Joan C. Gratz's seven minute animated, um, trip through art&mdash;from <I>La Gioconda</I> to Chuck Close. It's 2D claymation from 1992, but it was new to me.

<blockquote><i>I put this one in so you could hear some of the Cash Brothers in action. It came up in the comments to an earlier blog entry, and was a big reason for wanting to send you this disc. Note: the pop in the beginning is on the CD; maybe something in the master.</i></blockquote>

I tend not to link to the <I>NYT</I> because I think their paid-portal policy on their name pundits is dumb&mdash;essentially removing them from the public discourse. Then again, considering what many of those "names" write, they may have done the public a favor there.

Who says bikes aren't the perfect urban vehicle? Not this suspect!

Dragonflies migrate. Who knew?

God help me, I knew all four of the factoids that open the article.

Dear Christian,<br>
Thanks again for taking the time to put together the mix CD, <i>Canadian Music for the Arros</i>. While I knew that <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/812">it would be arriving soon</a>, I had no idea that you'd include such wonderful liner notes. It was a big surprise, and it put a smile on my face. No small task on a Monday morning.