I am in here.
Beethoven was so deaf when he wrote his 9th symphony that, at the end of the first performance, one of the sopranos had to leave her spot on stage and go to where Beethoven stood and physically turn the man around to face the audience, so he could see their standing ovation and wild applause. … Continue reading a lesson in here somewhere
So we’re in the hotel now. Ordered up a bunch of room service, and are messing with the complimentary high-speed internet. Buck: he had an operation this morning to remove one of his para-thyroid glands. This one was acting up, and thereby causing way too much calcium to be in his bloodstream, and not quite … Continue reading Back to my regularly scheduled life
Our Brother’s Blood: I sit facing my computer, and words fail me. I have just witnessed one of the most tragic and traumatic events of my life. A Jewish young man died in my arms tonight. His sin? Being Jewish in Jerusalem.
Called Peter last night. I guess he wasn’t in the process of being too homesick, because I was interrupting a video game tournament. Therefore, our call couldn’t be too long 😛 I miss him. I knew I would, but knowing that, and experiencing that, are different. I guess I am officially old now; the focus … Continue reading Calling the kid
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