Maybe I’ve been hiding in a cave and everyone else on Earth has seen this, but I tripped across it by accident this morning for the first time. The clip below is along the lines of the “Susan Boyle” video, but I like this one better. You’ve got two teens – one pretty girl, and one obese boy – coming out on stage. You get the typical smirks from the audience, and then – blammo – they (particularly the male, Jonathan) blows everyone away. He’s magnificent. (more…)
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.
Musical Interlude
I’m usually not that keen on live performances, but this one is exceptional (and contains some very appropriate messages for the seven bears left on planet Earth!)
Kick the Clay That Holds the Teeth In
Call Me Among the Blessed
You Better Be Wide Awake
I have a veritable mountain of “catch up” stuff to do, so I won’t have to do a post for a while. In the meantime, I want to celebrate the forthcoming end to the season of the year I hate the most – summer – and the beginning of my favorite – autumn. Here’s my favorite Elvis Costello song……..(whose killer lyrics can be found here):
