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Monthly Archives: March 2025
Everything depends on a ceramic bunny
When I was very young, my mother gave me a ceramic bunny. It looked just like this one. In my memory, it looked exactly like this one…only for some reason I really think the one I had was a bit … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
So for Tuesday Tones the other day, I went to feature a piece of music that I know I’ve featured here before but I couldn’t remember how long it’s been, so I looked it up. I featured it less than … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones
Rossini, and the US Marine Band. That’s just a match made in Heaven. Here’s the Overture to William Tell.
A new jug
We recently made a trek to our favorite antique mall, and as has happened quite a few times when I’ve left that place, it was with a new addition to my collection of Toby jugs. Guess who the new fellow … Continue reading
It’s Tab-alicious!
Yup, it’s that time again: “Wow, I have tabs open that I don’t even remember opening or why I opened them or what point I might have made when I decided to keep them open!” So, here are some things … Continue reading
“What Happened to the Huntsman?” (fiction, a repost)
This is a story I wrote quite a few years ago. I’m dusting it off now for two reasons: first, because there’s a new live-action Snow White out in theaters, and second, because I like it! It riffs on the … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
For years I basically wanted nothing to do with Antonio Vivaldi. I have been coming around on him for a while now–maybe ten years?–so I’m happy to present this, which Roger helpfully shared with me. No, it’s not a “straight” … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones
First, watch this new video of mine, which explains why we’re featuring the work in the one below it: Now, watch this. It’s good! I’ve never seen a performance like this before.
An Irish Poem
For St. Patrick’s Day, obviously. All the words that I utter, And all the words that I write,Must spread out their wings untiring, And never rest in their flight,Till they come where your sad, sad heart is, And sing to you in the … Continue reading
From the Books: John Feinstein’s WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
Sports writer John Feinstein has died. I have only read a few of his books, but that is hardly damning as Feinstein was very prolific, and he wrote about just about every sport that’s out there. Not only was he … Continue reading