It's a Hat!

Kate Middleton, Princess-to-be, has some really unique hats. Check out this website to see ten of them. Actually, this type of hat is called a fascinator! 

She's Hungry!

Jen worked at home yesterday hot-glueing all this stuff together for Oh Snap Studios - a company that brings custom-built photo booths to events and parties. If you're wondering about the infrastructure --  Patrick's talents are at work here. There are dowels, wood, styrofoam, thread and hardware hidden underneath all that "food."

Splashing Happy in a Puddle!

An elk calf....
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Today is St. Pat's Day

So - my Thanksgiving Cactus decided to bloom -- to celebrate, I guess.... (Actually, this is the only blossom.) But anyway, Happy St. Pat's Day!

Trolls in the News!

Thanks to Charlie Sheen for playing a part in bringing about this delightful monologue!

Our Former Neighbor Matt's Music

I googled "Matthew Marth Vienna" and the first listing included his photo and a free download of his album, Warriors! (with worries). He's still playing the saxophone. Have a listen, and below are his comments about the album.

Royalty-free music for professional licensing

Warriors! (with worries)
another dark age—the war to end all wars was just another war—we live in a culture of death—but there is a sprout emerging from the ashes—life goes on with or without humankind—we try to put on a brave, macho face—we are Warriors!—but deep inside we're profoundly insecure (with worries)
That's the idea behind this album's title. This music is an attempt to be sincere and real, even when that means displaying less glamorous attributes, like clumsiness, weakness and obsessiveness. For the 1-second marketing byte: it's a combination of influences, including modernist "classical" approaches and jazz. The scope is epic, like a Hollywood movie, but the feel is bizarre, like the feeling of putting two magnets together at their opposing ends.
This is my first full-length "electro-acoustic" album. It is unapologetically idiomatic and evades classification. What you'll find within: order emerging from chaos and vice versa, pretty tunes, ugly "mistakes" that really turn out to be opportunites, drama, absurdity, microtonal modalities and  a wide range of textures.
Welcome to my world!

Composed and performed by Matthew Marth. Cello performance on "Waltzes for Capone" by Craig Hultgren. Soprano voice solo in "Let's Find Peace" performed by Mary Means. Cover design by Julia Reinartz.

And here he is!