It's been a while... As with my last post, I am again in an airport (this time in Tampa ( Read more... )

I left my hotel in Genoa today at 6pm, and successfully made it to the Milan airport by 10:30pm. I had intended to do some sightseeing in Milan before coming to the airport, but I was sufficiently confused about the transportation situation that I didn't want to risk missing the last bus to the airport ( Read more... )

Got back from Hawaii last week. My pictures are on flickrNow I'm off to Europe (Switzerland, France?, Italy ( Read more... )

Here's my latest composition: The Leningrad Strut.

Also, for those in MN, I'm coming into town Wednesday night, and leaving the following Tuesday. I'll be attending various events related to my cousin's wedding, but other than that, I'm up for some hanging out.

The topic of the original Matrix movie came up tonight, in reference to how good the first one was, and how bad the sequels were ( Read more... )

I'm sitting at home waiting for FedEx to deliver my new camera (I have to sign for it). They came by much earlier yesterday, so I thought they'd have been here by now ( Read more... )

I was thinking and reading about religion today (as I often do). Among other things, I watched this recent debate between Christopher Hitchens and Al Sharpton. It was surprising how much ground Sharpton was willing to essentially concede (he wouldn't defend any specific religious dogma, such as the bible - he only argued for a personal belief in ( Read more... )

Here is my latest musical endeavor: Meditation and Tango for viola and piano.

I sprang for some fancier music notation software (Finale Allegro), and I am fairly pleased with it. The playback is pretty good compared to midi stuff I've heard, but obviously lacking compared to a real performance.

I was just wondering: what fraction of the U.S. population is made up of murderers. one in a million? one in a thousand ( Read more... )

In 1626, the Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan from its native residents for $24 worth of glass beads, or so the story goes ( Read more... )