Category Archives: Moments of Beauty
Albert Schweitzer
One of my heroes is Albert Schweitzer. I wish I had half his courage and even a fraction of his determination to live what he believed. Kurt Bestor composed a piece in honor of The Sage of Lamberene. I hope … Continue reading
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Musical Interlude
We interrupt this week’s delivery of free yammering (but worth every cent you pay for it!) for a brief musical interlude. Just a few songs to say what I’m too lazy to write today. Philip Aaberg: Upright – This is … Continue reading
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Sing, choirs of angels
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a good piece of music goes beyond the ability of words to express, whether one or a thousand. It’s the Christmas season, a time when many of us in the world … Continue reading
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Crackly-crunchy time!
For a little while there it looked like we were going to skip autumn altogether and head straight into winter. I’m glad to say that didn’t happen, and we’re getting a multi-week stretch of crisp, clear days full of bold, … Continue reading
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Can’t get enough
I know I’ve posted links to videos by The Piano Guys before. This weekend I picked up a few of their mp3s. Let me just tell you that YouTube sound quality (or more likely my PCs speaker quality) just doesn’t … Continue reading
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Web Wanderings: Paperman
Okay, this wasn’t so much a discovery as a recommendation from a friend on Facebook, but it’s a delightful story. It’s just over six minutes, and you won’t regret one of them:
What we do for love
It’s getting closed to 11:00 pm. That’s not late for many of you, I realize, but I should have been heading to bed an hour ago. But I’m still up. Why? My kids have found that the local library has … Continue reading
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The Dangerous neighborhood strikes again
Did I say there were two used book stores within a few blocks of my work? There are THREE! I found another one today while I was out walking. I thought I would just walk on by, maybe take a … Continue reading
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A Quiet moment
I spent pretty much all day Saturday with either a power tool in my hand or a phone to my ear. I had one more bookcase I had promised to build, and the company I helped start is working on … Continue reading
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Music Review: Nolwenn Leroy – Bretonne
I’ve become a picky music buyer. I don’t like buying albums unless I’m fairly sure I’ll like a majority of the songs. And no, I don’t find those little 30-second previews on Amazon helpful, especially when an album doesn’t have … Continue reading