Music may be your favorite form of therapy.
If looking for ways to beat the recession-depression is what you are after, the first print issue of Blurt magazine (on newsstands March 24) has as its cover story 14 Ways to Forget about the Recession with the likes of Grizzly
Bear, Marissa Nadler, Bob Mould, Beirut, Jason Isbell and the
Vivian Girls as 6
of those 14 ways.
Amongst the remaining 8 ways is starting a civilian career as an “ironic indie
rocker.”
There seems to be plenty of ironic songs of many stripes inspired by the current circumstances.
Robert Tomsho illustrated that with Songwriters Take On the Recession (WSJ, February 6).
The Hype Machine offers The Recession Song by The Indelicates.
As for wines, I recently suggested Ekeos, a Verdicchio
A few month back 10 Ways to Beat the Recession (B.Nelson, Gomestic) was 'Grow your own food' at Number 4 and 'Raise Chickens' at Number 5.
An herb garden (even a miniature one in house) could be a basic way to get started and had flavor to your meals.
A little night music as Mozart would have said
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