I got this globe at a yard sale. Whenever I see students looking at it, I ask if they’re lost. The other day I noticed France has an island off the coast of Mexico. This was news to me, so I looked it up. It used to be called – ooh la la – …
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Sic Transit
I watched a documentary on Chicago the other night. Quite a career, transforming from a rather terrific horn band – with Hendrix-approved guitarist – to earnest power ballad millers. I did spill my bedtime tea when I saw Peter Cetera wearing, in this video, a Bauhaus t-shirt. It’s got the artwork from their …