First of all, I dislike this particular ballet variation even when adult soloists perform it. It’s herky-jerky and show-offy in a sharp and to me unpleasant way. There’s a tendency for the women to look as though they’re ferociously looking … Continue reading →
What can I say that I haven’t already said? I still mourn Gerard, and in a way it seems like a long time since he died and in a way it seems like a short time. I have finally finished … Continue reading →
I know; I know. It’s so convenient to have your appointments and test results in one place and accessible. It’s so nice not to have all that paper. That’s the theory, and it’s probably even true. But patient portals enable … Continue reading →
Someone was talking to me about this just the other day, as though we don’t already have enough to worry about: So this must be the health scare du jour. I actually rarely drink water from those little bottles. But … Continue reading →
Today I woke up in a funk. There are probably many reasons, and quite a few of them involve the news. I probably don’t need to list the things in the news that disturb me – the triumph of the … Continue reading →
Fauci’s been testifying that some of the social distancing recommendations for COVID were based on nothing much: The idea was everyone staying six feet away from each other would slow the virus spread. From that flowed the “need” to close … Continue reading →
We’ve all seen the smiley face. But you probably have also heard the disembodied smiley voice. Why are these ladies – and it always seems to be women, or at least female-sounding AI – so very very happy-happy? I hear … Continue reading →
Serenade is one of my favorite ballets. It was the first ballet Balanchine choreographed in the US – in 1934, ninety years ago, although it’s timeless – and one of his very greatest as well as one of the greatest … Continue reading →
Every now and then I get a commenter asking why I don’t write about a certain topic. But it’s often something I have written about. For example, today a commenter mentioned – perhaps tongue in cheek, so I’m not intending … Continue reading →
Actually, it started over a month ago when I was out west and broke a tooth. Split it longitudinally down the middle between front half and back half, with the back half disappearing and leaving the front part looking quite … Continue reading →
January first always feels like a clean slate day. And yet it’s really just a continuum. But that “clean slate” feeling is why people make resolutions. I don’t make formal ones anymore – I know better. But I’m always resolving … Continue reading →
And me? Glad you asked. Nada, zip, zilch. Oh, I might visit a nearby friend for a short while and have a sip of champagne, a tiny toast to the end of 2023, a year I’m pretty sure most people … Continue reading →