Poem: A Ditty (with Apologies to Ogden Nash)
William Shakespeare wrote King Lear
Lacking a computer.
Toiling ‘gainst the author’s fear
Cordelia turned out cuter.
The moral of the story?
Go for truth, not glory.
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Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
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- Glenn Dickson’s “Wider Than the Sky”
Orginally posted on June 14, 2022Clarinetist Glenn Dickson, master of klezmer, has made a solo recording, “Wider Than the Sky,” that’s been on perpetual repeat at our home office. Using over-dubs and electronic digital effects, Dickson fills the aural soundscape with a rich melange of chordal textures supporting the melody. His celebrated virtuosity is subsumed here to long, elegiac musical...
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