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Free Will Astrology—Week of January 3
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What themes and instruments do people least want to hear in a piece of music? Composer Dave Solder determined that the worst song ever made would contain bagpipes, cowboy music, tubas, advertising jingles, operatic rapping, and children crooning about holidays. Then he collaborated with other musicians to record such a song. […]
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Weekend Warrior: The End is Near
Make the last weekend of 2018 count
We know that New Year’s Eve is generally reserved for the big end-of-the-year blowouts, but why not double up and have some extra fun this weekend? Just think of it as practicing for the parties on Monday night. Brother Gabe Album Release Party Gabe Johnson’s solo debut album is here, and we’re going to celebrate […]
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Fifty Shades of Go Away and Remorse Code
Fifty Shades of Go Away I’m the female author of a funny memoir about sex addiction and relationships. Unfortunately, I now have male readers asking me on dates via email, even if they don’t live in this country! To put it politely, few are men I’d ever be interested in. Also, it feels creepy to […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of December 27
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A typical fluffy white cumulus cloud weighs 216,000 pounds. A dark cumulonimbus storm cloud is 106 million pounds, almost 490 times heavier. Why? Because it’s filled with far more water than the white cloud. So which is better, the fluffy cumulus or the stormy cumolonimbus? Neither, of course. We might sometimes […]
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Weekend Warrior: Christmas Countdown
Hip-hop, drag and onesies
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all throughout Bend, no one was sleeping – not you nor your friends… Here’s what’s ahead for the weekend. Kaden Wadsworth An eclectic mix of jazz, hip-hop, and more – Wadsworth brings a lot to the stage that is definitely worth checking out. As a young and fresh talent, […]