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Bad Joke Friday

In honor of the upcoming Olympics: I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.

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Something for Thursday

I heard a performance of this on the radio the other day, and since this is one of those “Hear it once and hum it for days and days” pieces, I just have to share it. It’s one of the … Continue reading

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In (partial) defense of SCORPION

So we’ve been watching a show called Scorpion lately. It just wrapped up its second season; we’re four or five episodes into the second year. Scorpion is a techno-thriller show about a team of supergenius misfits who are all brilliant … Continue reading

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Bad Joke Friday

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Something for Thursday

When you’re a trumpet player, sooner or later you come up against the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Haydn. It’s one of relatively few notable solo works for the instrument between the Baroque period and the modern years; it’s … Continue reading

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The Terrible Dee-oh-gee

Cane is a terrible dog. I know he doesn’t look like a terrible dog, but he is. Today when I got home from work, he was outside with The Wife as she was hanging laundry on the line. I came … Continue reading

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Two Hundred Forty

Happy birthday, America!

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Sparing no expense for the Prez

I look at this photo and I think one thing: “Two buckets and a board? Really? The PRESIDENT is coming to see what we’re doing and we can’t splurge on a friggin’ STEPLADDER?!”

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Wow.

That is all. The Auroras of Jupiter, captured by Hubble.

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Symphony Saturday

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in C minor is very, very new to me: I first heard it a week ago, after I posted about the Symphony No. 1! I don’t really have a great deal to say about this symphony, … Continue reading

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