tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post4075117444652996453..comments2023-10-07T07:26:29.746-07:00Comments on Growing Tomatoes From Seed: the bachelor, wrath of balthazar: part 3David Marlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-80093577745450235702011-02-26T21:17:44.909-08:002011-02-26T21:17:44.909-08:00Approaching happy is pretty damn good. Sonatas a...Approaching happy is pretty damn good. Sonatas ain't so bad as long as they involve Beethoven.rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-8646443464827751372011-02-26T20:00:18.825-08:002011-02-26T20:00:18.825-08:00rundeep, m'lady, would you believe that i'...rundeep, m'lady, would you believe that i'm approaching (sp?)... happy? i miss that old lady. told tia that. annie hath is a god(dess). but i have a crush on will smith.<br /><br />the dicks at juilliard (sp?), i know it's old, but they made us play fugues. and sonatas. i miss that old lady.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-28968002366082986102011-02-26T19:37:03.496-08:002011-02-26T19:37:03.496-08:00BTW, don't turn Amish. It means you have to r...BTW, don't turn Amish. It means you have to run puppy mills, I think, and turn out reproduction furniture all day. Plus allow your children to run wild for a year or so.rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-56270465204284400442011-02-26T19:27:42.072-08:002011-02-26T19:27:42.072-08:00dear fairies in my compuTOR (sp?): please don'...dear fairies in my compuTOR (sp?): please don't leave. bright knows all! but, seriously, please don't leave, you dear dear people.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-16447133110822120942011-02-26T18:58:31.185-08:002011-02-26T18:58:31.185-08:00Loved the King's Speech too, nancy. However, ...Loved the King's Speech too, nancy. However, I think Eisenberg had a harder job really -- to bring layers to a complex dweeb without recognizable issues. It's easier to do a shtick involving a tic (think about that Tropic Thunder line "can't go full retard to get the Oscar."). But there's no denying Colin and Geoffrey are awesome. <br /><br />switters -- if this makes any sense at all -- I found Debussy soothed the soul, and Bach soothed the mind. Emotion or algebra, depends on my needs. (Note this also limited my musical career -- my refusal to work harder on anything I didn't feel like playing). Love Annie Hathaway -- will watch. <br /> WHYY remains an awesome station, though I miss the days they played classical music. Especially St. Paul Sunday morning.rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-75619878803199951802011-02-26T18:41:40.923-08:002011-02-26T18:41:40.923-08:00just returned from seeing "The King's Spe...just returned from seeing "The King's Speech" with my father. Although I gushed all over "The Social Network" now I'm seeing what all the fuss was about with this film: Colin Firth is brilliant, Geoffrey Rush is superb - they both deserve the top honors, no question. Much as I loved Jesse Eisenberg - his time will come, I'm sure.topazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379903935323340176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-24638214510817369442011-02-26T18:32:09.987-08:002011-02-26T18:32:09.987-08:00Saw & missed your kind note, meaning I wasn...Saw & missed your kind note, meaning I wasn't on time to respond before deletion.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />We're well into spring. Busy rotovating & sowing now, nipping, raking etc. Is there any surefire way to eradicate magpies?<br /><br />Dad rallied for election returns. Lotsa Hoo-hooing and splenetic purging.<br /><br />Keep warm.Penal-Colonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578228230659521795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-56038023334802093562011-02-26T17:53:06.579-08:002011-02-26T17:53:06.579-08:00ps., snl rerun with host anne hathaway (sp?). must...ps., snl rerun with host anne hathaway (sp?). must see. also, thanks. also, i think it will stay above freezing tonight. cool.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-9932329454664450332011-02-26T14:52:48.042-08:002011-02-26T14:52:48.042-08:00oh, good, moonpie just brought another dead mole i...oh, good, moonpie just brought another dead mole into the house. i guess 4 wasn't enough. she looks at me like she's doing us a favor, which she is, and i can't do anything but laugh and give her a big hug.<br /><br />little women and debussy (sp?). i loved playing claud. better for me than bach.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-5252858884445638192011-02-26T14:14:45.181-08:002011-02-26T14:14:45.181-08:00run, I pressed my luck and went to a teen company ...run, I pressed my luck and went to a teen company production of Little Women this afternoon. Two hours is too much time, sometimes (though the Beth scene did make me cry a little and the girl who played Aunt March nailed it.)<br /><br />The Ann Arbor station is good, streams online, but they do air a lot of depressing stories about Michigan.brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001419921807363237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-18784585730494972522011-02-26T10:59:25.181-08:002011-02-26T10:59:25.181-08:00Just listened to an Ira Glass interview on Thursda...Just listened to an Ira Glass interview on Thursday in the car, and he talked about one of his first assignments for NPR - the 70th anniversary of Oreo cookies! <br /><br />He also played about 8 minutes of a story they didn't end up running.... hilarious and sad. I love that combination.<br /><br />At our local public radio station (WFSU) we are currently running a group of announcers/newscasters who seem desperately to be trying to sound like the Old Spice Guy. On a horse.<br /><br />Not quite making it.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-31202712914789501122011-02-26T10:30:06.670-08:002011-02-26T10:30:06.670-08:00ira glass. fiascos. (sp?)
folk music. i swear i w...ira glass. fiascos. (sp?)<br /><br />folk music. i swear i wrote a parody sketch of this 4 years ago for snl. drunk, no less.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnSxtv5BnZoDavid Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-75687200908335373892011-02-26T10:11:57.346-08:002011-02-26T10:11:57.346-08:00I so love This American Life.I so love This American Life.rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-70103852681892411452011-02-26T10:10:45.996-08:002011-02-26T10:10:45.996-08:00seriously? wyso, this is why "a mighty wind&q...seriously? wyso, this is why "a mighty wind" is funny, retards, and why moonpie flees the house, and won't come in till jeopardy.<br /><br />hope.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-58686636701584713722011-02-26T10:02:18.279-08:002011-02-26T10:02:18.279-08:00i have wyso as my npr station. man is it bad, for ...i have wyso as my npr station. man is it bad, for the most part. folk shows that ask what's worse, this song, or the one i'm about to play? that one. but they carry this american life saturdays at noon. thank god (for npr).David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-68352130895085129502011-02-26T09:19:17.253-08:002011-02-26T09:19:17.253-08:00"into The Woods" was shockingly good. T..."into The Woods" was shockingly good. The stage alone would be the pride of many a college production, much less a middle school. bright, mutual prayers worked! <br /><br />Cindy, I need to call my piano tuner also. Debussy is my favorite for playing, because it's all soft, misty, and indistinctly pretty. Just like me! (Ok, not really). <br /><br />Keep smilin' sugar plum. Spring is in the air. It's March weather here. Near 70, then snow, then a melt, then rain, then cold. The indecision is hopeful.rundeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268692799782942178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-63348620935475695342011-02-26T07:02:46.690-08:002011-02-26T07:02:46.690-08:00fire's going good, finally. cold morning! car ...fire's going good, finally. cold morning! car talk then wait wait.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-31309167922637943852011-02-25T19:51:09.673-08:002011-02-25T19:51:09.673-08:00The boys were just wonderful in The Hobbit. They ...The boys were just wonderful in The Hobbit. They were in the first Sunday school class I ever taught. <br /><br />'Night all.brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001419921807363237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-9406029298670897112011-02-25T18:54:58.074-08:002011-02-25T18:54:58.074-08:00cindy, music helps me think that we're not do...cindy, music helps me think that we're not doomed. and that there are people like bright_virago and rundeep that keep me breathing.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-14678515695146244072011-02-25T18:41:50.117-08:002011-02-25T18:41:50.117-08:00Wow, listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Wow, listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCaf8SEAz9o&feature=related<br /><br />And I'm not usually a fan of Debussy, but wow.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-57198150172417580162011-02-25T18:37:44.011-08:002011-02-25T18:37:44.011-08:00I have a great fondness for him, especially his sm...I have a great fondness for him, especially his smaller operas. "Death In Venice" may be my favorite opera ever. <br /><br />(That's putting it in competition with Verdi and Rossini et al, not Wagner)<br /><br />And I also really loved Albert Herring. And Curlew River. These are small, kind of intimate pieces. <br /><br />I think of them when you write about the snow drifts and the winter. They are pieces of music that I bet had to be written (initially anyway) in great solitude. <br /><br />And maybe cold solitude at that.<br /><br />I'm trying to get my head around this piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqb7vAYk4w8&feature=related I do kind of like it so far. Kind of reminiscent of Keith Jarrett. <br /><br />I may be going along these lines because the piano tuner called today and will be here next week.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-14060342758271607202011-02-25T18:05:15.375-08:002011-02-25T18:05:15.375-08:00just "a boy was born", but only because ...just "a boy was born", but only because my teacher made me. perfect. he knew him, called him benji.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-20237538503958600512011-02-25T17:40:34.364-08:002011-02-25T17:40:34.364-08:00Do you listen to any Britten?Do you listen to any Britten?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-52453688828206188202011-02-25T17:30:11.833-08:002011-02-25T17:30:11.833-08:00just figured out "plush" is in g. yes, i...just figured out "plush" is in g. yes, i'm technically retarded. my nephew levi is a really good young man.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540249376013484103.post-53702612149534094102011-02-25T15:39:47.347-08:002011-02-25T15:39:47.347-08:00july and august were awful in the ham. here, there...july and august were awful in the ham. here, there's always a breeze. that's gotta mean something, especially if dog is happy. of course a breeze up here in march means drifts. good days and bad.David Marlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691690666085909966noreply@blogger.com