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Incomprehensible….
I’m not sure why, but I find it comforting sometimes to think about the vastness of the universe and our own general insignificance when one thinks about that very vastness. And here’s the thing: you don’t even have to think … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Sticking with the theme for this month (which I’ve only just now decided was a theme for this month), here in National Poetry Month, I’ll continue exploring the intersection of music and poetry. Back when I was a serious music … Continue reading
Posted in On Music, On Poetry
Tagged poetry, Something For Thursday
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Tuesday Tones
In keeping with National Poetry Month, here is one of my favorite poems: “The Splendour Falls” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, who also happens to be my favorite poet. The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story;The … Continue reading
Unlimited Grocery Phone Tobacco Clothes
Posted in Photographic Documentation, Photography: Streetscapes
Tagged Photo Posts, street photography
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A few notes….
Here are some Notes from some recent goings-on in my world! Note the First: We are in the midst of a typically awful WNY spring. Longtime readers or followers on social media will know that spring is my least favorite season … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
A tie-in to National Poetry Month today: Loreena McKennitt’s wonderful, evocative setting of one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets. Here is The Lady of Shallott. Words by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
National Poetry Month, 1
April is National Poetry Month. I can’t promise I’ll share a poem every day, but I’ll give it a shot. First up is a short poem that packs quite a punch the more you mull it over: The Lover in … Continue reading
Happy birthday, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Born this date. I remain as fascinated by and indebted to his music as I was when I first heard it way back when. I have written a great deal about Rachmaninoff here and elsewhere, including a big burst for … Continue reading
Posted in On Music
Tagged "Sergei Rachmaninoff", Rachmaninoff
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Tuesday Tones
I don’t know if this composer has ever been featured on this blog at all, either in this incarnation or in the Byzantium’s Shores era. So I’ve just done a search, and it turns out that not only have I not featured … Continue reading




See, that was more of a one-time thing….
I’m not like many Americans when it comes to the “Founding Fathers”. I do not fall a dead-faint at their feet, the way many of my fellow Americans do. I find that sort of thing fairly performative, and I get … Continue reading →