Monthly Archives: November 2019

Phantom of the Opera’s Ending, ie the problem with the whole show

I found the 25th anniversary production of the Phantom of the Opera on Amazon last year and I watched it for the first time since I was 16.  Now that I am a lot more emotionally stable than I was as … Continue reading

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Casement Window, Frank Lloyd Wright

As soon as I saw this, I KNEW it was Frank Lloyd Wright.  There’s something unmistakable about his work.  I have been to two Frank Lloyd Wright houses.  They are very hot.  I wouldn’t want to live in one.

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Why I Can’t Quit Facebook

I can’t quit Facebook.  Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t quit it. it’s not the connection to other people.  It’s their photos.  I have photos on Facebook from the time I spent in Korea.  I uploaded them on Facebook, … Continue reading

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Meditation on Irrational Thoughts Part 8

The idea that your past remains all-important and that, because something once strongly influenced your life, it has to keep determining your feelings and behavior today. So, I pulled up this post an hour after I saw the headline for … Continue reading

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Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Camille Saint Saens

  I never get the chance to listen to chamber music. OK, I am sure that I could hear it at the Cleveland Institute of Music, but unfortunately I am lazy and always forget to go there. So here is … Continue reading

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Bas-Relief of Ten Armed Lokshvara from Cambodia

I believe that this is the first time that this wall had left Cambodia.  Cleveland, of course, has an amazing Asian collection, so it is fitting that they would lend it to us.

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90’s Songs : Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? By Paula Cole

People probably remember Paula Cole’s other hit song, “I Don’t Wanna Wait” because of Dawson’s Creek.  But you know what?  I never once saw an entire episode of Dawson’s Creek.  So I am picking this song for the 90’s trip … Continue reading

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