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A midnight clear

I really like this movie, a little-known film called A Midnight Clear, which I first saw a good 15 years ago. It’s based on a book by William Wharton, and the cast includes Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, and Kevin Dillon. But even more than the film, the song they play over the closing credits is

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I can’t find the time to tell you

When I was young, maybe six or seven, I remember one time I was sitting on my dad’s lap, listening to records with him. A song came on that I didn’t recognize, and I asked him what it was. He said, “I Can’t Find the Time to Tell You.” I was quiet for a few

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When you gonna love you… ?

A couple of co-workers of mine spent all day today at the library annex, instead of coming back to the headquarters building in the afternoon. They were getting a lot accomplished, so figured they’d keep on the rest of the day. I was thinking about this on the way to Wal-Mart this evening, and I

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Rainy Friday

Here’s the video for the song “Rain” by Patty Griffin. It’s the opening track on her album A Thousand Kisses, and it’s incredible and simply beautiful. It was cloudy as we were driving to work this morning, and within ten minutes after Jeff dropped me off, the rain had started. It’s not too bad, but

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