Garden Of BlogEnglish is the second most prevalent language among blog posters internationally, Sifry said. Thirty-seven percent of postings are in Japanese; 31 percent in English.
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Also, check out the Planet Japan podcast, a favorite of mine hosted by Amy and Doug.Mystery writer Mickey Spillane dies - BOOKS - MSNBC.com
I was just researching ol’ Mickey last week, and found the following quote from him. The best retort to literary elitism I’ve ever heard:
Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.
I remember thinking those few days ago, “Wow. He’s still alive.”
A titan of the riffed-off word. He had a lot in common with bloggers.
Got an email from Jessica just now entitled “Baby On The Move.” Today, Marco made his first appreciable distance at a crawl. Just want to remember the day. He also took one unassisted step, also a first.
Paul from Pun Salad loaned me Dylan’s collection for Victoria’s Secret, a project which has to be one of Bob’s most cryptic and mysterious gestures to date. Victoria’s Secret? They could not have been the only company that approached him last year. A guy like Dylan can choose carefully, and artists often make a game of this.
Victoria’s Secret. It is as though he is saying, “Here are a bunch of deep songs. But they’re basically about sex.”
Just continuing the tradition of reading way too much into Dylan’s every word and move.
But assuming he was saying something like that, this would be a jaded man with a sick sense of humour.
On the collection is a song I never listened to much, “Boots of Spanish Leather.” I never noticed what a total Part Two it is to “Girl From The North Country,” which would move me to tears consistently in high school and college. I’d usually start leaking around “… please see for me if she’s wearing a coat so warm…”
It could probably move me to tears now, if I would let it.
But I am just as jaded and hardened as old Bob these days. My feelings are apparently buried very deep, although I can articulate their ebb and flow. I am like a sports announcer commenting on the action down below.
A later tune of his on the collection: “Things Have Changed“. Yeah.
Also on the collection… one I’d like to learn: To Ramona. Might be singing that a lot. Maybe this whole thing is a journey back to feeling again, and once I do, it’ll be far too late. Then it’ll just be me and Bob again.
On the heels of this decision, might we start looking into worshipping Jah a little more formally? Methinks a tiny window may have opened.
Billie Holiday rules. I was just listening to a CD of her and this tune came up. I couldn’t believe what she was singing, what she was saying. Looking for chords to the song, I noticed Eric Clapton had covered it, and omitted some of the most affecting lines.
I very much prefer the original, and not because I am in favor of domestic abuse, but for its perspective on privacy and the will to sacrifice all for love. The singer is saying, “yes, I know the situation’s unhealthy, but I’m still in love, so leave us alone.”
True Believers!
Tickets for Mindfest 2006 are now on sale at
http://www.mindfest.org/tickets.html
This year it’s $25 per vehicle, so pack your people in! Clown cars welcome. As parking/camping space is limited, so are tickets, so get them soon.
The event is August 11-13 in Middleton, NH. Directions are on the website.
Our host band, The Rhythm Ship, has recruited twelve other musical acts to join them in a three-day celebration of peace, music, and minds. We are expecting more vendors this year, too. See the whole lineup!
http://www.mindfest.org/lineup.html
Mindfest is a grassroots festival, and as always we will demonstrate our respect for each other
and Mother Earth. It is the most basic and enjoyable of demonstrations. 
See you there!
Marcus
Garden of Blog by Marcus Del Greco is a Mind Mined publication.
