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Well May the World Go…
Well may the world go, The world go, the world go, Well may the world go, When I’m far away. And, now, Pete Seeger is far away. Or maybe not. So much has been written and said of this great singer and activist – I can hardly add much to the beautiful tributes of others.…
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My dad was a DeadHead…
Well, kind of. I’m sure lots of kids about my age, and younger, were born to the crowds of people who followed the Grateful Dead around the country, creating a moving community of people unified by an organic style of music, and music-making. My dad never traipsed around the country, and, to my knowledge, never…
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Wedding Bells
I’ve been thinking a lot about weddings lately. Last Sunday, Tikvat Israel hosted the annual spring Cantor’s concert, this year titled “Under the Chuppah” The concert was amazing, with members of the community providing explanations of the various elements and traditions in a Jewish wedding. Over several weeks before the concert, the event was previewed…
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Life lived through podcasts…
I commute 45 minutes each way, to and from work. I have always been the half of the partnership, both in my first, and in my present marriage, that has the longer commute. This arrangement tends to work reasonably well, as I do enjoy driving. I know exactly the point along I-95 when I will…
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Rehearsal night
Tonight was my choir rehearsal night. It’s one of my two regular weekly activities that serve to restore my soul. The other is my voice lesson, so they’re both about singing. (That’s tomorrow). But today’s rehearsal was a little complicated. Dad left early this morning (really early!) to spend the day with our niece in…
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Post-it note art
I have been sharing S’s Pocket Etch-A-Sketch art on Facebook. Here’s an example: But the Etch-A-Sketch broke. So, he’s now turned to post-it notes: It started with his desire to track his scores on a game on my iPhone called UltimSnake. But then he just started making little drawings, every night at bedtime, and sticking…
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Harry Belafonte
I haven’t posted in awhile, but have had all kinds of thoughts brewing in my head…looking back at my last post, Mishpacha & Me, I am thinking more and more of the connections that I have to Harry Belafonte, a wonderful singer, whose music was a soundtrack to a lot of my happiest childhood moments.…
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Meredith Monk
I regularly listen to the APM program On Being hosted by Krista Tippett, and I often listen to both the produced/edited podcast, as well as the uncut interview. This program was fascinating, but I actually enjoyed the unedited interview more than the produced show – I have to admit that I had the same reaction…
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I’m an artist!
No – the title wouldn’t be my words…they’re S’s. And they’re true. He has been “drawn” to drawing (sorry, couldn’t resist) since we first met him in Addis Ababa…we had brought drawing pads and crayons with us, thinking they might amuse our new boys on the flight back, and S sat down immediately, and drew…
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Wordless Wednesday – Lots of Raindrops