Spelling…

The White House apparently isn’t any  better at spelling  than His Oneness is at pronunciation,  as given in this transcript..

Office party rules…

The Wall Street Journal offers a tongue-in-cheek  set of rules  for office holiday parties.   The frightening things is  that I have seen people do much worse than anything listed here.

Jazz man gone…

If you never listened to Dave Brubeck,  you  missed a treat.   “Take Five” is still a syncopated masterpiece,  still instantly recognizable in its first few notes.   Brubeck introduced many people from a broad spectrum to the wonders of jazz in all its glorious forms,  and he will be sorely missed.