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Thoughts on Romances

Posted on 03/13/2024 by chick

Another post from 2022 that I never published– I read a bunch of romance novels earlier this year. I haven’t gotten around to writing one yet myself, but I had some thoughts about how I’d approach the work, based on … Continue reading →

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SITY: Mysterious Behavior of Ants

Posted on 03/12/2024 by chick

A post from July of 2022 that I never published– There are two things that I see ants do almost every year. One is farming. I’ve shown pictures of this in the past, but not yet this summer. Actually, I … Continue reading →

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3/11/2024

Posted on 03/11/2024 by chick

I took an online quiz that measures sensitivity. I figured I’d score pretty high on it, given how anxious I get from loud noises and too much activity going on around me, and I did. I got 6.3 on a … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Things You Learn in Your 50s

Posted on 03/11/2024 by chick

Piano Lessons: Music, Love & True Adventures by Noah Adams, A– Switching gears from that long fantasy novel, I moved on to this relatively short (248-page) memoir by Noah Adams, former host of NPR’s All Things Considered. In this book … Continue reading →

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3/10/2024

Posted on 03/10/2024 by chick

I have now successfully cleared out my blog drafts folder. There are only two drafts left. One is a list of potential subjects for posts, and it’s pretty much a permanent fixture. The other is a post about a local … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: 3/9/2024

Posted on 03/10/2024 by chick

Earlier this year, I wrote, “It would be great if I could manage to write at least a few lines about each book that I finish in 2024.” It was an easy thing to write but it’s not so easy … Continue reading →

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Musical Miscellany

Posted on 03/08/2024 by chick

Did you know that the famous Minuet in G wasn’t actually written by Bach? It was written by a guy named Christian Petzold. The mistaken attribution was discovered decades ago, so we all ought to have learned the truth by … Continue reading →

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3/2/2024

Posted on 03/02/2024 by chick

In addition to my weekly music lessons and composition assignments, I’ve been reading music theory books and websites, listening to recordings, and watching various music-related YouTube videos. I mentioned some things I’d seen online to my teacher, and he said, … Continue reading →

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2/28/2024

Posted on 02/28/2024 by chick

I started learning how to write music in canon, and it’s sort of amazing. It’s a perpetual music machine. You can cap it off, but the potential is always there to go on and on and on, forever, into musical … Continue reading →

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Finally, Air Frying!

Posted on 02/26/2024 by chick

I had been eying a toaster oven/air fryer since before Christmas. I put it on my Christmas list, hoping my parents might spring for it. Alas, they did not. So I started thinking about buying it for myself. I was … Continue reading →

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