movie lines stick with you...
Day 90: Podracer
"What? You think you're some kind of Jedi, waving your hand around like that? I'm a Toydarian. Mind tricks don't work on me. Only money....
Day 89: Arsenal of Democracy
The idea of the "freedom of press" has been a hot topic since written word began. Without credible news, people have no idea what's going...
