tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88609572012-02-15T11:47:00.621-08:00"When earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colors have faded, and youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it --lie down for an aeon or two. Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew..." ~Rudyard Kipling~L'Envoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03971908307028850847noreply@blogger.comBlogger9241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860957.post-8213521389255511622012-02-15T11:31:00.000-08:002012-02-15T11:47:00.649-08:00

Apparently, the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Digital Elph which I own is a much sought after item these days. I bought this camera in 2010 from Amazon for USD $169.00. In today's email, Amazon wanted me to trade in the said camera for a gift coupon of $58.50. There is an economic reason why this trade-in offer.In my view, Amazon wants to sell more electronics itself for a better profit margin than

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Wishing You a Happy Valentine's Day 2012!Eric Hammerstein, London Promenade Orchestra (1987) - Là ci darem la mano (Mozart) Trust Thou Thy LoveTrust thou thy Love: if she be proud, is she not sweet?Trust thou thy Love: if she be mute, is she not pure?Lay thou thy soul full in her hands, low at her feet;Fail, Sun and Breath!—yet, for thy peace, She shall endure.

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These ain't conservative voters

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The thing about the Amazon Prime member free book lending library is nice but not without limitations. One can borrow a Kindle e-book from the lending library and keep it for as long as needed, sans a due date. The drawback is only one book per month can be borrowed. There is no book exchanging once a it is checked out for the month. One can only return the book. There are no exceptions to

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Ritenour and Carlton, (1995)After the RainClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.The RainWilliam H. Davies1918I hear leaves drinking Rain;I hear rich leaves on topGiving the poor beneathDrop after drop;'Tis a sweet noise to hearThese green leaves drinking near.And when the Sun comes out,After this Rain shall stop,A wondrous Light will fillEach dark, round drop;I hope the Sun shines bright;'Twill

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Elizabeth IIDiamond Julilee Reign6 February 1952 -Title as of 29 May 1953:Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor(By the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith)

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Franz Peter SchubertAustrian-born Classical Music Composer(31 January 1797 – 19 November 19 1828)The MP3 below expired on 02-13-2012.Click here to play the current selection.Rudi Moosmeier, jazz piano (2006) - Die Forelle "The Trout" (after Schubert)

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Dom Salzburg, Mozart's Organ (left), 14 December 2010Mozart's Birthday AnniversaryThe MP3 below expired on 01-31-2012.Click here to play the current selection.Mantovani and His Orchestra (1955) - Minuet from Divertimento in D (Mozart)This delightful and graceful Mozart minuet is taken from Divertimento in D, K.334. Composed in 1779, it was originally scored for two violins, viola, bass, and two

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23 January 2012

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Berry LipmanGerman Pop Orchestra LeaderBorn: 11 January 1921The MP3 below expired on 01-27-2012.Click here to play the current selection.Berry Lipman and Orchestra (1996) - Clair (O'Sullivan)

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In November 2011, I started posting some custom iPhone ringtones. They have been archived; in their stead, csv files are posted. Interested party may download and peruse through these cvs logs and request the desired ringtones via email.The first 2012 featured ringtone in m4r format is ready for download - Frankie Laine's "Rawhide" from 1959. See sidebar for the link to the ringtones.As time

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Alexander ScriabinRussian neo-classical composer and pianist(6 January 1872 - 27 April 1915)The MP3 below expired on 01-11-2012.Click here to play the current selection.Evgeny Kissen, piano (2005)- Five Preludes, Op. 15, No. 1 (Scriabin)

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1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.-- Genesis 1:1 English Standard Version (ESV)The birth of Jesus forever and radically altered the course of human history, starting with the wise men. They didn't expect it or plan it. To be safely out of harm's way amid Herod's furor and paranoia, the magi took a different route home after worshiping Jesus (Matthew 2:1-7). Here is the

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The New Year(Unknown Author, 1919)Snow-wrapped and holly-decked it comes,To richest and to poorest homes.Twelve jeweled months all set with daysOf priceless opportunities.A silver moon, a golden sun,With diamond stars when day is done;Over all a sapphire skyWhere pearly clouds go floating by.

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On the last day of the year..."When the horns wear thinAnd the noise, like a garment outworn,Falls from the night,The tattered and shivering night,That thinks she is gay;When the patient silence comes back,And retires,And returns,Rebuffed by a ribald song,Wounded by vehement cries,Fleeing again to the stars--Ashamed of her sister the night;Oh, then they steal home,The blinded, the pitiful

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The WaitsMargret Deland (1857 -1945)At the break of Christmas Day,Through the frosty starlight ringing,Faint and sweet and far away,Comes the sound of children, singing,Chanting, singing,“Cease to mourn,For Christ is born,Peace and joy to all men bringing!”Careless that the chill winds blow,Growing stronger, sweeter, clearer,Noiseless footfalls in the snowBring the happy voices nearer;Hear them

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Guinea Fowls on the ProwlThese two Guinea Fowls have been in the neighborhood for the last few months. They are not easy to spot (pun). While running some errands yesterday, I saw these birds strutting about. Last minute holiday pecking, no doubt. An oppotunity for a photo shoot presented itself, even in this fowl weather. I stopped the car and zapped this picture with my iPhone 4S.If I don't

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It began on Midwinter, thee longest night of the year. Hard freeze, an imposing first day of winter notice. The outdoor night temperature on 22 December dipped precipitously below freezing (32°F) and remained in the twenties until mid-morning.It's rare in our neck of the woods to experience winter hard freeze. Yet, here we are into its third day.

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Date Sunrise Sunset LoDDec 22, 2011 7:15 AM 4:49 PM 9h 33m 34sYours is the day, yours also the night;you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. Psalm 74:16English Standard Version Bible (ESV)MidwinterJohn Townsend Trowbridge (1827 - 1916)The speckled sky is dim with snow,The light flakes falter and fall slow;Athwart the hill-top, rapt and pale,Silently drops a

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"It is good to strive against wind and rainIn the keen, sweet weather that autumn brings."-- Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy (1863-1945)Ludwig van BeethovenAn Immortal of the Classical Music Realm(15 or 16 December 1770 - 26 March 1827)The MP3 below expired on 01-06-2012.Click here to play the current selection.NorthSound, pianowith rain sound background (1994) - Für Elise (Beethoven)

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Jean SibeliusLate Romantic period Finnish composer(8 December 1865 - 20 September 1957)The MP3 below expired on 12-15-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Havard Gimse, piano (2005)Op. 76, Number 6 "Romanzetta" (Sibelius)

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A Navel Orange Cluster, Home Citrus Tree Row An iPhone 4S photo taken on 2011-12-04 at 1322 hours. Weather: 59.0°F/15°C, Clear.

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Kelly services - Efficient, Non-union, Will work for scraps on and off the table This Kelly résumé picture was taken on 2011-12-03 at 2030 hours.

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Phyllis CurtinOperatic SopranoBorn 3 December 1921The MP3 below expired on 12-08-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Phyllis Curtin, soprano (1965) - O Holy Night (A. Adam)

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Jacquie Lawson's 2011 London Advent CalendarDay 2 (bottom left) of this London Advent Calendar is to virtually trim the family Christmas tree. Adding to this festive activity, the transported family room is enlivened further with the orchestral suite of J.S. Bach's Cantata, "Sleepers Awake" (BWV 140).

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A gift of a London Advent calendar app came recently. A timely and not an unwelcome greeting, surely.Tomorrow begins the first of twenty-four days of Advent, leading up to the Christmas day. Virtually speaking, I can hardly wait to open and step inside the first of the twenty-four advent calendar doors.

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Great Is the Lord-- A Psalm of Praise, of DavidPsalm 145:8-13, ESV 8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9 The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you!11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,12 to make

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Talk not of sad November, when a dayOf warm, glad sunshine fills the sky of noon,And a wind, borrowed from some morn of June,Stirs the brown grasses and the leafless spray.  &nbsp -- John Greenleaf WhittierYesterday was sunny with a moderate breeze. The fallen sere and crimson leaves swirled, rustled, and cart-wheeled on the roadways with gay abandon. A picture postcard moment on this autumnal

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Joaquín RodrigoSpanish neo-classical composer(22 November 1901 - 6 July 1999)The MP3 below expired on 12-02-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Armik, Gypsy Flamenco guitar (1994) - Concierto de Aranjuez (after Rodrigo)An iPhone ringtone of this piece has been created. Download the zipped file at iPhone Ringtones by L'Envoi.

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Francisco TárregaRomantic Period Spanish composer and guitarist(21 November 1852 - 15 December 1909)The MP3 below expired on 11-22-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Jaren Coler, classical guitar (2006) - Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tárrega)

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Ignacy Jan PaderewskiPolish-born composer, pianist, and politician(18 November 1860 - 29 June 1941)The MP3 below expired on 11-20-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Ignacy Jan Paderewski, piano (remastered) - Minuet, Op. 14. No.1 (Paderewski)

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The Kindle Fire and the iPhone 4S Size ComparisonThe September pre-ordered Kindle Fire touch tablet arrived this evening. Its 7-inch screen is very nice; the device display is crisp and sharp. The navigational controls are easy to find and configured.The Kindle Fire is primarily a self-contained Amazon store device. Its pricing and apps are circumscribed about Amazon's business strategy. For

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"Gute Souvenirs helfen, dem entgegenzuwirken, und wir sollten Anlässe schaffen, um uns zu erinnern. Meistens tragen wir das Gefühl einer Reise noch in uns, strengen uns aber nicht an, es wieder hervorzurufen, Ein Andenken macht es leicht möglich, Gefühle, Erinnerungen und Momente wieder einzufangen. Je persönlicher ein Souvenir ist, desto besser. Ich mache gern Fotos oder schreibe über Orte.

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I have created a few custom ring-tones ready for download and installation on your iTunes and i-devices. Each ring-tone is about 30 seconds in playtime. That is the maximum time an iPhone ring-tone is allowed to be played for an incoming call.These ring-tones are created from my collection of "old school" or "good music" . i.e. classical, standards, traditional jazz, orchestral and musicals from

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Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA (April 2011)William Christopher HandyFather of the Blues(16 November 1873 - 28 March 1958)The MP3 below expired on 11-18-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Starlite Orchestra (2006) - St. Louis Blues (Handy)

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Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn HenselClassical composer and sister of Felix Mendelssohn(14 November 1805 - 14 May 1847)The MP3 below expired on 11-15-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Jennifer Eley, piano (1997) - Das Jahr "Mai" (F. Mendelssohn Hensel)Note: Today is also Aaron Copland's Birthday (14 November 1900).

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I was playing with the iPhone 4S ring-tones this evening. The thought of my hi-tech phone should ring like those in the old movies sounded inviting. It appealed to me that Harry Lime or Rick Blaine talked on the old rotary phones. Phones which had the "drrring, drrding" is a summons of the caller's despair and distress. So I selected the Old Phone sound as my new ring-tone. Surely, a femme

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Alexander Borodinclassical composer, chemistry professorfounder of St. Petersburg Medical School for Womenwinner of posthumous Tony Award in 1954(12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887)The MP3 below expired on 11-14-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Operatic Quartet* (1968) - And This Is My Beloved (after A. Borodin) *Kenneth McKellar, tenorRobert Merrill, baritoneAdele Leigh, sopranoIan

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A Veterans Day RemembranceClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.Veterans Day Prayer and MeditationSusan Kramer"You gave for peace with courageThat families may be freeSo children could grow strongAnd safe they'd ever be.In giving for the sake of peaceYou may have suffered lossYour body may still show its woundsFrom taking up the cause.May remembrance of your time awayYour sacrifice for

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10 November 2011, 1943 Hours PST; Eastern SkyFull moon (lower left); Jupiter (upper right)Canon PowerShot SD780 IS"And leave the moon-path free for all my thoughtsTo wander peacefullyAway and still awayUntil the stars sighed out in dawn's great pallor,Just as the lands of my desire appeared.What memories ... have I of it!"    - Cale Young Rice (1921)

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Bryn TerfelWelsh Bass-Baritone(born 9 November 1965)The MP3 below expired on 11-12-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Bryn Terfel (2001) - Some Enchanted Evening(Rodgers & Hammerstein)

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Le choeur non crédités de femmes"South Pacific" - Bali Ha'i (reprise) (Rodgers et Hammerstein)Cliquez ici pour voir le YouTube des L'envoiParoles de la chanson - Bali Ha'i (reprise)Bali Ha'i t’appelledans le jourdans la nuitdans ton cœur toujours résonnepar icime voiciNos plus chers espoirsnos plus joyeux rêvesscintillent sur l’eau et sur les monts surgissaientSi tu veux tu m'trouverasoù le ciel

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November 2011 marks the 450 anniversary of the publication of The Belgic Confession. Of the thirty-seven articles of the confession, Article 26, "Christ Intercession", being the longest and pivotally gospel-centric:"...For there is no creature, either in heaven or on earth, who loves us more than Jesus Christ;" - Article 26, The Belgic Confession"What more can be required? since Christ Himself

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NovemberJohn Presland(1911)There is a gleam of sunshine on the earthAfter so many weary days of rain,A break of yellowing clouds, which offers plainThe sun's veiled disc (a very shadow-birth,But still the sun, with sun's November worth);The sky is of a Turner lived again,Such colours through the misty greyness gainThey almost seem to touch with spring the earth.How should we not be glad, when

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The MP3 below expired on 11-09-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Interprète de Chantal Chamberland (2004) - Les feuilles mortes (Prevert et Kosma) chante-moi tes baisers et chante-moi à tout les vents de automne.

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Johann Strauss II and Georges Bizet, two 19th century composers, shared the same birthday today, 25 October. I was planning on posting a composition written by either noted (pun) luminary. Then my pre-ordered iPhone 4S arrived today. It's time to play with this technologic marvel and, of course, the renown Ms. Siri, the AI female personal assistant. A music tribute to either composer will have

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I am pleased the house exterior upkeep is almost complete and disposed for the tyrannical winter ahead. The trees are changing into their autumn attire. Shedding their summer leaves in eddies, the woods are ready for another spectacular fall color finale. This October morning's brisk air is redolent with the smell of garlic stocks being planted in some field. Autumn (1913)James E. PickeringA

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Franz LisztHugarian pianist and romantic period composer200th Birthday Anniversary(22 October 1811 - 31 July 1886)The MP3 below expired on 11-30-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Paul Crossley, piano (1998) - Un sospiro in D Flat Major (Grande études de concert No. 3, Liszt)

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The Hopkins poem for a 25 September 2011 television broadcast of the "Inspector Lewis" series titled - The Mind Has Mountains. No Worst, There Is None (1918)Gerard Manley HopkinsNo worst, there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief, More pangs will, schooled at forepangs, wilder wring. Comforter, where, where is your comforting? Mary, mother of us, where is your relief? My cries heave, herds-long;

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September 23, 20110031 HoursCurrent Temperture and Condition:73° F | 23° CClearAstronomy:September 23, 2011 Rise: Set:Actual Time 6:52 AM PDT 6:59 PM PDTCivil Twilight 6:26 AM PDT 7:25 PM PDTNautical Twilight 5:55 AM PDT 7:56 PM PDTAstronomical Twilight 5:24 AM PDT 8:27 PM PDTMoon 2:29 AM PDT 4:29 PM PDTLength of Visible Light 12h

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In Anticipation of AutumnW. M. MacKeracher1891But now the Summer hastens to its close,And soon will Song a different aspect wear,Sweeping terrific, clad in ghostly snows,And lit by the flash of the Boreal glare,Or, but a poet in his easy chair;And her most pleasing aspect now beguilesWhat time is hers with deft, endearing air:With gorgeous gold she decks her garments, whilesHer melancholy face

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Frank De Vol American-born composer, arranger, and actor (20 September 1911 - 27 October 1999)The MP3 below expired on 10-22-2011Click here to play the current selection.Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (1958) - Dreamy

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Clara Schumann(Mrs. Robert Schumann)Renown romantic era composer and pianist(13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896)The MP3 below expired on 09-20-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Jennifer Eley, piano (1997) - Piano Sonata in G Minor - Adagio (C. Schumann)

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Going to Harley Davidson's 20119/11 Memorial TributeLas Vegas, NVThe MP3 below expired on 09-13-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Steppenwolf (1968) - Born To Be Wild

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Al CaiolaAmerican-born guitaristjazz and pop musician7 September 1920  -The MP3 below expired on 09-09-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Al Caiola and His Orchestra (1962) - Brazil (Barroso)

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The Wordsworth poem for a 4 September 2011 television broadcast of the "Inspector Lewis" series titled - Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things Memorials of a Tour in Scotland, 1803 VIII. The Solitary ReaperWilliam WordsworthBehold her, single in the field,Yon solitary Highland Lass!Reaping and singing by herself;Stop here, or gently pass!Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a

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The MP3 below expired on 09-07-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Morris Stoloff and Orchestra OST (1955) - 'Moonglow' and the Theme from 'Picnic'(Duning)See also a related post I wrote several years ago:Picnic - A Tale of Two Tunes

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The MP3 below expired on 09-04-2011.Click here to play the current selection.The Johnny Mann Singers (1964) - Today (Sparkes) TODAY Film: Advance to the Rear (1964) Composer: Randy Sparkes (1964) Singers: The New Christie Minstrels The Johnny Mann Singers rendition: Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine A million tomorrows

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Eric Coates English composer of Light Music (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957)The MP3 below expired on 08-30-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Frank Chacksfield and Orchestra (1964) - By the Sleepy Lagoon (Coates)

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These ain't the Cestrum nocturnum (Night Blooming Jasmine) They are The Night Blooming Jazzmen Dixieland BandPerformining at Central ParkHuntington Beach, CA21 August, 2011

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George Shearing, OBE UK-born jazz pianist (13 August 1919 - 14 February 2011)The MP3 below expired on 08-27-2011.Click here to play the current selection. George Shearing Trio (2004) - So Rare (Herst)

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Initial Post: 2011-07-15 1757Status To Date: 2011-08-09 1436Books read:1. Brenner Assignment, The - Patrick K. O'Donnell2. Gold Age Trilogy, The - John C. Wright3. Dreadnought - Cherie Priest4. Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy, The - Mary Simonsen5. Guns of Navarone, The - Alistair MacLean 6. Black Wolf - Dale Brown 7. Queen's Play (Book 2 of the Lymond Chronicles) - Dorothy Dunnett8. Key to

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André GagnonCanadian-born pianist and composer-conductor2 August 1939 - André Gagnon, piano (1996)True Love (Porter)Click here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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Robert Farnon Canadian-born conductor, arranger, and composer (24 July 1917 - 23 Apri 2005) The MP3 below expired on 08-13-2011.Click here to play the current selection. Robert Farnon and His Orchestra (1989) - How Beautiful Is Night (Farnon)

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First crop of Anaheim chili, 20 July 2011.

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Dorothy FieldsAmerican-born lyricistFirst woman elected to the Songwriters' Hall of Fame(15 July, 1905 - 10 July, 1974)The MP3 below expired on 07-23-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano (1993) - The Way You Look Tonight (Fields & Kern) The Way You Look TonightMovie: Swing Time (1936)Music: Jerome KernWords: Dorothy FieldsSome dayWhen I'm awfully lowWhen the

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SummerHang out your loveliest star, O Night! O Night!Your richest rose, O Dawn!To greet sweet Summer, her, who, clothed in light,Leads Earth's best hours on.Hark! how the wild birds of the woodsThroat it within the dewy solitudes!The brook sings low and soft,The trees make song,As, from her heaven aloftComes blue-eyed Summer like a girl along.-- Madison Cawein, Summer I

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Dorothy KirstenAmerican-born operatic soprano(6 July 1910 - 18 November 1992)The MP3 below expired on 07-15-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Dorothy Kirsten (1951) - Long Ago and Far Away (Gershwin& Kern)Long Ago (and Far Away)Movie: Cover Girl (1944)Music: Jerome KernWords: Ira GershwinLong ago and far away, I dreamed a dream one dayAnd now that dream is here beside meLong the skies

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On celebrating the 235th Independence Day on 4 July 2011...The MP3 below expired on 07-21-2011.Click here to play the current selection.John Wayne (1973) - America, Why I Love HerYou ask me why I love her? Well, give me time, and I'll explain.Have you seen a Kansas sunset or an Arizona rain?Have you drifted on a bayou down Louisiana way?Have you watched the cold fog drifting over San Francisco

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The MP3 below expired on 07-01-2011.Click here to play the current selection.The Opera Swing Quartetwith the Merck Philharmonic (2008) - Summer in Seville (after Rossini and Gershwin)

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Temperture and Condition:103° F | 63° FClearAstronomy:June 21, 2011 Rise: Set:Actual Time 5:42 AM PDT 8:28 PM PDTCivil Twilight 5:11 AM PDT 9:00 PM PDTNautical Twilight 4:32 AM PDT 9:39 PM PDTAstronomical Twilight 3:47 AM PDT 10:23 PM PDTMoon No Moon Rise 11:39 AM PDT (6/21)Length Of Visible Light 15h 48mLength of Day

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First home garden blueberry harvest of the season, 5 June 2011.

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National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VAClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.And some more National D-Day Memorial pictures...National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VANational D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VANational D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

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The MP3 below expired on 06-23-2011.Click here to play the current selection.A Selection fromThe 1988 "War and Rembrance" Soundtrackfor D-Day, June 6, 1944 Observance

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National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VANational D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VANational D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

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Isaac Albéniz Spanish-Catalan pianist and composer(29 May 1860 - 18 May 1909)Esteban Sánchez, piano (1969)España, Op. 165, No.1 - Preludio (Albéniz)Click here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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Part II video on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens in Woodside, CA:Part 2 of 2 Video on the Filoli Mansion & GardensClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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A YouTube on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens in Woodside, CA:Part 1 of 2 video on the Filoli Mansion & GardensClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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Besides Peter Tchaikovsky, yesterday, 7 May, was also Johannes Brahms' birthday anniversary (7 May, 1833 - 3 April, 1897). He was the very last of the Romantic era classical music composers. There are many pop recordings of PT's music, but few renditions are found on Brahms' works. With my recent trip to N'awlins and had the opportunity to listen to some great music, I thought it apropos to post

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Last evening while waiting at my favorite eats, I played Angry Birds Rio a bit. I launched only the first red bird, and voila!

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More touring photos taken at the Big Easy and Cajun Country.29 April 2011, D.L. Menard at the La Maison de Begnaud, Scott, LAD.L. Menard et al."The Back Door"Click here to view this 29 April 2011 L'Envoi YouTube.A Tara Replica House, St. Charles Ave., LARip Van Winkle Gardens, Jefferson Island, LAShadow-at-the-Teche, New Iberia, LA

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More pictures taken today in N'awlins.St. Peter Street, French QuarterHer Place in the Sun - On the Middle of Royal Street A View of the MS RiverStreet Jazz Tonight

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I am in N'awlins. My second day. Balmy weather here in the Big Easy. It looks like the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival will not be dampen by the stormy weather being felt in other states farther up. I am staying in the area for a fortnight, and am looking forward to the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival starting on 29 April.Various Katrina Flood Level Damage Display (Blue), Lower 9th WardConti

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Good FridayChristina Georgina Rossetti(1830-1894)Am I a stone, and not a sheep,That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross,To number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss,And yet not weep?Not so those women lovedWho with exceeding grief lamented Thee;Not so fallen Peter weeping bitterly;Not so the thief was moved;Not so the Sun and MoonWhich hid their faces in a starless sky,A horror of great

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The MP3 below expired on 05-08-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Helen Forrestwith the Artie Shaw Orchestra (1940) - All the Things You Are (Kern & Hammerstein) This is the best ballad ever written, in my opinion.All The Things You Are (1939)Music: Jerome KernWords: Oscar Hammerstein IIYou are the promised kiss of springtimeThat makes the lonely winter seem long You are the breathless

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George MacDonald was a venerated literary giant and Christian preacher of the Victorian Age. He mentored and influenced later scholars such as Lewis Carroll, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tokien, and others. Here is a MacDonald journal entry that would fit extrapolatively well as the lead-in quote to the opening chapter of 'The Golden Age'."April 2Some things wilt thou not one day turn to dreams?Some

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A YouTube for the National Cherry Blossom Festival Week (or Two) at Washington DC:Emile Pandolfi, piano (2005)Adagio by Tomaso AlbinoniClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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"Winter is long in this climateand spring—a matter of a few daysonly,—a flower or two pickedfrom mud or from among wet leavesor at best against treacherousbitterness of wind, and sky shiningteasingly, then closing in blackand sudden, with fierce jaws....March,you are like a band ofyoung poets that have not learnedthe blessedness of warmth(or have forgotten it)."-- William Carlos WilliamsExcerpts

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"What in the world you doin, Google Eyes? He sang, very slowly, while he and the child looked at each other... What in the world you doin, Google Eyes?... His eyes slowly closed, sprang, open, almost in alarm, closed again. Where did you get them great big Google eyes? You're the best there is and I need you in my biz, Where in the world did you get them

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Joseph Maurice RavelFrench Neo-classical composer(7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937)"Bolero," Ravel once said, "is seventeeen minutes of orchestra without music." After all, he further qualified, this piece was "an experiment in a very special and limited direction." To the contrary, the musical society and public have deemed it a great favorite piece of all time.Tomorrow, 7 March, is Ravel's 136

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Léo DelibesFrench composerBallets, Operas, and Stage(21 Feb 1836 - 16 Jan 1891)Maurice Abravanel, The Vienna State Opera Orchestra (1970) Delibes' Valse Lente from the Ballet CoppéliaClick here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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Ronald Wilson Reagan40th President of the United States(6 February 1911 – 5 June 2004)The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'-- Ronald Reagan

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3 February 2011, Year of the Rabbit

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...even New Age. Music, that is.Mozart's Birthplace, Salzburg, Austria, Christmas 2010On This Mozart's Birthday Anniversary(27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791)The MP3 below expired on 03-06-2011.Click here to play the current selection.Keiko Matsui, piano (1997) - Into the Forest(after Mozart, arr. Kazu Matzui)For the Mozart fans, here is a quiz. Name the original Mozart score for this Matsui

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Hubert Giraud wrote this tune, 'Sous le ciel de Paris' (Under Paris Skies) in 1951. My making this YouTube was just one of those things, as Cole Porter would say.Maurice Larcange, accordionUnder Paris Skies (Sous le ciel de Paris) 1962Click here to view this L'Envoi YouTube.

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Panoramic View of the Christkindl VillageStyr, Austria, Christmas 2010 Panoramic View from the Nuremburg Castle Nürnberg, Germany, Christmas 2010 Panoramic View of Regensburg and the Danube River Regensburg, Germany, Christmas 2010Panoramic View from the Melk AbbeyMelk, Austria, Christmas 2010

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Vienna at Night, Christmas 2010The MP3 below expired on 01-27-2011.Click here to play the current selection.In Classical Mood: Nights in Vienna (1996) - Radetzky March, Op. 228 (J.Strauss Sr.)

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New Year's Eve Thomas Hardy1906 "I have finished another year," said God,"In grey, green, white, and brown;I have strewn the leaf upon the sod,Sealed up the worm within the clod,And let the last sun down.""And what's the good of it?" I said."What reasons made you callFrom formless void this earth we tread,When nine-and-ninety can be readWhy nought should be at all?"Yea, Sire; why shaped you us,

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"For the grace of God has appeared,bringing salvation to all men"-- Titus 2:11New American Standard Bible Merry Christmas one and all.

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