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A long time ago, I promised pictures (of what, now I can't remember). So here I am finally fulfilling my intention... And you are going to get quite a few pictures with very little relation to one another, I'm afraid. But, better than nothing, eh? Broomball (see earlier GF dictionary post for explanation) (and I've… Continue reading Some pictures

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds? ~John Philip Sousa The act… Continue reading When I flap my arms, I can fly…

I have it on good authority that Monterey, the town in which I live (towns out here are more like counties out in IN), has 75% of its houses belonging to second home owners who come in from New York on holidays and in the summer. And that's the pattern all over the Berkshires. I… Continue reading Second home owners and my evil twin

So my cats are pretty wimpy sometimes -- they don't really hunt so much as bat things around; they go outside if the door's left open, but they refuse to step a paw off the porch and into the wet / dirty grass (thank goodness for me... it means no trying to coax cats out… Continue reading Froglegs for breakfast, anyone?

Two former *sniff*tear* Gould Farmers have great blogs -- it's becoming a phenomenon, eh? So I put on the right sidebar a couple new links. Itizzy was a kitchen manager and left not too long ago, despite our protests. Monster Library Student was also a kitchen manager and a RSS manager and probably other things… Continue reading Some more links

I love teaching piano. I currently have three students in various stages of learning piano (and more asking for lessons... but, on a wise friend's advice I've set my limit at three for now). They are all working pretty hard and eager to learn whatever I can teach them as quickly as I can teach… Continue reading Teacher-schmeacher…

So I'm pretty unabashedly, undeniably type A. I like things in nice neat piles, I like to organize and delegate ad nauseum, I know where everything goes (even though it's not always put there, it all has a place), I stay busy and get things done quickly and well, I keep track of every last… Continue reading A+B=Blaaaaaaahhhh!!!

Today I was driving through Great Barrington, a cute New England large-ish town, waiting for someone to finish a doctor's appointment. I got myself an icecream cone that was dribbling down my fingers by the time I got to the car because of the heat. I climbed back in the car and turned on the… Continue reading Tribute to Bearded Vet: Now That’s Living!

And I chose... shut up. Thus, I will tell you all about it. I was training for a marathon (26.2 miles) and was really excited about the training schedule I had and about the duration of my motivation -- I was on schedule for almost 6 months. Then I tried to cure my aching arches… Continue reading Put up or shut up