Category: music
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Continuing Education
I sometimes have to stop and explain to friends that I was raised without a television, and I really didn’t have much exposure to music, either, so while I can usually grasp a pop culture reference through context and exposure to memes… I often have never seen the source material. Had one of those moments…
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Cleverly Done
So, to set the scene… myself, and three of my colleagues. All of us grown scientist types. Sitting around a big conference table duly socially distanced. Masked, gloved… ok, that last was because we were all working on a task together. Unusually, this was not a lab task. But you get the picture. One…
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Lady Sings the Blues
Not this lady. You don’t want to hear me singing, trust me. My highschool choir director clucked at me and informed me I was tone deaf – I spent years singing as a tenor, sometimes even taking baritone parts – because I was required to take choir. I can’t make music. I can listen to…
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Old Lady Music
Yesterday morning, my son and I were hanging out while he was getting ready for school. I was playing music, as I find it helps him get moving in the morning. I usually try to pick happy up-tempo stuff, and to be honest it gets me moving, too. He was sitting at the breakfast bar,…
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Happy New Year!
Whoops! I looked up and realized it was late, and I hadn’t posted. Well, I was out late last night. Working, not celebrating, I’m afraid, although a party was involved. This morning I got out of bed, and then right back in it. I don’t do well on short sleep. Once I finally got up…
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Life interferes
There are weeks that I want to write, but just cannot get to it. This looks like it is going to be one of those. I did take the time Monday evening to go do something fun, went to a concert and took my Dad with me. I can’t remember the last time I went…