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Want to be uplifted? Listen to soprano Renée Fleming’s rendition of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, captured at A Prairie Home Companion’s live broadcast at The Town Hall in NYC. Amen!
a quiet think
“And now I will indulge in a quiet think,” said the Scarecrow. The others remained as silent and still as possible, so as not to disturb him; for all had great confidence in the extraordinary brains of the Scarecrow.
– The Marvelous Land of Oz, 1904
in praise of the anti-alpha mom
Candance Gordon calls herself The Juice Box Mom. Why? Because she gave up trying to be the “perfect” mother and decided just to be herself. And guess what? That’s plenty good enough.
Listen to her essay from Bob Edwards Weekend or head on over to Crazy Texas Mommy.
date night ideas
Hmmmm, thinking about a date night this Saturday at Front Porch Fest, an event benefiting The Front Porch Revival, a new non-profit that spotlights and supports Alabama’s artisan foodmakers, craftspeople, artists and writers.
Sounds like a good cause to us!
Follow them on Facebook or Twitter.
‘happy’ monday
Here’s a piece that’ll warm your heart, and perhaps help keep all our hearts beating just a little bit longer — “Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other” from today’s NPR.
- Happy – The therapy pony
Maggie Starbard/NPR
P.S. Thanks, Carol A., for sharing this wonderful story!
