Luxurious words come to me, particularly when I write. Aegis. Austere. Foible. Gibe. The sounds are part and parcel of the words. They say to me, aurally, what they mean. Loquacious: my son. Then I worry that the word that has appeared in my mind isn’t accurate. Maybe I’m using the wrong one. Aegis: according […]
Not Just for Geeks: Magical [iPhone] Technologies
I’ve been writing this blog for a little while now, and haven’t yet given in to The Geek Side. I can keep it at bay no longer. Technology may scare or, what?, even bore some of you. If this describes you, please give this blog post a try anyway. You may never want to take […]
A Performance Enhancing Instrument
Just before I’m on stage, I am often a little anxious. I find energy in that anxiety. It carries me to the “high” that enables me perform well. When I begin, some part of my body may shake or need to fiddle, but I hide it well and no one notices. I play for the […]
Oz Recurs
Yesterday afternoon I stopped by Mildred’s house to see if my 10 year old wanted to come home and read while I got some work done. That didn’t fly. While I was there, Mildred, who must be in her sixties, was loading The Wizard of Oz into the DVD player for the pre-school kids. I […]
