My listening post this morning is the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named where I am listening to a table of five guys conduct a Bible study, while I sip my Light Roast coffee, and eat a twice-toasted bagel with cream cheese. Even though it’s 7:38am, it’s still pitch black outside. I prefer being here at 6am. But I had … [Read more…]
My listening post this evening is with another kombucha to my right, John Suchet’s book Beethoven: The Man Revealed to my left, and in the background is Season 1, Episode 3 (“Sally and the Lab Technician”) of the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show – for my money, the best-written, best acted TV series of all … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is the second floor of our local library. Also known as my happy place. And it’s here, right now, that I’m listening to a recording from 1961 – German conductor Franz Konwitschny (1901-1962), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major. I’ve encountered Maestro Konwitschny seven times previously, … [Read more…]
My office this morning, once again, overlooks the small lake behind our residence. It’s a bit chilly this morning (65 degrees Fahrenheit) under partly cloudy skies. So, unlike on previous mornings, I had to wear what I call a “shammy,” which is in this case an oversized, button-down flannel shirt I purchased from Cabela’s. Don’t … [Read more…]