Willimantic (the "city" of the township of Windham) has an excellent Food Co-op, of which I have been a member for many years. Early in the current crisis, they closed to the public and offered curbside pick-up. I have been visiting once a week, the only shopping I've done since March 9 ( Read more... )

Tomorrow (Monday) the weather, already weird this month, turns wilder. Predictions of very high winds, thunderstorms, torrential rains--and all of the above causing power outages. Pessimistic predictions of longer-than-usual times to restore power, what with over-stretched crews ( Read more... )

Does anyone feel reassured by this announcement? [from a page that tracks meetings https://www.northstarmeetingsgroup.com/News/Industry/coronavirus-meetings-Postponements-Cancellations-COVID-19Read more... )

The deadly sin that replaced Lust for me, as for many of my Gentle Readers, I'm sure ( Read more... )

It's been I don't know how many years since I was paid for playing the piano, and even more years since I accompanied singers who were not also my friends (or at least friends of friends). I have accomplished these tasks, and I'm still quivering a bit from all those hours of practicing, rehearsing, and playing for juries (the students were ( Read more... )

Today, I played the piano for most of 8 hours, 3 of them without a break. And my fingers are still doing fine on the computer keyboard afterward.
I'm croggled.
Sometimes, I'm exhausted after 1 hour.

Making me realize that I haven't posted here since late October. October was busy, but November was. . . busier ( Read more... )

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The two men arrested at Dulles Airport with one-way airline tickets in their hands, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. The guys who had lunch with Guiliani at the Trump hotel in Washington. Let us hope they are the equivalent of the Watergate burglars, the little stones that start the avalanche that will finally bring down this nightmare Presidency ( Read more... )

If I have hurt or disappointed anyone this year through words (such as those in Dreamwidth or LJ or Facebook) or deeds (in Real Life), I ask your forgiveness as we swiftly approach the Day of Atonement.

May it be a year to come of good health, good friends, to you and your families.