Caught this little blurb on the Yahoo! Launchcast website today:
Starting February 16, 2009 LAUNCHcast will be powered by CBS Radio. We will be offering over 150 exclusive stations, but your customized station will no longer be available. We appreciate your patience during this exciting transition.
That's about it for me then. Basically 99.9% of my time spent listening to Launchcast was listening to my personalized station. I guess I won't be using Yahoo! Music services much anymore, unless I feel like watching music videos. Pandora, anyone?
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Most beautiful songs
There are some popular songs that for whatever reason, strike me as just beautiful. Here is a short list of some that come to mind:
"Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
"Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics
"Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell
"Stand by Me" by Ben E. King
"Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
Any other contributions? Leave me a comment!
"Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
"Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics
"Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell
"Stand by Me" by Ben E. King
"Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
Any other contributions? Leave me a comment!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Waiting
I am content to wait here by the apples.
Holding a basket, I stand quietly as you select your fruit.
I'd rather be with you at the market than alone somewhere else.
I am content to wait here on the couch.
Thinking of what else I could be doing, I sit quietly as you dress in the other room.
I'd rather be with you at your apartment than alone somewhere else.
I am content to wait here by the curb.
Checking the time, I watch for you to appear at the door.
I'd rather drive you than go home alone.
I am content to wait here by the apples.
Forgive me that, once in a while, I wish you would leave the apples
And touch me instead.
Holding a basket, I stand quietly as you select your fruit.
I'd rather be with you at the market than alone somewhere else.
I am content to wait here on the couch.
Thinking of what else I could be doing, I sit quietly as you dress in the other room.
I'd rather be with you at your apartment than alone somewhere else.
I am content to wait here by the curb.
Checking the time, I watch for you to appear at the door.
I'd rather drive you than go home alone.
I am content to wait here by the apples.
Forgive me that, once in a while, I wish you would leave the apples
And touch me instead.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Eulogy
I have been thinking today about what I would like to be said of me after I die. Don't worry; I am not planning on dying anytime soon. I have just been thinking about where I would like to be at the end of my life when it is time to pass into the next phase of existence. So I decided to write myself a short eulogy. I hope this doesn't seem morbid. I see it as an expression of the person I hope I can be.
She left many, many friends and loved ones behind. She was always known as someone with a discreet listening ear. She heard the problems and good news of others with empathy and compassion and kept their confidences. She lived by the adage, "Your name is safe in our home," choosing to see and reinforce the positive in others and keep the negative in its proper place. She took the example of the Lord Jesus Christ in sharing love and kindness generously with others. She was very loyal to her friends and family. Her students knew her as someone who cared more about them than about her relationship to them in the social hierarchy.
She was a very intelligent person but never gave the impression of being a know-it-all or feeling superior to others. She spoke only when she knew what she was talking about and listened well to gather the knowledge that others have to share. She was always open and listening to the promptings and ideas that can come from the Holy Ghost. She was wise with her resources and yet also very generous.
Her main motivator was not selfish desires or fear but rather charity, the pure love of Christ. She found true joy in serving others, starting with her family, and extending to her friends and all mankind. She was always known as one who would apply her knowledge and abilities to a righteous purpose. She spent time developing her talents so that they could better be of use to God's children. She always chose to do what was right, even when it seemed to be the unpopular thing to do.
That's what I have come up with so far. In some of these points, I think I do pretty well. In others I think I have something to work on. I suppose that this little eulogy is a quite personal self-revelation; it is a concise statement of some of my life goals. I would love to hear what the life goals of my readers are as well.
She left many, many friends and loved ones behind. She was always known as someone with a discreet listening ear. She heard the problems and good news of others with empathy and compassion and kept their confidences. She lived by the adage, "Your name is safe in our home," choosing to see and reinforce the positive in others and keep the negative in its proper place. She took the example of the Lord Jesus Christ in sharing love and kindness generously with others. She was very loyal to her friends and family. Her students knew her as someone who cared more about them than about her relationship to them in the social hierarchy.
She was a very intelligent person but never gave the impression of being a know-it-all or feeling superior to others. She spoke only when she knew what she was talking about and listened well to gather the knowledge that others have to share. She was always open and listening to the promptings and ideas that can come from the Holy Ghost. She was wise with her resources and yet also very generous.
Her main motivator was not selfish desires or fear but rather charity, the pure love of Christ. She found true joy in serving others, starting with her family, and extending to her friends and all mankind. She was always known as one who would apply her knowledge and abilities to a righteous purpose. She spent time developing her talents so that they could better be of use to God's children. She always chose to do what was right, even when it seemed to be the unpopular thing to do.
That's what I have come up with so far. In some of these points, I think I do pretty well. In others I think I have something to work on. I suppose that this little eulogy is a quite personal self-revelation; it is a concise statement of some of my life goals. I would love to hear what the life goals of my readers are as well.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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