Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Christmas Eve Greetings
Do You Want Your Fortune Told?
I offer you some more Juliet Letters – this time, a song about what's going on inside the minds of adults about to divorce, as reflected back through their childhood. These are the kind of lyrics that draw me back to the song again and again:
Seriously, watch it; it's brilliant.
Today Deserves a Song
When I Die, The Cats & Dogs Will Jump Up and Down
The Juliet Letters (Elvis Costello) is one of my favorite CDs of all time. I happened to find the clip below today, which features one of my favorite songs from the CD by a full orchestra (instead of a string quartet) and with a singer (Helen Sjoholm) whose talent is breathtaking. This sounds obscure, I know, but watch it. It is amazing……
