February 13, 2009

  • Childish Things, continued:

    Happy birthday to
    King Friday XIII
    and friend:

    Mr. Rogers and King Friday XIII

    Yesterday, by the way,
    was Georgia Day
    in Savannah
    .

    'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' and 'I Put a Spell on You'

    "I Put a Spell on You"
    -- Nina Simone,
    title of autobiograpy


    "The voodoo priestess looked across the table at her wealthy client, a man on trial for murder: 'Now, you know how dead time works. Dead time lasts for one hour-- from half an hour before midnight to half an hour after midnight. The half-hour before midnight is for doin' good. The half-hour after midnight is for doin' evil....'"

    -- Glenna Whitley, "Voodoo Justice," The New York Times, March 20, 1994

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