tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44293881702038111112024-02-21T01:21:37.280-05:00Ripe.Aplombmy random musings on the pursuit of life, love & leisure...RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-76336157692556754612012-11-14T23:57:00.000-05:002012-11-15T00:15:08.718-05:00Quality > Quantity
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. ~Aristotle
One doesn't know, till one is a bit at odds with the world, how much one's friends who believe in one rather generously, mean to one. ~D.H. Lawrence
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. ~C.S. Lewis
In the last month, IRipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0Chattanooga, TN, USA35.0456297 -85.309680134.8376362 -85.625537099999988 35.2536232 -84.9938231tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-11363844227216331532012-11-13T23:02:00.001-05:002012-11-13T23:02:45.210-05:00Learning to breathe..."Strength and tolerance are partners." ~Khalil Gibran
No one said this would be easy... Some days are better than others; some are pure hell. Still, as with everything in life, success is often measured in baby steps, and I have to believe that patience and hope will pay off in the end...
RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-76716488461135608952012-11-12T22:51:00.001-05:002012-11-12T22:51:39.728-05:00My latest new music discovery...
Line & Circle - "Roman Ruins"
https://twitter.com/LineAndCircle
http://lineandcirclemusic.tumblr.com
RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0Chattanooga, TN 37405, USA35.1503998 -85.416921135.0465353 -85.5748496 35.2542643 -85.2589926tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-81038358686893206682012-11-11T22:56:00.001-05:002012-11-11T22:56:47.260-05:00Of Dogs and Men...There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace. ~Milan Kundera
I'm fairly certain the last time I was happy - I mean, really and truly, incalculably happy - was when I had a dog. Or dogs, as it was.
Dogs are the ideal RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0Chattanooga, TN, USA35.0456297 -85.309680134.8376362 -85.625537099999988 35.2536232 -84.9938231tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-43891328666736949152012-11-10T01:10:00.000-05:002012-11-10T01:10:11.998-05:00
When Life Hands You Lemons...
There is no shortage of pithy aphorisms regarding adversity:
Adversity is the first path to truth. ~Lord Byron
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials. ~Confucius
There is no education like adversity. ~Disraeli
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~Kahlil Gibran
RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-90104128781689943912011-05-30T01:40:00.000-04:002012-05-26T18:39:31.658-04:00"It's not where but who you're with that really matters"
to appease the gods of long-neglected blogdom, I pledge to post the last year's worth of musical adventure & hedonism...maybe.
we'll see...
my family of choice: Inforoosters (@ MikeD's house, Jan '12)
lil' quackers from 'Roo '11, sunning @ MikeD's pool, July '11
"Quack Club" inaugural members (Rhode Island, Aug '11)
*edited 5.26.12 to remove RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-11825213662963921442011-05-09T18:34:00.000-04:002012-05-26T19:23:54.954-04:00music-holics anonymous?A personal musing recently posted elsewhere: "I don't have kids; I have a live music addiction."
Truer words were never spoken.
By the time the New Year's ball drops next month, I will have seen more than 200 live acts this year alone.
Damn, are my feet tired!
The quantity (not to mention the quality!) of this year's performances has been amaaaaazing! Fortunately, the shows have been RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-43846088422954998422010-10-07T00:46:00.000-04:002010-10-07T00:46:24.784-04:00ACL 2010For the next 5 days, I'll be in Austin, TX for this amazing festival: ACL 2010
I will finally see Muse!!! :)
RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-3810968292608058402010-09-19T05:48:00.000-04:002010-09-19T05:48:20.217-04:00six months later...
Regular blogging has NOT been a priority these last six months. Sorry.
You don't really care about fertilizing your azaleas when you're drowning. Basically, when Fate throws you a curve ball, you focus on surviving. Well, lemme tell ya: Fate has a wicked pitching arm and that unexpected line drive back in March left me with a concussion.
Perhaps I should have continued blogging, if only forRipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-29587716945223740882010-04-14T01:02:00.000-04:002012-05-26T18:25:22.889-04:00throw yo hands up in the air...
Call me an adrenaline junkie {insert rhetorical smartass utterance here} but I love roller coasters. I love riding them, watching them, even (to a lesser degree) standing in line waiting for another chance to ride 'em all over again.
I love the rush, the thrill, the blood-curdling screams coming from myself and those around me.
Riding roller coasters reminds you that you're alive.
Part of RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-53031315796192798302010-04-08T20:51:00.000-04:002012-05-26T18:25:41.559-04:00How *NOT* to woo women
Balls. I admire men who have 'em, but damn! Some people fail to distinguish the fine line between tenacity/chutzpah and presumptuous, illogical stalking.
Allow me to paint a picture.
You spy in the pet store a cute creature available for adoption. We shall call place this "Point A." You envision the scenario wherein said pet becomes yours. This, boys and girls, is "Point B." To reach Point RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-11845429634944768002009-12-31T13:50:00.003-05:002010-01-02T15:19:33.379-05:00The Music Decade in ReviewThe 2000s - what an amazing decade for music! This essay is for all of you who introduced me to new artists (then let me reciprocate) or attended shows and festivals with me, because music is the one common thread that weaves us together. To my friends and all these artists: thanks for the memories and melodies. Let another new decade of great music begin!
In the 2000s:
Yoshimi RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-4186446180525200942009-10-22T03:41:00.005-04:002009-10-22T04:11:39.919-04:00oops...1ne·glect Pronunciation: \ni-ˈglekt\Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere, from nec- not (akin to ne- not) + legere to gather — more at no, legendDate: 1529 1 : to give little attention or respect to : disregard2 : to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessnesssynonyms neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-70700154936178075712009-08-06T23:00:00.001-04:002009-08-06T23:01:53.222-04:00farewell, John Hughes......oh, this brings back so many memories:RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-32300042152486473262009-07-20T21:30:00.005-04:002012-05-26T18:27:39.669-04:00belated spring cleaning...
Three and one-half months. Damn! 'Tis high time to rid this blog of its cobwebs and dust bunnies.To what, pray tell, can this reticence be traced? (I prefer "blamed" - it's a less passive word.)The answer? A "Top 5" List, if you will:
5. Guy (who took up ALL of my time)
4. Guy (who then took up NONE of my time but all of my stress)
3. Guy (who gives recovery therapy for the aforementioned guy)
RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-27509141598449068122009-04-07T23:52:00.003-04:002009-04-07T23:59:59.981-04:00Star Mangled BannerThis is my 100th post (yeah, I know, I've been slacking), an occasion that calls for something special.And since my last post was about hometown pride, I'd like to continue with something that truly captures my civic pride.This is NOT that post.In fact, the following clip makes me want to renounce my local status and claim I was born in Poughkeepsie.Still, I'm amused Chattanooga made a Time RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-88763100044818312212009-03-13T23:09:00.003-04:002012-05-26T18:30:23.303-04:00Spring Break...for grownups
China's Terracotta Army exhibit at High Museum, AtlantaThis is the last weekend of my Spring Break. When asked by a fellow classmate if I was going to the beach or some exotic locale, I replied, "I'm an adult. Adults don't do fun stuff for spring break. We do really exciting things like staying home with a stack of books and a good bottle of wine...ya know, real adrenaline junkie stuff."It's RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-89756640890507418742009-02-02T22:52:00.001-05:002012-05-26T18:27:06.220-04:00geekdom...now in sans-serif fonts
I am a geek. More specifically, I am a lover of fonts and type faces. To put a finer point on it, I am a lover of sans-serif fonts.I loathe serif fonts. Times New Roman should be banned. It's just nine kinds of wrong. But I digress...I am a font geek. At one job, I remarked to a colleague while riding in an elevator that I liked the 36-point font she used. Then I called it by name. She just RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-39875424293191727962009-01-20T11:55:00.006-05:002012-05-26T18:18:52.806-04:0001.20.09HALLELUJAH!
The day has arrived! Finally.Here I sit blogging and watching history being made.I never expected to see this day.I have chills.This is one moment I will always remember.RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-47343404770454638842008-12-23T16:17:00.004-05:002008-12-23T16:29:30.771-05:00mowshmellow clouds...First, my assistant introduced me to this video. He kept me laughing hysterically at work when he'd mimic it. Now I've got my man talkin' about "war clouds"...and my ribs hurt. Such happy times, people, happy times..."I am off my meds and... *whew* ...you know, shit is crazy right now." Hehee.RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-89237208041313866172008-12-13T12:13:00.002-05:002012-05-26T18:31:23.561-04:00
O friend, my bosom said,
Through thee alone the sky is arched.
Through thee the rose is red;
All things through thee take nobler form,
And look beyond the earth,
The mill-round of our fate appears
A sun-path in thy worth.
Me too thy nobleness has taught
To master my despair;
The fountains of my hidden life
Are through thy friendship fair.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, 1841RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-84557464527916627112008-12-11T04:11:00.000-05:002012-05-26T18:31:41.059-04:00tempus fugit? hardly...
"We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full." ~Marcel Proust Albertine Disparue
As the year draws to an end, I find myself thinking about the speed at which time passes. It seemingly fluctuates in relation to our desires: it vanishes when life is good and we wish to savor every moment; it lingers in times of adversity.The truth is, time is constant. It is our human RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-22513726846345973782008-12-10T02:11:00.001-05:002008-12-10T02:22:29.462-05:00at least somebody feels joyous...Bush used the word joyous? Seriously? Chalk up another brilliant analysis from Scott Bateman.It's 2am and insomnia has me catching up on neglected podcasts. You can subscribe to all of Bateman's video masterpieces at iTunes, or view the archives at Salon's Video Dog page. While Salon surfing, be sure to read the story of my life as told by a 50-something single, celibate woman. All women whose RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-52660736567275542872008-12-02T17:50:00.002-05:002008-12-02T18:00:19.722-05:00Bonnaroo 2009OK, here's the deal: the economy sucks ass right now. Few people have a couple hundred extra dollars just sittin' around collecting dust on their desk. The thoughtful folks at Bonnaroo realize this, and they've made it even easier to fund the annual summer trip of a lifetime. Pre-sale tickets go on sale this month instead of in February like normal. The five-payment option makes it easy and RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429388170203811111.post-43855461349633544112008-12-01T00:09:00.005-05:002008-12-01T01:48:41.308-05:00Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2008 pollNPR Poll: What Are Your Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2008.Read more about the poll here. Vote now; results will be aired next week.My choices* (year-end reviews might follow later) include:ElbowHelio SequenceVampire WeekendShearwaterMy Morning JacketWolf ParadeFleet FoxesIslandsMates of StateSigur Ros(*I cannot believe Kaki King's "Dreaming of Revenge" wasn't nominated - it was clearly one of the RipeAplombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271322897559602543noreply@blogger.com0