Speaking of music, here’s my melodious mix for May:

  1. “Know Your Rights” by the Clash
  2. “Diamond Smiles” by the Boomtown Rats
  3. “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse
  4. “Mary Lou” by Ronnie Hawkins
  5. “God’s Comic” by Elvis Costello
  6. “Yesterday Once More” by Redd Kross
  7. “Going to a Town” by Rufus Wainwright
  8. “Modern Love” by the Last Town Chorus
  9. “Billie Jean” by Chris Cornell
  10. “TV to Take it Away” by Emily Maguire
  11. “Harder Than the Fall” by Ruthie Foster
  12. “My Before and After” by Cotton Mather

This self-imposed twelve-song limit is getting a little tougher each month. I think I could easily put together another mix, just as long, just of runners-up. But anyway, that’s a close approximation of what May has been like for me musically. As always, if anyone would like to trade a mix for this one (or one of my now four earlier mixes), please let me know.