I can't think of a better way of starting the week than with a Patriots loss...18-1 ain't perfect...

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You know, while it may be destroying my career and doing nothing more than raising my general level of frustration, I'm enjoying the fact that I have friends who are both capable and willing to engage in lengthy debates over complicated subject matters at a fairly sophisticated level ( Read more... )

When did this election get so damned nasty?  The point of the primaries is to, in the most civil manner possible, decide a candidate.  Everyone's supposed to be on the same side, really.  I know no primary is like that, but this one was doing a decent job of it until about two-three weeks ago, when BOTH Clinton(s) and Obama started sniping at each ( Read more... )

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fucking sweet!  Lara's theme from Dr. Zhivago.  Now THAT's how to write a cello part!  Maurice, Johannes, and Wolgang could all take a cue from Mssr. Jarre.

If only they didn't follow it up with Schubert...

so, MPR is playing Rachmaninoff--Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.  While I love to listen to it, I can't help but resent and almost despise the piece simply because of my experience playing it in our community symphony's annual piano concerto contest thingamajig.

I find that so much of my musical tastes are shaped by my experience there.  For ( Read more... )

w00t for New Hampshire!  

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I know others here will be awaiting it more eagerly than I, but it looks pretty awesome.