Monthly Archives: July 2018

Dispatches from Warwickshire

It was Faire Time this weekend! Specifically, our more-annual-than-not trip to the Sterling Renaissance Festival. A good time was had by all, but for the “Pics or it didn’t happen” lot, here are pics. It starts with turkey legs. There’s … Continue reading

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Bad Joke Friday

I feel ya, dog. I definitely feel ya.

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Something for Thursday

Sometimes you just want to hear something that’s full of infectious optimism and elegant energy. Such is the case with the overture to the operetta Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss. I heard it on the radio yesterday and it reinforced … Continue reading

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[taps microphone] Is this thing on?

Greetings, Programs! Welp, I haven’t been very good about posting here lately, have I? Three months is…bad. But I’m still around, and still hoping to add more content to this space (as well as others…but nothing I can really discuss … Continue reading

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“Happy beeps, buddy. Happy beeps.” (Thoughts on THE LAST JEDI, conclusion)

part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7 part 8 part 9 So here we are, at long last: the last installment of my longform review of The Last Jedi! Huzzah!! We have now … Continue reading

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Sigh!

So for the last while I’ve been wondering why nobody comments on anything here anymore…and then Roger emails me to say, “Hey, I’m leaving comments and they never clear moderation, so are you getting the notifications emailed to you?” Guess … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

I discovered this work the other night purely by chance, thanks to YouTube’s “suggested video” algorithm thing. I gave it a try…and then I listened to it three times in succession. What a wonderful, magical, lyrical work! It’s full of … Continue reading

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Contrasting Dee-oh-gees

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Bad Joke Friday

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Tone Poem Tuesday

I’ve been slowly developing a greater appreciation for the music of Jean Sibelius over the last few years. He always left me cold in my younger years (Finlandia excepted), but I’m understanding him more and more of late. This work, … Continue reading

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