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I am deep back into the grading of things which must be graded. Students were reading a piece written by a colleague and new friend in our department on privacy issues around social media platforms. Some of of the student commentary is thoughtful to profound. They’re taking it to heart, which is gratifying.<\/p>\n

I started working on this after midnight last night and should wrap this up late Wednesday. Maybe Thursday, if I must. <\/p>\n

I did step outside for a break, and found some lovely flowers brightening the backyard. <\/p>\n

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It is warm and sunny and beautiful in the second week of October, and this can’t last forever. <\/p>\n

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But it should. <\/p>\n

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Let’s return to the Re-Listening project. I am listening to all of my old CDs in the car, in the order in which I acquired them. This silly little feature here, then, is where I write about it, to pad out the site. These aren’t reviews, but it does make for a good excuse to put up some good music here. And the Re-Listening project will do both this week, with a 2001 release that I picked up around 2006 or so.<\/p>\n

It’s a tribute album, and a solid one at that, honoring the great Hank Williams. I think of this almost exclusively as an in-my-car CD, which is where I listened to it, but that also makes it a bit eerie, given that its Hank Williams. But each track is inspired by greatness by the same man.<\/p>\n

It’s an interesting mix, some of these efforts pay direct homage to the original artist, and some are done in the contemporary performer’s style. Just take a look at the track list, it’s a who’s who.<\/p>\n

I Can’t Get You Off Of My Mind – Bob Dylan
\nLong Gone Lonesome Blues – Sheryl Crow
\nI’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Keb’ Mo’
\nYour Cheatin’ Heart – Beck
\nLost On The River – Mark Knopfler
\nYou’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) – Tom Petty
\nYou Win Again – Keith Richards
\nAlone And Forsaken – Emmylou Harris
\nI’m A Long Gone Daddy – Hank Williams III
\nLovesick Blues – Ryan Adams
\nCold, Cold Heart – Lucinda Williams
\nI Dreamed About Mama Last Night – Johnny Cash<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dylan, who rarely does covers, leads the thing off. Sheryl Crow yodels. Keb’ Mo’ is Keb’ Mo. <\/p>\n

Beck is returning to his roots, and it’s beautiful and haunting. Particularly if you’re driving a lonesome highway. And that’s before you remember, “Your Cheating Heart” was the first posthumous release.<\/p>\n