Maryland

Posted on Oct 25, 2007 | 1 comment
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Maryland

Saw this on the wall in a corridor in a San Francisco elementary school and had to share. I grew up in Maryland (even though I usually tell people D.C.), so it caught my eye. No diseases? The “free religion” part I get. That was big stuff in the 1630′s. But, no diseases? Oh, and what was I doing in a San Francisco elementary school? Philo...

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Choral Music for Bedtime

Posted on Aug 30, 2007 | 1 comment
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About a year and a half ago, I posted a little something about my son’s taste in orchestral music. He was about to turn three then, and now he’s four and a half. Since that time, my ability to play music for him has been limited for various boring technical and life reasons. A few weeks ago, I got a new mobile phone that functions as a music...

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Concert Attire

Posted on Feb 5, 2007 | 1 comment
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Here’s what my almost-four-year-old says to me in the car on the way down to San Jose for the Letter to Hungary performance: Dad, is that a special towel that you wear for concerts? He’s referring to what might be the only elegant piece of clothing I own, which is a sport jacket from Jhane Barnes.

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Monkeys Without Canolli

Posted on Sep 8, 2006 | 0 comments
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Dozing while my son watched Curious George early this morning, the following caused me to open one eye. I wonder what the great scientists would have done if they were monkeys — without canolli.

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Dramatic Composing and Acting

Posted on Aug 9, 2006 | 1 comment
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Just came down from doing a bit of bedtime reading to my son. Tonight’s selection was a little on the long side compared to the usual fare, so found myself looking for ways to make it more interesting for myself as well as my son. I thought it would be fun to see if I could make good decisions on the fly about which words to emphasize, where and for how...

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