February 21st – Fr. Eric Flood of the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) sent this document to “SGA Employees, Parents, and Students” (n.b. the letter was not addressed to alumni of the Academy).

I do not take pleasure in commending this letter to you, but rather with heavy heart I pass it on.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

Peter Bloch

SGA ’05

To support efforts for the new St. Gregory’s Academy please visit http://clairvauxinstitute.org/

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Clairvaux Institute.  This non-profit organization was founded by those faithful to the educational mission envisioned by John Senior.  Please read Bishop James D. Conley’s appeal here.

A Draught of Vintage

Because I just bet that you’re still listening to Stromae, Dolby Anol, jj, and as Peter does, Broken Bells.

1. Baths: Aminals
2. Salem: Till the World Ends
3. The Weeknd: House Of Balloons
4. Jamie xx: Far Nearer
5. Azealia Banks: 212
6. Charli XCX: Stay Away
7. Sia: Titanium
8. Britney Spears: Till The World Ends (The Femme Fatale Remix)
9. Baths: Lovely Bloodflow
10. Gotye: Somebody That I Used To Know
11. Tyler, The Creator: Yonkers
12. SBTRKT: Wildfire
13. Drake: The Motto
14. The Roots: Sleep
15. Baths: Apologetic Shoulderblades
16. Cover Drive: Twilight
17. Labrinth Feat Tinie Tempah: Earthquake
18. I Heart Sharks: Lies
19. Phantogram: When I’m Small
20. Emmy The Great: Paper Forest
21. Agnes Obel: Riverside
22. Salem Al Fakir: 4 O’clock
23. Purity Ring: Belispeak
24. Rusko: Everyday
25. Ellie Goulding: Lights (Bassnectar Remix)
26. Arion Dubstep: Carols Of The Bells
27. Skrillex: Bangarang
28. Araabmuzik: Streetz Tonight (and the rest of Electronic Dream)

I didn’t realize the Summer of 2011 was so long ago until I looked back at that mix I made. Thanks for the gust of nostalgia, Peter.

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Anyone who has ever been in my company long enough for a silence to ensue may have noticed my penchant to relate amusing bits of news.

Under the encouragement of my liege Peter, I plan to post the most interesting.

According the to following story, Russian scientists have resurrected a 30,000 year old weed from the “placental” fruit of an ancient seed, preserved in the frozen den of an ancient squirrel.

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Here’s a song I’ve been jamming to all year.  The High Road by Broken Bells (I’m not sure if I got this track from CBrown or someone else…but I’ve been hearing it at Lux a lot too).

Listen on Grooveshark

Watch on Youtube

Broken Bells is a collaboration of James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse (DJ for Gnarles Barkley).

I enjoy the way the melody can shift between haunting and carnival-esque, and it occupies well the space provided by Danger Mouse’s beats, which tend to be not only spacious but also spacey.  There is a kind of desperation, or inevitability in the song: “It’s too late to change your mind…”

Enjoy,

Peter

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February 20, 2012 – Presidents Day

Here are some events from US history; all occurred on February 20th.

1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City

1895 Frederick Douglas dies

1902 Ansel Adams, American photographer, is born

1933 Congress Proposes the 21st amendment to the Constitution that will end the Prohibition

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