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On Rejection

Posted on 09/07/2007 by chick

Giuseppe Verdi wrote amazing music. Even if you don’t like opera, Aida will knock your socks off. Something interesting about Verdi: he was turned down by the Conservatory in Milan. They said that he was privo di talento musicale (lacking … Continue reading →

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Neglect

Posted on 08/25/2007 by chick

Poor, neglected blog, with your writer sick in bed from a nasty cold and your Faithful Reader off on a wild Canadian whiskey binge. Things will get better soon. I promise.

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Cold Cold

Posted on 08/22/2007 by chick

It’s not fair to have a cold during summer. Neither is it fair for summer to be cold. What happened to the warm weather?

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Five Titles, No Post

Posted on 08/21/2007 by chick

Not Again! Missing You. Rock Bottom. Old Friends. I’m Spartacus!

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Missing Day

Posted on 08/19/2007 by chick

If you’ve been reading for a while, then you know that I posted every day for a long, long time, then botched up yesterday. Sure, I could cheat time and set a post with yesterday’s date, but that seems dishonest. … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Decision

Posted on 08/17/2007 by chick

I need a piano. I’ve been playing on an electric keyboard for about 10 years. It has full-size, weighted, touch-sensitive keys, so it plays very much like a piano, but though it can makes pianolike sounds issue from speakers, it … Continue reading →

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Nay, Nay, Not the Nene!

Posted on 08/16/2007 by chick

Whew! Hawaii was not hit by the recent hurricane in the Pacific. I’m glad, not only because the people and nenes are unhurt, but also because no one should have to admit to getting their ass whupped by a storm … Continue reading →

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Too Many Midnights

Posted on 08/15/2007 by chick

I miss midnight. I mean the old midnight, the midnight when you got to feel naughty for staying up so late, or the midnight when it was creepy to be awake all alone, or the midnight that meant it was … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Help Myself

Posted on 08/13/2007 by chick

I have a gift certificate to a music theater. I haven’t used it partly because they haven’t offered any shows that I’m willing to drive that far for, and partly because I’d have to redeem it in person during their … Continue reading →

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Sunday Again So Soon?

Posted on 08/12/2007 by chick

I can’t believe it’s already Sunday. The week flew by too fast and there were so many things that I wanted to do today, but then I foolishly answered the phone when it rang this morning. It was my future … Continue reading →

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