You are “The Starry Night” Vincent Van Gogh, June 1889. F-612. Your soul is both complicated and beautiful as Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” You are comprised of many paint strokes, but the sum of them makes you a fascinating picture. You are a deep thinker, and you tend to view the world in your…
Some albums that I need to add to my substantial collection. Some of these I used to own when I was younger but lost along the way, or exist as cassette tapes and I have no equipment with which to play them. UPDATE: Purchased Christmas Harmony 2017-01-17. Just as beautiful as when I first heard…
Ravenclaw Intelligent. Wise. Sharp. Individual. Witty. Ravenclaw is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw. Members of this house are characterised by their wit, learning, and wisdom. The emblematic animal symbol is an eagle, and blue and bronze are its colours. The…
My friend Lisa and I have birthdays mid-May, and we decided to celebrate each other with a free special dancing event. A potluck meal, followed by waltzing and contra dancing. When we started planning out the event in February, naturally the topic of “what colors to decorate with” came up. At the same time, we…
I have also been fascinated by the mysterious power of the Tarot. There are hundreds of decks in various styles, but The Aquarian Tarot has been my favorite. It was drawn by David Palladini in 1970, using art deco and art nouveau styles to give the medieval imagery a modern update. My favorite cards of…
Originally posted on Queer Urban Orchestra Jim is low brass section leader and a founding board member and past president of QUO. How did you come to join QUO? Prior to that famous meeting at Starbucks, I had been contacted by Brandyn Metzko, a Cleveland-based musician who was moving to New York and looking for…
In the old days, newspapers printed occasional recipes that might be cut out and saved, likely taped to an index card and filed away in a tiny box. Then the Internet came along, and recipes could be found online. Maybe you printed them out, or stored them in your Netscape bookmarks. Remember Netscape? And then…
So after some major data storage disasters (5 in the last two years!), I have decided to go the route of cloud-storage. I should have changed my ways when the first flash drive failed in Oct 2010. But no, I bought a new one (exact same brand) and it worked pretty well until I lost…
I always look forward to Halloween. This year is particularly exciting because I chose a costume that was going to be multi-purpose: tying into the theme of the upcoming orchestra concert, something ‘skirtish’ for contradance camp, and just plain cute. Since the theme of the concert is ballet music, I decided to be a ballerina.…
DESIGNS by jiminy 