Jul 17 2008
This is turning into a deliciously summery summer, with plenty of exercise (jogging and tennis are my favorites!), fresh vegetables and fruit, spontaneous friend gatherings, sunsets watched from the roof deck.
I am heading out once more to North Carolina, this time for a little beach romp at Blackbeard’s home. Having spent nearly every summer of [...]
Jul 03 2008
Has anyone read this article in The Atlantic?? I thought I was just becoming really scattered; turns out my brain is being reformatted, and it is totally catching!
Truthfully, since entering into a more “webby” existence, my book reading habit has slowed to a crawl…measures are being put in place to fix that. After all, I [...]
Jun 23 2008
Some tidbits regarding the National Perfoming Arts Convention, in no particular order…
Overall the convention seemed well organized. If there were train wrecks, I missed them.
Because this event was all about the AmericaSpeaks process, many caucus meetings were attended.
The week also involved numerous martinis.
Had the martinis been integrated into the caucus meetings, the process might have [...]
Apr 29 2008
There are so many guitar and saxophone duos in the world! Who even knew?! I think that most (if not all) of them were in North Carolina for the festival at UNC Wilmington, and it was a huge treat to hear them play. They have wonderful elegant names too, like Ryoanji, Sygyzy, Degre 21, [...]
Apr 09 2008
Just a quick note to say HOO-RAY for David Lang!!! SO happy he won the Pulitzer. I love his music. Love it! Now about that photo.
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Off to North Carolina to find out how Spanish guitars and saxophone reeds are affected by humidity….back in a few days!
I leave you with a photo of a friend from [...]
Mar 21 2008
Happy Spring everyone! How did that happen??
Back home and more or less de-jetlagged from 2 weeks in Spain – er, Catalunya! Bueníssimo as always…. A few days in Castellón, then to Barcelona for a visit with Los Austriacos Guapos, who are up to some most interesting and creative things. The view from their terraza looks [...]