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15 Tuesday Dec 2020
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in15 Tuesday Dec 2020
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inBest wishes for a wonderful new year, 2021 (hopefully, less insane than 2020). Continue reading
15 Sunday Mar 2020
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inIt was a casual remark, during a recent phone conversation, with a friend from Oklahoma, which suddenly appeared in my mind sometime later.
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15 Saturday Feb 2020
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inWhile the name Cunningham, Merce Cunningham (1918–1992), might sound familiar – as an American contemporary dancer and choreographer – we may wonder why.
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15 Wednesday Jan 2020
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inWith the 2020 national elections approaching, in the United States, naturally questions about the Electoral College are bound to surface. As we recall, the presidency was won by a candidate who garnered only 46% of the popular vote in 2016. However, our current president did receive a clear majority of the electoral vote count.
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15 Sunday Dec 2019
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inSanta Fe (NM)
Near sunset .. six scenes, or seven, in search of a movie.
A state library
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15 Friday Nov 2019
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inI sent an e-mail to a friend in Indiana.
“ .. had an exquisite time at the cinema this afternoon.” Continue reading
15 Friday Mar 2019
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inJockeying for a seat recently, at a town hall meeting, I wonder if the organizers were not a bit surprised at the turnout for the event; the event was well attended with over 100 participants. A fierce snowstorm had arrived the day before and that very morning the roads were icy and snow packed. But by early afternoon, on Saturday, the sun was out, the temperatures had risen above freezing, and the roads had mostly cleared. Continue reading
15 Friday Feb 2019
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inDespite the inescapable convenience of the internet, Art & Art Installations are best appreciated in person at a gallery space or in a museum. Continue reading
15 Tuesday Jan 2019
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inA cold drizzly day – apropos for the music of Madeleine Peyroux. The American singer, with a voice reminiscent of Billie Holiday, an earthy and aching sound, who deftly navigates the worlds of jazz, blues, folk, soul, and pop. Her most memorable recording is The Blue Room (2013) which is an homage to Ray Charles’ early 1960s recordings, Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music Volume 1 & 2 (1962). Continue reading
15 Saturday Dec 2018
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inIt is with a certain amount of optimism, levelled with a bit of nervousness, that we normally entered into any new endeavor. Specifically, starting a new job. As I have relocated, recently, from the Pacific Northwest, back to the southwest, my home, I look forward to the orientation process with a new job. Continue reading