Links and notes

[scarlettina]

Tonight's moon is a blue moon. SPACE.com is running a really interesting story about this particular blue moon and the history of the blue moon in general.

Earlier this week, The New York Times ran an article about the origins of the song "Kumbaya," about which I've always wondered. Fascinating stuff, a study of a spiritual that underwent cultural appropriation. It's a shame, because the origins of the song suggest that, at its roots, it's a song from which people derived strength and courage.

Lastly, a list of things I want to write about here to help myself remember, in no particular order:

--Ripping my CD collection to my computer
--Sophie and Spanky--mainly some pictures because I haven't done that in a while
--The creation of art (words, pictures, or jewelry) (or lack thereof) in my life right now
--What comes next

Comments

[oneminutemonkey.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the link about the blue moon. I wrote a story recently where the blue moon played a part, so it's interesting to see the real story behind the term and the meaning.

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

I grew up singing Kumbaya - had no idea the right and left were using it pejoritavly - how very sad & irritating.