I heard this music on the radio a few weeks ago and found it delightful. It’s Ernst von Dohnányi’s Variations on a Nursery Tune. The Nursery Tune in question is called “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman” in France, but it has a different name in English speaking countries. Dohnányi claimed that the piece was written “for the … Continue reading Variations on a Nursery Tune
Ya Gotta Breathe!!!
It’s the Philly 10K again! Its starting time was 7:30 at 8th and South, so I saw the preparations when I took my morning walk. When I went to the Acme a bit later, it had started but hadn’t reached Christian Street yet. On my way back, however, it was in full swing, so I … Continue reading Ya Gotta Breathe!!!
The Return of Edward Stutz
Dramatic music music builds slowly in a crescendo throughout these scenes with a steady, thumping drum beat. INT. DORM ROOM - DAY ED STUTZ is talking to JT. ED I told you, Jim, I didn’t think we had a definite agreement. CUT TO: INT. A DIFFERENT DORM ROOM - NIGHT Same two people. ED As … Continue reading The Return of Edward Stutz
Dilemmas, Diets, and Dick
Here are some recommendations for podcasts and videos that have lately become available. First up is a recent episode of Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane. Graham has an anecdote about his first show on the BBC being interrupted when the pope died, and then he and Maria field dilemmas from a mother who … Continue reading Dilemmas, Diets, and Dick
Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
I was looking for a different kind of salad, something not based on lettuce, and I came across this video with three different salads. I’ve made the broccoli salad, and I plan to try the roasted radish salad in the near future. As per usual, my tiny kitchen gave me problems as I tried to … Continue reading Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
The Purloined Cable
Following up on the other day’s post— The reason I wanted to connect that mic to my MacBook is that I want to be able to record the electric piano for the videos that I may or may not be making in the near future. The lavalier mic is fine for my voice, but I … Continue reading The Purloined Cable
Walking Around in Their Skin
I had something completely different planned for today, in fact it’s already written and ready to go. And then I read CJ’s blog post yesterday, “It’s called empathy”, and I watched the video that she embedded, and I decided to go with that. The Thoreau quote that the video uses reminded me of something that … Continue reading Walking Around in Their Skin
The Danger of Varying One’s Routine
Yesterday morning I decided I wanted to get an adapter for the microphone that I use on my Mac. The problem is that it uses a USB connector and my new Macs only have USB-C ports. I can get around that on my desktop Mac, as I have a USB hub, but I want to … Continue reading The Danger of Varying One’s Routine
Synsepalum dulcificum
Or commonly known as miracle berry. It has the amazing ability to make sour foods taste sweet. At least some sour foods. What it does is block the tongue’s taste buds from sensing sour flavors. So if the food has sugars, such as lemons or grapefruits, the suppression of the sour taste makes it seem … Continue reading Synsepalum dulcificum
The Disappearing Mouse
Longtime readers may recall that awhile back I was plagued by mice. Well, that might be overstating it a bit. But I had a problem with mice, the worst of which were the ones that managed to get up onto my kitchen counter. But for the past couple of years I’ve been mostly mouse free. … Continue reading The Disappearing Mouse