Banking Crisis- Less Credit Card Offers in the Mail

We are all upset about this banking crisis but today I have come to the conclusion that ther are some positive results! According to Mail Monitor here has been less credit card applications sent to our mailboxes. Banks are afraid to lend money. Well, that's fine with me. I won't have to spend time shredding those credit card applications. And if I want one I can always go online and find the offer you need.
By the way, I have noticed that there has been letters from credit card companies lately.

Sunday or Mondey?

People hate Mondays. I don't. I hate Sundays. Monday is the beginning of the workweek. You can feel Friday somewhere in the distance. But Sundays...There is no hope on Sunday evening...

Will Rock Music Ever Belong to Elite Culture?

I hear a lot of talking about elite culture and mass culture. What is mass (popualr) culture? Or, to be more precise, what is popualr art? And what is elite art?
Let's take a look at jazz. First it was played on the streets by poor black guys and now it is prestigious to attend jazz concerts. Jazz music is academic. It is studied and taught in special institutions. The elite of this country listens wither to Mozart or to jazz.
Why jazz? Why not rock music, for example. Will we ever consider rock music elite?
I have a feeling that the answer is no.