Matthew

I blame the 49ers. Ahead 21-0, 28-7, And. They. Gosh. Darn. Lose!

Told you... PS: It's coming down to the 49er vs. Cardinals game. I got the 49ers...

George Whitefield: America's Spiritual Founding Father by Thomas Kidd. Fascinating account of Whitefield and his impact on the American colonies. Helped to usher in the "Great Awakening" of the 1740s.

I think it's French for what we call DIY. Do you say DIY in the States, too? We do use that acronym, not really in an education sense (at least, that's how it seems to me). I think we would use the word eclectic to describe DIY referring to education.

Bricolage: Construction or creation from a diverse range of available things. Reading a biography and the sentence goes: "But Whitefield was not averse to a kind of spiritual bricolage in his reading habits."

Happy Birthday to the Moose!

I'm freaking out over this game also, even with Smith out, the Chargers have a history of blowing late season games they should win. Coin toss here I come.

Have a great birthday!

That's all great news Tim (that you're in remission, and improving), and you even got to watch the Giants win again. I was thinking about you during the season and wondering how you were.

Nice, I haven't heard I Am An Indian, C3 is such a great group.

Really love those two, Rara Avis is well worth searching out if you don't have it yet.

In God We Trust, from the Harper Brothers album "Artistry." I always liked it. I've always been bummed that the Harper Brothers couldn't continue, as their aspirations were to become like the Cannonball Aderly Quintet (around for many years), but I guess it wasn't to be -- a lost opportunity for mainstream jazz in my book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3TQa8dvqPc

May the 49ers crawl into a large hole and never, ever, come out again.

Bobby Hutcherson: Maiden Voyage. It knocks me out every time I hear it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoTLu2UjjE

You don't want to know.......

Great news that his heath seems to be better, every show I've seen him do has been nothing but outstanding. I know it sounds strange, but he strikes me as very "musical," by that I mean he has an innate sense of what he wants to play. I know I'm not describing it too well, but it's like the feeling I get listening to Thad Jones, it's the sound of an artist that has the sixth sense about music. Anyway, $75.00 is out of my league, I'd love to see him play again, but I rejoice that he's out and about.

What the holy heck? NFL on Saturday again? Good thing I set my weekend picks last night, I didn't even realize there were games on today. I can't have Moose win that easy!

I'm cooking Cornish Game Hen for Christmas dinner, plus a whole mess of other stuff.

I think I've run through those three times now, foolishly getting rid of them each time so I have to rebuild the set when the urge hits again. I'm back up to twenty-three... I guess that's what the Kindle was made for......... They're made for Kindle, they have become my stress-busters books. Amazon had a big Perry Mason Kindle sale, so I bought about 30 books for $1.99 each.

What in the heck is up with the Sand Diego Padres??? I'm so used to them being a sleepy, boring team, that I don't think I can handle them being.... interesting?? is that really a word to use for the Padres now????

The Case of the Haunted Husband by Erle Stanley Gardner. I'm finding the Perry Mason novels very entertaining, I have 43 of them on my Kindle.

I should've given up on the 49ers a long time ago, I'm kicking myself over that pick, you would think I'd learned my lesson when I picked them to win in Denver. That means I chose the 49ers to win in Denver AND Seattle! Edit: To clean up some awful grammar, geesh!

Isn't Canyon close to St. Mary's College, Moraga? That is a isolated place if so...

Call me Mr. Skepticism, but every time there's more than an inch of rain in either L.A. or The Bay Area, these "Storm Watches" on TV get ridiculous. Still driving to the Sacramento Delta tomorrow morning, and driving back in the night. BTW: Is it the Bay Area, or The Bay Area? Which is proper?

Don't do anything, hate exercise, but I need to start doing something --- way overweight right now.