"It profits me but little that a vigilant authority always protects the tranquillity of my pleasures and constantly averts all dangers from my path, without my care or concern, if this same authority is the absolute master of my liberty and my life."

--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

Monday, November 1, 2010

Birthdays Today

Today is the great Lyle Lovett's 53rd birthday.  I'd have thought he'd be older than that, but perhaps it's me that's gotten old.  I've always liked his music, although he's never had what could be called a "hit" record.  Lovett sings every song with complete sincerity and commitment, as in this lovely ballad called "Nobody Knows Me":

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