Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

One of the touchstone works of my life here: Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante for solo violin, viola, and small orchestra. The orchestra here consists of nothing but strings, horns, and oboes — and some of the most magical writing for solo … Continue reading →

Today is the birthday of Robert Burns, the great national poet of Scotland, whose verse flows in the very heart of that fine and noble land. In that honor, here is one of the finest Scottish singers of our day, … Continue reading →

A sad note from earlier in the week was the passing of Dolores O’Riordan, singer for the band The Cranberries. I don’t know their music very well, but you couldn’t be alive in the 1990s and not hear it at … Continue reading →

Wow. Edward Scissorhands is twenty-seven years old. That’s meaningful to me because back in February 1991, there was an oboe player in my college band that I suddenly realized was pretty cute. She let slip in conversation that she wanted … Continue reading →

I must admit that I love a good cheesy hard rock ballad, and this might be the greatest of them all. (And yes, I like the movie that it came from. It’s so gloriously entertaining in its jaw-dropping badness that … Continue reading →

A non-musical item now! I continue to be vexed by Aaron Sorkin, whose faults as a writer and storyteller are legion and yet who, when he manages to get it right, gets it really right. This clip (excuse the video … Continue reading →

The twelfth anniversary of Little Quinn’s passing came, and went, the other day. This song always makes me think of him, and other things.

If anything, the months since the last Thanksgiving have certainly reestablished in my mind how important it is to be centered before one goes forth to fight the good fight. Here’s a bit of Mr. Copland (I don’t usually like … Continue reading →

Heavens, was today busy! Lots of stuff going on between my NaNoWriMo efforts and a seasonal uptick in things at The Store that need my attention. And dogs. Mustn’t forget the dogs. For one thing, if you do, they bark. … Continue reading →

Here’s a piece to which I return many times throughout the years. I’m actually finding that the onward lurch of current events from one awful thing to the next (seriously, humanity, why are we building such an awful future?!) particularly … Continue reading →