31 December, 2012
…New Year’s Eve? That’s a song, you know. I say that all the time to my students, when I hear a phrase that’s part of an old song. That’s a song, you know. Sometimes, they look as if they don’t believe me …
30 December, 2012
OK, 2012 is almost over. It was quite a year, yes? Boy, did it go by fast. Lots happened, too, some of which I’ll bet you’d forgotten (as I did): The largest internet protest ever had a pretty big effect. Queen …
28 December, 2012
Here we go… Every year at this time, it lurks: the post-Christmas Welp. “Welp, it’s time to get out the music and get back to work.” I baked yesterday (one new recipe was awesome, the other went in the garbage — …
27 December, 2012
Well, rats. Our sister and sister-in-law from England are not driving in from Kenosha today, because of the aftereffects of the blizzards in Indiana and Ohio. Too short a trip to be slowed down by drifted snow. So, we’re looking …
26 December, 2012
Well I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Day! We did — we drove to Cleveland for some casino fun, then came home, had dinner, did some light chores (the living room is back to its normal state, per the …