O For The Wings of a Dove

 

BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship today (listen to it here if you can) was themed around the music of  Felix Mendelssohn, who was a devout Christian. He died before he was 40, yet left behind some much loved music, and himself was a prime mover in bringing Bach into popular view. Wikipedia has a good article.

I am grateful for the programme - and next time some Mendelssohn comes up on my iPod (yes I have plenty of classical music there) I will interpret the music in a different light.

2009 is the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth.

George Jetson and my iPod

Well, thin edge of the wedge? Let's see, but today I purchased my very first TV show to have and keep and watch on my iPod. What would be so special to nudge me? A Jetsons cartoon! Call me silly, but I loved this show as a child, and now that I am a big boy with big boy's toys, I am going to have some Jetsons to watch whilst I am in Mali next week!

Cute iPod

Apple just released the colour (or is it color?) versions of its new style iPod Shuffle.

Microsoft to wage war against the iPod

Microsoft has given more details about its MP3 player "Zune." The
company hopes to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular
iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.