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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpwgHqlfWo I’m a big fan of Tom Waits; here he is singing the Australian song, “Waltzing Matilda.” This song has many uniquely Australian words referred to as Strine. They are explained below. Jolly – means happy. Swagman – a hobo,…
From time to time I will post under the title of “Scraps and Leftovers” comments that I made elsewhere on the internet and social media. While they come without the surrounding conversation of other participants in the conversation, I hope…
Wow! Just watched what might have been the best NCAA basketball championship game ever. Nova won, but no reason for Carolina players not to hold their heads high. The intensity, skill, performance under pressure, shots at the end, and much…
I decided to re-post this earlier post after listening to Susan Sarandon’s comments on the Chris Hayes Show. Surely they will elicit much commentary and reaction – positive and negative – like Charles Blow’s insightful oped article in NYT this…
Dan O’Shaughnessy, Boston Globe sports columnist, caused a stir across the sports world, when he tweeted two days ago, “UConn Women beat Miss St. 98-38 in NCAA tourney. Hate to punish them for being great, but they are killing women’s…