Caetano Veloso

Meet the newest member of our little home: Caetano! He is the most amazing of little cats, and speaks Portuguese! Taking his name from on of Brazil's most famous singers, Caetano Veloso, our little guy has quite the singing voice!

And here's a trailer from the moive that inspired his name:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS8uhFa0MYg

This documentary is about Tropicalismo, a revolutionary musical movement in the late sixties that has had a lasting impact on Brazilian culture, even up to this day. I saw it on Monday in theaters and was much intrigued by the music and the passion. I was also excited because it was my first Brazilian national film to see in theaters, and I was able to follow fairly well with my limited knowledge of the beautiful Portuguese language.

Seasons

Happy October! So it's that time of year again... fall. The leaves are changing, the air is getting crisper... and yet here we are, tanning by the pool in the warm summer sun. It's strange not experiencing the fall weather. This will be the first time in my life that this beautiful season won't touch me. It's caused me to pause and think about the rhythms of life, the seasons, the cycles, how we are all affected by the passages of time, even if subconsciously.

Full Moon

And so from this end of the world . . . Happy Summer!