My office this morning is inside (because it’s only 43 degrees) looking out. Our cat’s new “cat tower” nearly fills the screen. He loves the middle rung because it gives him a way to look down on the balcony and all the creatures that visit from time to time. While I figure out what to … [Read more…]
My office this morning is the same place it was yesterday morning: the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named, eating an Asiago bagel (toasted twice with plain creme cheese), a Light Roast coffee, and watching the people come and go. And stay. Especially the ones who stay. Some wear business suits or high heels, some wear sweat shirts and sweat … [Read more…]
I’m back in my happy place – the second floor of our local library, overlooking the wide field out back. Today, in addition to the rain and hail slapping against windows and roof, I am listening to Argentine conductor Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major. This is a wonderful … [Read more…]
Today is gorgeous. The temperature is 57 degrees (Fahrenheit), under blue skies, with just a slight 9-mile-per-hour breeze out of the South. So I wasted no time setting up my makeshift desk and got to work listening to English conductor Sir Simon Rattle (1955- ), The Wiener Philharmoniker, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C … [Read more…]
This morning, I find myself listening to German conductor Otto Klemperer (1885-1973), Philharmonia Orchestra, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor. I’ve experienced Maestro Klemperer four times previous to this morning, on… Day 12. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 30. Rating: “Meh!” Day 48. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 66. Rating: “Meh!” Two “Huzzah!” and two “Meh!” ratings. … [Read more…]
This morning, I am listening to German conductor Eugen Jochum (1902-1987), the London Symphony Orchestra, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor. I have encountered Maestro Jochum four times previous to this morning, on… Day 9. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 27. Rating: Not quite Meh, but not Huzzah! either Day 45. Rating: “Huzzah!” Day 63. … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is the same as it was last night: my recliner. Only this time, the movie on in the background (that I can’t hear because I’m listening to German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954), the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor) is The Exorcist. Take that, wife! … [Read more…]
My office this morning is my office this morning. Mea Culpa: I jumped the gun yesterday by listening to Leonard Bernstein rather than Daniel Barenboim. However, instead of posting Bernstein as if I’d written it today, I kept my mistake intact and so today I’m listening to Argentina-born conductor Daniel Barenboim (1942- ), Staatskapelle Berlin, … [Read more…]
You guessed it. I’m back in my happy place this morning. Yay! I’m drinking high-alkaline water (Evamor rocks!), nibbling on dried paypaya slices (discreetly, since the library frowns on “outside food”), watching four wild turkeys cross the field, and listening to Simon Rattle (1955- ), a renowned conductor from England, the Wiener Philharmoniker, and Beethoven’s … [Read more…]
This morning, I am listening to renowned German conductor Otto Klemperer, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B flat Major. Klemperer (father of actor Werner Klemperer, of Hogan’s Heroes fame) was born in the 1880s and lived to be 88 years of age, passing away in 1973. That’s a good, long run. … [Read more…]