SXSW announces first round of bands for 2010

I grew up watching the Flyers. Looks like the team will be worth watching this year. 

Feeling the need for a road trip. How about some traveling music from Bo Diddley, The Who, and Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers? 

Really like this quote posted at writersonlineworkshops.com:

"Poetry is more fundamental than written language.... It is one of the characteristics that defines us as human.... Where there are people, there is speech; where there is speech, there is poetry."
—Judson Jerome, The Poet's Handbook

What inspires you to write?

Jim Harrison is my favorite author. His writing connects me to that place where the natural and mystic worlds mingle. There is something out there more authentic than strip malls, fast food and wireless access and his poems, stories and essays remind me of this. Here are a few of my favorite Jim Harrison titles:

I'm a big fan of Carrie Brownstein's Monitor Mix blog. Her Five for Friday picks this week include videos by The Seeds, Marva Whitney, Babe Ruth, Carmen McRea, and Fugazi. Check it out.

Well, I'm 7 for 7 in the Writer's Digest Poetic Asides November Poem a Day Chapbook Challenge. Anyone else participating?

Recent photos of our pups. Izzy is a 14-year-old yellow lab. Still full of love. Daisy is our four-year-old Bichon. She's sure she is our long-lost daughter. We also call her duck, because she follows us everywhere. They both bring much joy to our household.

Izzy and Daisy