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Okay - as I mentioned the other day I have just received my first iPod. Yes, I have a lot of music to put on it and it will be a nice accent in my car, (though I do have XM.) But I've been thinking in terms of how to use it to help me keep connected to my writing life when I am at the day job.
I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that I could sync my contacts and calendar on it. That makes looking for a new cell phone much easier. I don't have to look for a smart phone - yeah! And there's the notes functions which I don't know if I will use but it could nice to have.
I've explored iTunes and found several Poem-a-Day projects as well as NPR and some other freebies. But it's a big wide Internet out there. What, if anything, have you found as far as podcasts, etc, that I might want to add to my iPod?
Last time I hosted, I made a fun poem of all your links - am I up for the challenge again? We'll see...I will round it up in a separate post late tonight so be sure to check back for the round up.
Wow, it's only 7:30ish in the morning here and there are already 27 poems up! That's fantastic. I'm headed off to work, but will be trying to look through and read each of your poems throughout the day. Sounds like we have quite the diverse and interesting batch as usual! I'm so grateful to Poetry Friday. I'd never get a chance to find all these great poems, discover new poets and read original works without you all. I'm so looking forward to a new year of poetry with you all!
It's Solstice, the Lakota Nation has announced that they will secede from the U.S. and become their own country (!), I turned 46 and I just launched a cooking website. It's been a crazy, wild, wonderful December. What a way to end the year.
Happy Holidays everyone! Here's Mr. Linky and please do leave a comment.
My Poetry Friday offering is Claribel Alegria (her name just makes me smile), with an interesting little poem in Spanish called Tamalitos de Cambray. I'll do my best to translate it for you. I've also attached two Youtube videos, one in English, one in Spanish so you all can get to know the lovely Ms. Alegria a little better. I love when she talks about how how important reading is.
A Eduardo y Helena que me pidieron una receta salvadoreña.
Dos libras de masa de mestizo media libra de lomo gachupín cocido y bien picado una cajita de pasas beata dos cucharadas de leche de Malinche una taza de agua bien rabiosa un sofrito con cascos de conquistadores tres cebollas jesuitas una bolsita de oro multinacional dos dientes de dragón una zanahoria presidencial dos cucharadas de alcahuetes manteca de indios de Panchimalco dos tomates ministeriales media taza de azúcar televisora dos gotas de lava de volcán siete hojas de pito (no seas mal pensado es somnífero) lo pones todo a cocer a fuego lento por quinientos años y verás qué sabor.
Claribel Alegria
Little Cambray Tamales
(makes 5,000,000 little tamales) - for Eduardo and Helena who asked me for a Salvadoran recipe
Two pounds of mestizo cornmeal half a pound of loin of gachupin cooked and finely chopped a box of pious raisins two tablespoons of Malinche's milk one cup of enraged water a fry of conquistador helmets three Jesuit onions a small bag of multinational gold two dragon's teeth one presidential carrot two tablespoons of pimps lard of Panchimalco Indians two ministerial tomatoes a half cup of television sugar two drops of volcanic lava seven leaves of pito* (don't be dirty-minded, it's a soporific) put everything to boil over a slow fire for five hundred years and you'll see how tasty it is.
*pito means to whistle, it's also an sleep-inducing herb; but there's another translation. It's slang for penis (which is why she is saying don't be dirty minded).
So wow! The Lakota Nation and Russell Means are seriously doing this. Wow. I wonder how events are going to unfold. Any thoughts? When I hear the word secession, I think of Ashley Wilkes leaving Melanie and Scarlett at the barbeque. This is serious. Wow.
At Wild Rose Reader, I have an untitled poem I wrote for this week's poetry stretch at The Miss Rumphius Effect.
Mary Lee said, on 12/21/2007 3:37:00 AM
We will toast the Lakota Nation at our Solstice celebration tomorrow night!
TadMack said, on 12/21/2007 3:51:00 AM
OH my word, Gina! Thanks for the heads up on the Lakota Nation site. We just don't get this kind of news in the UK, and though I read two online California newspapers, I must have missed this. This is HUGE.
And you're right: I do think of Ashley and Rhett when the word "secession" comes up. If this actually goes through, it will be the beginning of a big, big thing.
Sara said, on 12/21/2007 3:53:00 AM
That video makes me want to HUG her. She's lovely. And the poem you translated too. Pious raisins will be in my head all day.
I left my link with Mr. Linky, but it's here, too.
Thanks for hosting!
laurasalas said, on 12/21/2007 3:56:00 AM
I'm in with 15 Words or Less poems--write one--at http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/28142.html.
And also with a question about how your accent might affect how you read and write poetry. http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/27815.html
Thanks for hosting!
jama said, on 12/21/2007 4:37:00 AM
This week I am suffering from acute intoxication due to Kelly Fineman's cookies -- I wrote an original acrostic.
Thanks for hosting!
Tricia said, on 12/21/2007 4:39:00 AM
Gina, Wow! What a month you've had. I can't wait to check out the cooking web site. Will you link to it for us?
Thanks for rounding up. I'll be holding positive thoughts for the Lakota, and that the turning of the year will be a turning toward the light in more ways than one.
I love the enraged water and Jesuit onions and all the other "ingredients" in Ms Alegria's poem.
Sylvia Vardell said, on 12/21/2007 7:17:00 AM
Thank you for hosting us. I've posted a bit about a new reissue of Aileen Fisher's poetry, DO RABBITS HAVE CHRISTMAS?
Susan T. said, on 12/21/2007 8:13:00 AM
Gina, thank you for rounding up.
I posted a bit about a rhyming picture book: Redbird at Rockefeller Center.
Susan T. Chicken Spaghetti
Cloudscome said, on 12/21/2007 8:16:00 AM
Wow that is big news! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be watching/listening for more.
I've posted an original poem for Miss Rumphius' Poetry Stretch.
Becky said, on 12/21/2007 8:17:00 AM
Thanks for rounding up, Gina, and happy holidays.
I'm in with Mr. Linky -- one poem (well, lyrics) for the winter solstice, and two favorite children's Christmas poems.
Cloudscome said, on 12/21/2007 8:24:00 AM
Also, thanks for the links to Clarabel Alegria. I love that poem! She has a wicked sense of humor and perfect pitch.
Stacey said, on 12/21/2007 8:52:00 AM
Thanks for hosting! My post is over at http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/poetry-friday-a-tribute-to-my-co-blogger-ruth/.
Sherry said, on 12/21/2007 8:59:00 AM
Thanks for putting this Friday's poetry fest together. Merry Christmas!
Mrs. Darling said, on 12/21/2007 9:36:00 AM
Im joining for the first time. I posted one I had written a couple of years ago.
web said, on 12/21/2007 10:35:00 AM
I'm in with a review of Winter Poems.
Anamaria (bookstogether) said, on 12/21/2007 10:37:00 AM
Thanks for hosting! I have a poem for Saint Thomas Eve (which was actually last night) from Christmas Folk by Natalia Belting, illus. by Barbara Cooney.
susanwrites said, on 12/21/2007 11:04:00 AM
I've added another entry - a list of all the poetry volumes published in 2007.
http://susanwrites.livejournal.com/117405.html
msmac said, on 12/21/2007 11:36:00 AM
Thank you for hosting once again.
web said, on 12/21/2007 11:44:00 AM
A surprise second entry from me, as well! http://bunnyplanet.blogspot.com/2007/12/poetry-friday-ii-sort-of-haiku.html
Okay, so I'm waiting for a friend of mine to finish her work out. Out comes the ol' video ipod and my newly purchased movie, Dumbo--one of my all time favorites. I know that Snow White and Bambi etc.. are considered the classics. But I find myself watching the more quirky offerings from Disney such as Robin Hood and The Jungle Book--the shorts always catch my interest as well. Anyone remember Small One?
So, I'm in public with my little ipod leaning against my knee, and I get to the scene where Dumbo goes to visit his mother in the 'mad elephant' cage she's been cruelly locked up in. Then it starts....I'm completely lost in the movie and the story, and I begin to tear up! Oh no! Not here....should I stop watching the movie? People are going to think I'm nuts looking at my ipod and crying. Luckily I was sitting in a quieter area of the gym and it was sort of late, so no one called security. :0)
The above image is someone else's photo, but I rode that exact ride when I was around 4 or 5. I still have a clear memory of it, and really felt like I was flying. My very patient parents waited in line for over an hour so I could ride Dumbo. On the control panel you could push a button that made you rise up while it spun around. Really neat!
1 Comments on Dumbo Plus Ipod Equals....Tear Jerker, last added: 12/10/2007
One of my favorite songs is from Dumbo. The "Baby Mine" song, which I think is the one you're talking about here. (I haven't seen Dumbo in awhile, so I'm not exactly sure.) But, the movie version isn't my favorite. I prefer Allison Kraus' version. Her voice is so beautiful and the way she sings it makes it sound so much sadder, yet beautiful to me. :)
You have heard rumors of it for nearly a year now – Amazon has an ebook reader that will run on a new ebook platform powered by Mobipocket. Well, after many stops and starts, today Amazon released Kindle, or, what I call the “readers’ iPod.” This device, coupled with the awesome power of the Amazon web sales machine, represents perhaps the most significant moment in the history of eBooks.
I have always maintained that the iPod coupled with iTunes model is the key to a compelling ebook business. The iPod, perhaps the most fantastic device any of us own, would have been just another cool device sitting in our junk drawer if Apple hadn’t been prescient about the duality in digital content; Device + Network = Adoption. (more…)
Before the iPod, the discman, or even the walkman there was the LP, the “Long Playing Disc”. On this day in 1948 Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS unvelied the LP, and by doing so, revolutionized the music industry. Below is an excerpt from the American National Biography Online, by Charles W. Carey, Jr., about Dr. Goldmark.
Goldmark, Peter Carl (2 Dec. 1906-7 Dec. 1977), inventor, was born in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Alexander Goldmark, a hatmaker, and Emmy (maiden name unknown). (more…)
I'm in for Poetry Friday with one we always read on Christmas Eve...
http://tushuguan.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-poetry-friday.html
Thanks for doing the roundup this week!
At Wild Rose Reader, I have an untitled poem I wrote for this week's poetry stretch at The Miss Rumphius Effect.
We will toast the Lakota Nation at our Solstice celebration tomorrow night!
OH my word, Gina! Thanks for the heads up on the Lakota Nation site. We just don't get this kind of news in the UK, and though I read two online California newspapers, I must have missed this. This is HUGE.
And you're right: I do think of Ashley and Rhett when the word "secession" comes up. If this actually goes through, it will be the beginning of a big, big thing.
That video makes me want to HUG her. She's lovely. And the poem you translated too. Pious raisins will be in my head all day.
I left my link with Mr. Linky, but it's here, too.
Thanks for hosting!
I'm in with 15 Words or Less poems--write one--at http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/28142.html.
And also with a question about how your accent might affect how you read and write poetry. http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/27815.html
Thanks for hosting!
This week I am suffering from acute intoxication due to Kelly Fineman's cookies -- I wrote an original acrostic.
Thanks for hosting!
Gina,
Wow! What a month you've had. I can't wait to check out the cooking web site. Will you link to it for us?
I'm in today with an original poem.
http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2007/12/poetry-friday-original.html
Thanks for rounding us up.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Hello & thanks for hosting. I'm in with a very old favorite --
http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/poetry-friday-twas-the-night-before-christmas/
I've got some Frost today.
Thanks for rounding up. I'll be holding positive thoughts for the Lakota, and that the turning of the year will be a turning toward the light in more ways than one.
I love the enraged water and Jesuit onions and all the other "ingredients" in Ms Alegria's poem.
Thank you for hosting us. I've posted a bit about a new reissue of Aileen Fisher's poetry, DO RABBITS HAVE CHRISTMAS?
Gina, thank you for rounding up.
I posted a bit about a rhyming picture book: Redbird at Rockefeller Center.
Susan T.
Chicken Spaghetti
Wow that is big news! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be watching/listening for more.
I've posted an original poem for Miss Rumphius' Poetry Stretch.
Thanks for rounding up, Gina, and happy holidays.
I'm in with Mr. Linky -- one poem (well, lyrics) for the winter solstice, and two favorite children's Christmas poems.
Also, thanks for the links to Clarabel Alegria. I love that poem! She has a wicked sense of humor and perfect pitch.
Thanks for hosting! My post is over at http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/poetry-friday-a-tribute-to-my-co-blogger-ruth/.
Thanks for putting this Friday's poetry fest together. Merry Christmas!
Im joining for the first time. I posted one I had written a couple of years ago.
I'm in with a review of Winter Poems.
Thanks for hosting! I have a poem for Saint Thomas Eve (which was actually last night) from Christmas Folk by Natalia Belting, illus. by Barbara Cooney.
I've added another entry - a list of all the poetry volumes published in 2007.
http://susanwrites.livejournal.com/117405.html
Thank you for hosting once again.
A surprise second entry from me, as well! http://bunnyplanet.blogspot.com/2007/12/poetry-friday-ii-sort-of-haiku.html
Hope I'm not too late. Thanks for hosting!
I'm in with some Longfellow and Christmas Bells.
Have a great weekend!