I wrote this a few solstices ago. Here's to the return of the light!

Peace on a Corner Lyric Video YouTube video by Corey-Jan Albert

I never expected this to be as relevant as it is now. Sure, I love when people hear my songs. I'm BEGGING you to share this one now. Why?

"Because love and understanding are worth more than hate and fear of what anyone believes in. And it might as well start here."
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Making a holiday music playlist? If so, I'd love for you to listen and add my song, "Peace on a Corner." It's the last cut on Water and Wind, whose Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other links can be found at coreyjan.hearnow.com. Thank you thank you thank you! ❤️🙏😊

Blatantly cheating:

Crown with a slash through it and text, "No Kings - USA since 1776"

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Ah, I see what you did there. 😉

The guard dog story is wonderful. And I dare you not to laugh while reading the Bryson. But why two copies of the Sun Tsu? Are they different?

Happy day to the birthday boy!

Another way I heard this recently: they don’t want to make anything better. They just can’t stand the way it is.

To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch's Closing Argument YouTube video by Universal Pictures

You already posted mine. Second favorite:

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A bright yellow baby pineapple growing from mature pineapple fronds in a large pot

When our kids were small, we did a science project, rooting the top of a grocery pineapple in water, then planting it in dirt. We got years of thriving greens, and then a baby pineapple! We rooted the top of of that -- and so on and so on. In short: We are the finest pineapple farmers in Roswell, GA

I always say that it’s as if both directors worked from the same prompt. One made a borderline horror film. The other, a romance.

The Illusionist-Trailer #1 A magician does not hesitate to employ his powers in order to win back the woman he loves, even if the result is political upheaval.

Hands down, this one. And I amp it to 11 if shown as a double feature with The Prestige.

What happened?

Congratulations! Looking forward to reading it.

The government's attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion are making me feel grateful that my high school taught Kurt Vonnegut's collection, Welcome to the Monkey House, which included the story, "Harrison Bergeron." which for some reason is top of mind right now.

In related news: RFK Jr. announces that if everyone in the US starts taking cod-liver oil, the market will bounce back.

Opinion | How to Have a Passionate Life (Gift Article) Why people do things that are unpleasantly hard.

A surprising route? It is the only one I have ever imagined or (gratefully) known.

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Nineteen and Eleven Corey-Jan Albert · Water and Wind · Song · 2023

114 years ago today, 129 women and 17 men, mostly Jewish immigrants, perished in a disastrous fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NYC. I wrote this song imagining the perspective of someone who would have had reason to be nearby when these events happened.

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Black Legacy Project - SoCal Sound Sessions (2-17-25) YouTube video by Black Legacy Project

Feeling like you could use a shot of positivity? Same. And this recording of Music in Common's Black Legacy Project - SoCal Sound Sessions delivers. If you don't feel a little better after a 16 minute earful, you may not be hearing it right. Just listen in ❤ .

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This is what I've been saying about the resignations anywhere/everywhere as a response to his actions. It clears the path for him. And it's terrifying.

Sonnet against a wood dinner table. Sonnet reads: "I’ve heard that if you say a phrase too much, it wears thin, loses strength, becomes dilute, until it’s meaningless, a flimsy crutch, a placeholder or cheat, but I refute such nonsense. Sometimes more is more. It’s why we say those three words lavishly, with wild abandon, caution to the wind, a high expression of our spirits so beguiled by rediscovering enduring charms, by laughter over words that should exist, by simply nestling in each other’s arms, by finding gems that somehow we had missed, And ever, always, gratitude runs through these years, days, moments saying, “I love you.”"

My husband and I have a longstanding tradition of writing mushy notes to each other for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. This is mine to him for this past Valentines Day.

New York Times full page ad signed by rabbis and other Jewish people denouncing Donald Trump's call for removal of all Palestinian people from Gaza.

This Jewish person also says NO.

Woke up to see this beauty on the eaves near our front door. I could muse on the symbolism. But this morning, I prefer to simply be in awe.

The whole thing was amazing -- especially Questlove's mashups of multiple performances that I'd never imagine in the same era, let alone the same room -- and he made them seem like they were always there together, making their individual songs shine together. Wow.

Loved this one.

And she shall henceforth be known as M. Doom.

Sonnet on a dark sky background: It started thirteen years ago today: This bright, intense, sweet, energetic whirl flew radiant into our lives. To say that you’re a “force of nature” kind of girl was obvious, clear from the start. Yes, you have always been just who you were. You feel intensely, live in brilliant colors, DO when others might just wish, expressing real ideas and true emotions, unafraid to be yourself. We love your vibrant spirit your creativity, insights conveyed through words and art, out loud so all can hear it or whispered for your soul. Something, we knew, had burst into our lives. Maxxe, it was you.

I wrote this sonnet for my daughter when she turned 13. Now it has been 13 more years but you can see -- we always knew who she would be.

I have been wondering the exact same thing. You can block followers -- but I don't think we can approve or disapprove them.