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Female Bands for Women’s History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, I have compiled a list of the female fronted or all female bands that I have seen in my life. It’s hard to reach back and remember every group, but I think I have a pretty good list. I can honestly say that every single one of these acts was great!
- Heart
- Cranberries
- Jewel
- Sugarcubes
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Evanescence
- No Doubt
- Sherryl Crow
- Elle King
- Indigo Girls
- Veruca Salt
This is not a ranked list. Maybe I will do that next!
#sundaystills photo challenge: “I’d rather be…”
I have to say that I am a fortunate person, and am usually happy doing whatever I’m doing in the moment. But if I had to choose something “I’d rather be” doing, certainly performing in front of an audience is high on the list. In this case, performing in front of a GIANT picture of myself!
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Streaking
New Yorker
I may never be published in The New Yorker but I can see it from my hotel window
Sometimes you have to take a video
I’m a big proponent of being in the moment. I often resist the urge to take a picture or a video so I can focus on appreciating what is in front of me.
But there are times when I feel the need to record the moment and share it. After taking in the scene above, I had to take out my camera. It was just too beautiful.
From my journal
Besides having very high aspirations as a young writer, I also had an inflated belief in my abilities. I thought I was Creator level, with a capital C. Humility, and years, have brought me to understand that being a creator is a high enough calling, without believing I have to match the incomparable beauty that has been created and shared with all.
From my journal
This entry still reflects a little bit of how I feel about my creative life. I tend to hesitate as I’m planning new ventures, even though I know they will help me evolve and promote my work. I’m learning to break through, but I haven’t yet achieved the feeling of excitement and passion as I look forward to do new things.
A little green for #sundaystills photo challenge
Excerpt from Tao of Thoreau
I was going through my book looking for good passages that I will use in a philosophy unit in one of my classes. This passage stood out to me:
Thoreau
We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us, like the grass which confesses the influence of the slightest dew that falls on it; and did not spend our time in atoning for the neglect of past opportunities.
We loiter in winter while it is already spring.
Tao
Earlier, Thoreau warned not to try to turn spring into summer; here he warns not to obsess on the past. Lao Tzu said:
Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much? Because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could use it to escape the stain of guilt. This is the reason that all under heaven consider it a valuable thing.
Learn from mistakes and missed opportunities and apply this learning going forward. Practice forgiving yourself, especially if you have accepted the lessons from your mistakes.
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Mark Bozeman 