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Augtober's Here!

I've heard of the concept of "Summerween" before,

but I just learned a new word over at blogging buddy

Jamie Ghione's blog Whatever I Think Of! --

* AUGTOBER *

And I can relate, because who

doesn't want Halloween

to come earlier?

So who's with me?

I know some of you are, anyway!

Throw The Book At Them All

And here's a lawsuit waiting to happen --

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

I just finished watching a recent BBC docudrama series (shown here on PBS) called Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty about Michelangelo and his rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. It was excellent -- highly recommended! In particular, it did a great job of exploring the political, religious and cultural turbulence of the Renaissance itself in which these artistic geniuses created their masterpieces.

I've been a Michelangelo fanatic since I was a teenager. When The Rare One and I were in Italy in 2008, it kind of turned into a Michelangelo Road Tour in many ways -- it was such a "bucket list dream come true" to finally see in person so many of his best works of art!

And now this series has reignited that old passion for Michelangelo again. Can other post(s) be far behind?

Be Sure to Groan IN TUNE

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