Christopher Coppola's Blog

Chordal Conscientiousness 009

CRC — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:14:32 +0000

In Austin, Texas…hotel room has loud buzzing fridge. Probably get 3 hours sleep. Wake up still in my clothes, dry mouth, puffy on top of my unruffled bed. Lotsa of tech stuff from my computer bags all strewn about. My basic Bukowski travel routine.

CRC BLOG RADIO SHOW RECAP #8 with BEN

CRC — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:33:56 +0000

BEN, one of the original followers of my personal blog, is a tough, but gracious cookie from Illinois–family comes first, everyone pitches in and, no matter what, don't mess with any member of her family…the lioness roars and takes care of business. Sorta reminds me of my 95 year old grandmother, the powerful matriarch of my mother's side of the family.

LATE NIGHT STEWING 101

CRC — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:03:23 +0000

Did you know if you take a stick and tease a lemming as it it makes its way to the cliff to jump off and die, it gets so mad about the intrusion that it explodes like a firecracker. My Norwegian friends call it popping a lemming…they figure it’s going to die anyway so one should have a little fun while one can. There’s a lesson to be learned here…not sure
what exactly, but I know there is and we should all take heed.

SUNDAY WISDOM

CRC — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:45:31 +0000

Man is for woman made,
And the woman made for man;
As the spur is for the jade,
As the scabbard for the blade,
As for digging is the spade,
As for liquor is the can,
So man is for the woman made,
And the woman made for man.

As the sceptre’s to be swayed,
As for night’s the serenade,
As for pudding is the pan.
And to cool us is the fan,
So man is for the woman made
And the woman made for man.

Be she widow, wife, or maid,
Be she wanton, be she staid,
Be she well or ill-arrayed,
Whore, or bawd, or harridan,
Yet man is for the woman made
And the woman made for man.

–Peter Anthony Motteun

Chordal Conscientiousness 008

CRC — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:07:53 +0000

Darkness = Light, Despair = Hope

BEAUTY OUT OF UGLY SNAPSHOT 001

CRC — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:12:31 +0000

This is what California Yanqui has to say about his spontaneous work of art. “It’s the reason for black and white. The sunset was intense with black clouds reflecting red from the setting sun. The ugliness is my neighborhood. I am only one out of twelve homes that were built and the rest is weed infested empty lots. It’s rather a depressing sight. I live one mile from the White Tank mountains and the reason I bought this house was the view from my backyard and west facing yard.”

There’s a beauty everywhere and no matter how ugly or painful we are all tapped into it.

CRC Radio Podcast Ep. 07

crcbl0gmaster — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:52:19 +0000

In which Christopher Coppola interviews Sister Nancy, a Franciscan Catholic Nun. Topics include:

Spiritual Teaching
The choice to become a nun
Is there only one path to God?
Nuns playing pool
Listen for the gift at the end of the podcast

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Music in this podcast:

Prayer of St. Francis by Anne Marie David

Holy Sepulchre Church Psalms: Psalm 7 by Holy Sepulchre Church Franciscan Monks

Inspiring

CRC — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:55:40 +0000

An old lady and her car.

SUNDAY WISDOM

CRC — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:39:31 +0000

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.
–Maurice Baring

Chordal Conscientiousness 007

CRC — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:41:17 +0000

Anger, Hypocritical, Knife, Mick Jagger, Dug In, Candy Apple, Worm, New Music, Barney, Memory, Arrogant, Peace. Messed up? Maybe, maybe not.