BELIEVE IT! ORCHESTRA PLAYS BEETHOVEN NINTH SYMPHONY FROM THEIR HOMES – TOGETHER! By Norman Lebrecht The Rotterdam Philharmonic teamed up with a Dutch healthcare provider to film the finale of Beethoven’s 9th with all the musicians playing their parts by video… Read More ›
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NOT A PENNY FROM ME OR MINE – Marilyn Armstrong
I am a Liberal Democrat. I currently get about 20 emails a day asking me to contribute to a campaign or to the party coffers for some good Democratic cause or other. I support almost all of these causes, but… Read More ›
BUYING NOTHING ON AMAZON PRIME DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Not only am I broke, but I don’t need much. We are already overstuffed. However, our GPS is slowly dying. I’m pretty sure the battery isn’t recharging properly. When I went to see when I bought this GPS, I realized… Read More ›
SEARS GOES DOWN IN FLAMES – Marilyn Armstrong
Last night on the news, they announced that Sears was going out of business. Destroyed, they said, by the likes of Amazon. In the course of last night, I ordered two things I needed — a raised toilet seat because… Read More ›
NO UNDERGROUND ANYMORE
Underground. Like the flowers before the spring? Or the Resistance during the big war? Or, maybe, the trains that rumble underneath most major cities. These days, it often means “hidden” as it “off the grid.” Not discoverable in the usual ways…. Read More ›
A PLAGUE ON BOTH PARTIES
I am a Democrat. A liberal, but Democrat is close enough. I currently get about 20 emails a day asking me to contribute to someone’s campaign or just to the party coffers for some good cause or other. I support many of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 