Nov. 26 -- Out and about

Quote of the day...
"Courage is grace under pressure." -- Ernest Hemingway

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXQ-BNiR9vU

Nov. 25 -- Red lights

Quote of the day...
"In human terms, the United States peaked with the hard fought Civil Rights era, nearly a half century ago. The rest of the rich world long ago left us behind in recognizing the equality of races, genders and sexual orientation — and here in 2010, we’ve just sent a bunch of yokels to Washington who would very much like to wind back the clock to the pre-civil rights era." -- Wonkette

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HQGvSqZ5I

Nov. 24 -- Windows

Quote of the day...
"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness." -- Gustave Flaubert

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E

Nov. 23 -- Christmas windows at BHV

Quote of the day...
"Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got." -- Art Buchwald

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGM6N0qXeu4

Nov. 22 -- Lit up for the holidays

Quote of the day...
"He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." -- Harold Wilson

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAMuNfs89yE

Nov. 21 -- Dawn

Quote of the day...
"Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment." -- Ben Harper

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpns_a4Nuvo

Nov. 20 -- Saturday in Alkmaar

Quote of the day...
"Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it." -- Harry S. Truman

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63XFJnk-Nzk

Nov. 19 -- Alkmaar, Holland

Quote of the day...
"Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door." -- Saul Bellow

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfJEQo_SNKs

Nov. 18 -- Beaujolais Nouveau is here again

Quote of the day...
"The best parts of me were formed in the jumps." -- Saul Bellow

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZgKNBrRJE

Nov. 17 -- Upon further reflection

Quote of the day...
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." -- Confucius

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCBpMmhrgg

Nov. 16 -- Sunset

Quotes of the day...
"The master and the servant have exactly the same fate." -- Conor Oberst

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLMOf4GBaA

Nov. 15 -- Etienne and a news stand

Quote of the day...
"America is my country and Paris is my hometown." -- Gertrude Stein

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vm6MC64d0U

Nov. 14 -- Dancing in La Java

Quote of the day...
"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." -- Hal Boyle

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q5_lYvXj-M

Nov. 13 -- Rain boots, the Ritz and a homeless guy (or Hitting for the cycle)

Quote of the day...
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable." -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

And your song of the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKX1gsyJzNk