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Song of the Week: This Side
The Pax Plena song of the week comes to you from progressive blue grass trio Nickel Creek and is titled This Side. Written by violinist and background vocalist Sean Watkins the lyrics speak of transitioning from one phase of life to another and the uncomfortable uncertainties which accompany such segues. Despite its weighty subject matter,…
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Song of the Week: Stand Back Up
The Pax Plena song of the week comes from the country music group Sugarland and is titled Stand Back Up. There’s no need for deep analysis with this one, folks. The message of the song is simple and profound: sometimes life throws an unexpected punch or two and there’s nothing one can do to avoid…
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Song of the Week: Opportunity of a Lifetime
Bucking the recent trend in calling St. Valentine’s Day “Singles Awareness Day”, this single has opted to mark the occasion by posting a song for the amorously inclined. And looking through my library of music, nothing expresses romance quite like Darryl Worley’s Opportunity of a Lifetime. It’s by no means the most famous country love…
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Song of the Week: Lay It Down
Having been back for a couple of weeks now, I’ve decided to take a cue from the venerable Joe Malchow over at Dartblog and introduce a song of the week series here at Pax Plena. Rather than being consistently from one artist or genre, the Pax Plena song of the week will come from the…
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Reflections on Taos
I glanced out my window earlier just in time to see the gale strength winds blowing leaves and umbrellas alike down my tree-lined street. Most rainy Saturdays give one time for pause and reflection but on this Saturday in particular my thoughts are removed to a much drier, sunnier clime with wide-open spaces. Yesterday’s travel…
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