One of the homies, who didn’t know at the time this is already one of my ten favorite songs of all time, turned me on to this version… Those horns… The choral arrangement… When the organ comes in and you get a little gospel influence… My God. My God. Enjoy.
empathy: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; also : the capacity for this We had a nice little team potluck at the Office […]
Not even a week. I had something nice and upbeat to start the weekend, but about an hour before I got here I heard about Nice. And the timeline seems to be less than thrilled with the latest Town Hall (but I expected that). So Soapbox Sunday will be on in a couple days. […]
My all time starting five for guys who I saw at least a part of their peak in my lifetime: Magic is my starting point guard (because OF COURSE HE IS!) Jordan at the 2 (come on, I’m not crazy…) LeBron at small forward (this last one just confirmed his spot for me) Hakeem […]
Today was a good day. My appetite is starting to return. I touched base with some of my creative soulmates and we’re still on good terms. I had lunch with my Office mates and got the necessary teasing. I answered some questions about Islam and Ramadan and what the past month has been like for […]
Deep breaths. That was my initial reaction when it occurred to me how much Arabic I have forgotten over the years. It’s one (admirable) thing to commit to breaking your bad habits; it’s another thing altogether to really wrap your head around how much work you have in front of you. So, the Buddhist influence […]
Relieved. Way back when, I was an intensely serious child. Most everyone admired me for it, in different ways. I was intelligent. I was curious. I was ‘angry’, in the sense I was fascinated by all the whys and hows of what brought all of us to where we are. I was an avid student […]
Uh, your bad self Help me break this down from off the shelf Here’s a music servin’ you so use it Papa’s got a brand new funk Get down (party for your right) Huh, let’s get it on Like we said before They say the brothers causin’ trouble Hate to bust their bubble ‘Cause we […]
I hate to see you cry Laying there in that position There’s things you need to hear So turn off your tears and listen Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No, it won’t all go the way, it should But I know the heart of life is good […]
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