Kuiper Sophie Smith was born on 1/13 weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. and standing 20 inches tall. She’s perfect and we’re all on a babymoon.

And for inquiring minds and their wanting to know…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt

…or in this case, too busy to stop and listen to beautiful music? If a famous musician plays in a crowded plaza, will people recognize the talent and take the time to enjoy it?  Maybe?  Maybe not.  The kids seem to know a good thing when they hear it.  Apparently, “life slowly chokes the poetry out of us”.  At least that’s what a poet named Billy Collins is quoted as saying in a recent article from the Washington Post.

Maybe some of you have already heard about the experiment conducted by the Washington Post in January during the morning rush hour at the L’Enfant Plaza? If not, you can read about it here. It is a fairly long article but well worth the time.

It reminded me of a time a few years ago when Katie and I were frantically doing last minute xmas shopping downtown and I stopped to listen to this guy playing the piano in either Macy’s or Nordstrom’s. Anyway, I remember that he was amazing. I remember I was having a hard time understanding why he was just hanging out playing in a crowded shopping mall. I wanted to stay and listen to him some more but Katie dragged me away because we still had so much to do.

I have a fish,

and it’s yellow and blue.

I have a fish,

how about you?

I have a fish,

it is not green.

I have a fish,

without a spleen.

I have a fish,

it’s got eyes made of plastic.

I have a fish,

containing no elastic.

I have a fish,

that can word process.

I have a fish,

that costs even less.

I have a fish,

on video tape.

I have a fish,

that is against date rape.

I have a fish.

I…have a fish.

The Goat, 1995