I have a birthday coming up Friday. I usually don't celebrate birthdays. I have been known to go into hiding and refuse to associate with anyone. Being pointedly reminded that I have run out of yet another year's time doesn't... Continue Reading →
A brilliant young violinist heads off to the Royal Academy of Music to fulfill his dreams. A boy who needs to please everyone. And then he is taken on by the London Symphony. There's only one problem. The pressure to... Continue Reading →
You know I have to love this! From the world of dance, we have "Les Indies Galantes" which translates into "The Amorous Indies." The full opera consists of a prologue plus 4 acts. Each act is a separate story. This,... Continue Reading →
Slightly NSFW... I have been blogging since long before WordPress even existed. This is an old post, from the early 2000s when I had a web page and a domain. (The hike was from the late 90s.) I was trying... Continue Reading →
Continuing in my dearth of new blogs, I thought I'd reblog this, revised and with a few different photos - including one I just took on my visit to my families back east. It is one of my earliest posts,... Continue Reading →
Every year there is this bike ride, the World Naked Bike Ride. It happens in cities across the world. Officially it is a protest against (fill in the blank). This year we demonstrated about carbon emissions, Guantanamo Bay, LGBTQ+ issues,... Continue Reading →
I'm getting older. There is far more sand in the bottom of my hourglass than the top. I don't need a calendar to tell me this. I know it in my body.
Last weekend I spent 4 days and 3 nights on a trip with a group to Saline Valley. It was hot and dry but inside the oasis that has been created by users over the years, temps were 10 degrees... Continue Reading →
Another in a series of upcoming nudie events! It is springtime and that's causing these things to pop up all over the place. Much like poppies. For the next couple of months, they will be dominating my life. I've also... Continue Reading →
