30 April, 2008
On 30 April, 1975, the last troops and refugees were evacuated from Saigon, and the hideous failure known as the Vietnam War officially ended. I was a sophomore in high school. I remember this picture being circulated all over the …
29 April, 2008
…for the “King of the High Cs.” Last night I was recording some Romantic era stuff for my music history class, and ran across “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s opera, Turandot. Pavarotti. Like Elvis, Madonna and Prince, he’s known worldwide by …
28 April, 2008
How about a couple of funny pictures? We were living in Waukegan, Illinois when I started school in 1964. This is my first grade picture. Notice how my mother did my hair to look like hers. She definitely won in …
27 April, 2008
As many of you know, I think a lot about grammar. Not in a militant way (well, ok maybe a little); rather, I’m just a little picky when it comes to mistakes that are easy to make when speaking and …
26 April, 2008
They are going to kill me. Swear. Boston University and Barnes & Noble (partners in extortion), I must admit, have happened on an idea that is positively, consummately, hilariously brilliant. Ladies and gentlemen…the “Coursepack.” What is a Coursepack, you ask? …