Sunday, December 27, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Jan 12, 2010 - 2:15
My bone density scan was in Nov.
Results show thin bones but not quite osteoporosis - just osteopenia.
Need to continue weight bearing exercise regularly to improve bone mass.
1200-1500 mg of calcium and 800-1000 units of Vitamin D every day should help.
Results show thin bones but not quite osteoporosis - just osteopenia.
Need to continue weight bearing exercise regularly to improve bone mass.
1200-1500 mg of calcium and 800-1000 units of Vitamin D every day should help.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Ave Marias
I don't know if it is customary to bring together in choral music these pieces in one concert. But, what an idea. This is my first time hearing these together. What a treat. What an idea.
Bruckner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbHKnUhdv8g
Perhaps angels sound like the singers in this. At times the angels here are so soft. Other times they are so loud. 3:04 on Utube. Maybe it is my Utube listening that goes from so soft to so loud. But, what of that.
Lauridsen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVj9iXQ3eQI&feature=related
As with all these pieces, this is beautiful with the bass taking the cake at many parts. Well, actually the sopranos also take the cake. Everything in between takes it also. This is so beautifully written and what a crescendo. 7:56 on Utube.
Beibel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVBsNUXg_YM
This one is clean and unique. You can sing along. 7:39 on Utube.
Wish it was longer. Has a beautiful solo part. Don't want it to end but the ending is good too.
Rachmaninoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2H7R3Fmd6Q
Perhaps I listen to this too intently. It gives me a headache instead of a feeling of peace. Maybe I am trying too hard to understand the words. But, actually, of course it is a wonderful piece. 2:40 on Utube when sung by some. 4:57 when sung by the Russians in one Utube version. There is lots of la la la in this. The basses are written to be wonderful in this.
Compare and contrast -
The first one is from Russia and transcends if you know what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2H7R3Fmd6Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8DGwKjeyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8-qQPc1j7A
BOGORODITSE DEVO, raduisya, Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu.
Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh, i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego,
yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh.
REJOICE O VIRGIN Theotokos, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou has borne the Saviour of our souls.
Stravinsky:
The Latin is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7kjqO8b1ik
Igor, my Igor. What will you do with this? I understand you did an Old Church Slavonic version and a Latin version. Sacha will have to tell us which she will sing.
Here is some copying from the Internet. I'll investigate more once I learn which Sacha is singing.
Stravinsky's Slavonic Ave Maria is one I consider to be the most beautiful. It's Stravinsky's forth composition of a sacred text. There are several reasons for the Slavonic text setting, but the most simple is that Stravinsky said his prayers in Slavonic as a child. If you've never heard this piece, I recommend you do so. Its simple Phrygian setting (a mode of music or a diatonic scale) is hauntingly peaceful. The first half of the work is set to text, while the second half is a hummed repeat of the first without any pauses (that's the part that makes my heart melt). I sang this piece nearly five years ago, and have since then, grown to love it more and more.
What is Stravinsky going to do with this? Humph! 1:47 minutes on Utube.
The Ave Maria of 1934 for a cappella mixed choir was Stravinsky's fourth setting of a sacred text. He chose to set the text in Slavonic instead of Latin of Russian for several reasons. First, he was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, which proscribed Latin. Second, when he said his nightly prayers as a small child in St. Petersburg, he said them in Slavonic. As he later admitted in his Expositions and Developments, "I do not know how to say it in Russian." He set the Slavonic text for a cappella mixed choir because the Russian Orthodox Church forbade the use of any instruments in the church. As a result of this, and because as he said "I can endure unaccompanied singing in only the most harmonically primitive music," Stravinsky's setting of the Ave Maria is in an extremely simple Phrygian setting. His earlier settings of the Pater Noster (1926) was as simple, but his setting of the Credo (1932) was even more severe, being composed almost as plainchant with fauxbourdon. Because the chorus was accompanied, however, Stravinsky's setting of three psalms in his Symphony of Psalms of 1930 reverts to a more contrapuntal treatment of the voices.
In March 1949, Stravinsky adapted the Ave Maria for a Latin setting which resulted in several changes. First, the work was substantially lengthened from 20 to 35 bars. Second a number of small adjustments were make to the music to fit the different text. Third, Stravinsky added a final "Amen." ~ All Music Guide
Bruckner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbHKnUhdv8g
Perhaps angels sound like the singers in this. At times the angels here are so soft. Other times they are so loud. 3:04 on Utube. Maybe it is my Utube listening that goes from so soft to so loud. But, what of that.
Lauridsen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVj9iXQ3eQI&feature=related
As with all these pieces, this is beautiful with the bass taking the cake at many parts. Well, actually the sopranos also take the cake. Everything in between takes it also. This is so beautifully written and what a crescendo. 7:56 on Utube.
Beibel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVBsNUXg_YM
This one is clean and unique. You can sing along. 7:39 on Utube.
Wish it was longer. Has a beautiful solo part. Don't want it to end but the ending is good too.
Rachmaninoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2H7R3Fmd6Q
Perhaps I listen to this too intently. It gives me a headache instead of a feeling of peace. Maybe I am trying too hard to understand the words. But, actually, of course it is a wonderful piece. 2:40 on Utube when sung by some. 4:57 when sung by the Russians in one Utube version. There is lots of la la la in this. The basses are written to be wonderful in this.
Compare and contrast -
The first one is from Russia and transcends if you know what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2H7R3Fmd6Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8DGwKjeyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8-qQPc1j7A
BOGORODITSE DEVO, raduisya, Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu.
Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh, i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego,
yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh.
REJOICE O VIRGIN Theotokos, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou has borne the Saviour of our souls.
Stravinsky:
The Latin is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7kjqO8b1ik
Igor, my Igor. What will you do with this? I understand you did an Old Church Slavonic version and a Latin version. Sacha will have to tell us which she will sing.
Here is some copying from the Internet. I'll investigate more once I learn which Sacha is singing.
Stravinsky's Slavonic Ave Maria is one I consider to be the most beautiful. It's Stravinsky's forth composition of a sacred text. There are several reasons for the Slavonic text setting, but the most simple is that Stravinsky said his prayers in Slavonic as a child. If you've never heard this piece, I recommend you do so. Its simple Phrygian setting (a mode of music or a diatonic scale) is hauntingly peaceful. The first half of the work is set to text, while the second half is a hummed repeat of the first without any pauses (that's the part that makes my heart melt). I sang this piece nearly five years ago, and have since then, grown to love it more and more.
What is Stravinsky going to do with this? Humph! 1:47 minutes on Utube.
The Ave Maria of 1934 for a cappella mixed choir was Stravinsky's fourth setting of a sacred text. He chose to set the text in Slavonic instead of Latin of Russian for several reasons. First, he was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, which proscribed Latin. Second, when he said his nightly prayers as a small child in St. Petersburg, he said them in Slavonic. As he later admitted in his Expositions and Developments, "I do not know how to say it in Russian." He set the Slavonic text for a cappella mixed choir because the Russian Orthodox Church forbade the use of any instruments in the church. As a result of this, and because as he said "I can endure unaccompanied singing in only the most harmonically primitive music," Stravinsky's setting of the Ave Maria is in an extremely simple Phrygian setting. His earlier settings of the Pater Noster (1926) was as simple, but his setting of the Credo (1932) was even more severe, being composed almost as plainchant with fauxbourdon. Because the chorus was accompanied, however, Stravinsky's setting of three psalms in his Symphony of Psalms of 1930 reverts to a more contrapuntal treatment of the voices.
In March 1949, Stravinsky adapted the Ave Maria for a Latin setting which resulted in several changes. First, the work was substantially lengthened from 20 to 35 bars. Second a number of small adjustments were make to the music to fit the different text. Third, Stravinsky added a final "Amen." ~ All Music Guide
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
quit claim deed
A quitclaim deed is a term used to describe a document by which a person (the "grantor") disclaims any interest in a piece of real estate and passes that claim to another person.
By contrast, the deeds normally used for real estate sales (called grant deeds or warranty deeds, depending on the jurisdiction) contain guarantees from the grantor to the grantee that the title is clear. The exact nature of the warranties varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Quitclaim deeds are sometimes used for transfers between family members, gifts, placing personal property into a business entity, or to eliminate clouds on title, or in other special or unusual circumstances.
The most common use for a quit claim deed is, in a divorce situation, where one party is granting the other full rights to, and eliminating any interest in, a property in which both parties held an interest. If a husband and wife own a home and divorce, and the wife acquires the home in the decree, the husband would enact a quit claim deed to eliminate interest in the property.
The husband's name would remain on the loan and he would be financially responsible or liable if the wife were to default on the property. However, he would have no interest in the property—if the wife sold the property, the husband would have no claim to money gained from the sale.
Another example of a circumstance where a quitclaim may be used is where one spouse is disclaiming any interest in property that the other spouse owns.
Quitclaim deeds are also typically provided in cases of tax deed sales where property is auctioned off to pay outstanding tax debt. The auctioning body is usually a local government, which claims no interest in the property whatsoever, but is selling it only to recover the back taxes.
By contrast, the deeds normally used for real estate sales (called grant deeds or warranty deeds, depending on the jurisdiction) contain guarantees from the grantor to the grantee that the title is clear. The exact nature of the warranties varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Quitclaim deeds are sometimes used for transfers between family members, gifts, placing personal property into a business entity, or to eliminate clouds on title, or in other special or unusual circumstances.
The most common use for a quit claim deed is, in a divorce situation, where one party is granting the other full rights to, and eliminating any interest in, a property in which both parties held an interest. If a husband and wife own a home and divorce, and the wife acquires the home in the decree, the husband would enact a quit claim deed to eliminate interest in the property.
The husband's name would remain on the loan and he would be financially responsible or liable if the wife were to default on the property. However, he would have no interest in the property—if the wife sold the property, the husband would have no claim to money gained from the sale.
Another example of a circumstance where a quitclaim may be used is where one spouse is disclaiming any interest in property that the other spouse owns.
Quitclaim deeds are also typically provided in cases of tax deed sales where property is auctioned off to pay outstanding tax debt. The auctioning body is usually a local government, which claims no interest in the property whatsoever, but is selling it only to recover the back taxes.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Dusty goldenrod
Do you have a dusty goldenrod meadow update?
If you have an update on this, please let me know. http://www.mayfieldschools.org/News_item.aspx?menu_id=68&parent_id=68&ni_id=740
FOEC and the Mayfield Board of Education are partnering to protect wetland property and educate students with their agreement to place a conservation easement on 12.5 acres of a 37-acre parcel which the board owns in Highland Heights.
* The easement is in exchange for $273,600 from the FOEC Natural Resource Assistant Council (NACR) which awarded FOEC a $297,000 grant for the conservation project. The agreement allows the Mayfield School District to continue to own the property, located between Bishop Road and Highland Heights Municipal Park.
* "We consider this a win-win situation,” said Sue Groszek, president of the Mayfield Board of Education. “The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District will hold and monitor the easement. The 12.5 acre property will remain intact for educational purposes.”
* The diversity of the easement property includes 408 plant species, including meadows, wetlands and deciduous forest, according to a report by the Ohio Journal of Science.
* “The educational value of this land is high, and if it were protected from development could become the site of long-term studies for classes in the nearby high schools and colleges,” states an excerpt from the report by the Ohio Journal of Science.
* The meadow also has been identified by botanists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Cleveland State University as a “unique prairie remnant with rare and endangered Ohio plants.”
* The meadows of the easement property most notably contain the Dusty Goldenrod plant which is not known to be growing anywhere else in Ohio. The property also contains other plants that are not known to be growing anywhere else in Cuyahoga County.
* Virginia Aveni, a past president of the FOEC, said the agreement is the “first project to protect important ecological resources in the Euclid Creek Watershed and the citizens’ group hopes to help preserve valuable green space resources in other watershed communities.”
* Ms. Aveni said FOEC have begun a capital campaign to raise $70,000 needed for repayment to the Conservation Fund for its interim support.
How the dusty goldenrod meadow looked in the fall of 2008. Notice the yellow butterfly in the close-up.
If you have an update on this, please let me know. http://www.mayfieldschools.org/News_item.aspx?menu_id=68&parent_id=68&ni_id=740
FOEC and the Mayfield Board of Education are partnering to protect wetland property and educate students with their agreement to place a conservation easement on 12.5 acres of a 37-acre parcel which the board owns in Highland Heights.
* The easement is in exchange for $273,600 from the FOEC Natural Resource Assistant Council (NACR) which awarded FOEC a $297,000 grant for the conservation project. The agreement allows the Mayfield School District to continue to own the property, located between Bishop Road and Highland Heights Municipal Park.
* "We consider this a win-win situation,” said Sue Groszek, president of the Mayfield Board of Education. “The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District will hold and monitor the easement. The 12.5 acre property will remain intact for educational purposes.”
* The diversity of the easement property includes 408 plant species, including meadows, wetlands and deciduous forest, according to a report by the Ohio Journal of Science.
* “The educational value of this land is high, and if it were protected from development could become the site of long-term studies for classes in the nearby high schools and colleges,” states an excerpt from the report by the Ohio Journal of Science.
* The meadow also has been identified by botanists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Cleveland State University as a “unique prairie remnant with rare and endangered Ohio plants.”
* The meadows of the easement property most notably contain the Dusty Goldenrod plant which is not known to be growing anywhere else in Ohio. The property also contains other plants that are not known to be growing anywhere else in Cuyahoga County.
* Virginia Aveni, a past president of the FOEC, said the agreement is the “first project to protect important ecological resources in the Euclid Creek Watershed and the citizens’ group hopes to help preserve valuable green space resources in other watershed communities.”
* Ms. Aveni said FOEC have begun a capital campaign to raise $70,000 needed for repayment to the Conservation Fund for its interim support.
How the dusty goldenrod meadow looked in the fall of 2008. Notice the yellow butterfly in the close-up.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Style Guide
style guide http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/browse.html and http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html
I. How to use this style guide
II. General guidelines
How to manage documents (review, numbering, etc.)
Capitalization
Figures
Grammar
Lists
Numbers
Punctuation
Tables
Terminology
III. Use of images
File formats
Graphic titles
IV. References
Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications
Chicago Manual of Style
Web Style Guide
Capitalization and Grammar
Use standard capitalization and grammar as explained in the references section of this document.
Figures
Use titles consistently thoughout the documents with numbering not required.
Lists
For bulleted lists, introduce the list with a complete sentence ending in a period, and make each item in the list either a complete sentence or a sentence fragment.
For numbered lists, introduce the list with a complete sentence ending in a period, and make each item in the list a complete sentence.
Numbers
Spell out numbers from zero through nine unless the number is part of a measurement.
Punctuation
Use standard punctuation as explained in the reference section of this document.
Tables
Use table titles consistently throughout your document with table numbers not required.
Terminology
Do not use jargon or acronyms that a reader may not understand. Explain acronyms as needed.
I. How to use this style guide
II. General guidelines
How to manage documents (review, numbering, etc.)
Capitalization
Figures
Grammar
Lists
Numbers
Punctuation
Tables
Terminology
III. Use of images
File formats
Graphic titles
IV. References
Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications
Chicago Manual of Style
Web Style Guide
Capitalization and Grammar
Use standard capitalization and grammar as explained in the references section of this document.
Figures
Use titles consistently thoughout the documents with numbering not required.
Lists
For bulleted lists, introduce the list with a complete sentence ending in a period, and make each item in the list either a complete sentence or a sentence fragment.
For numbered lists, introduce the list with a complete sentence ending in a period, and make each item in the list a complete sentence.
Numbers
Spell out numbers from zero through nine unless the number is part of a measurement.
Punctuation
Use standard punctuation as explained in the reference section of this document.
Tables
Use table titles consistently throughout your document with table numbers not required.
Terminology
Do not use jargon or acronyms that a reader may not understand. Explain acronyms as needed.
Staples, Hopkins
Staples today.
Friday, June
Monday, June 19 922PM arrive C2381
Monday, June 22 C2378 5:50 leave
Friday, June
Monday, June 19 922PM arrive C2381
Monday, June 22 C2378 5:50 leave
Morten
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25, 8pm
at Avery Fisher Hall
two Morten Lauridsen pieces
Lux Aeterna
O Magnum Mysterium
Mozart’s Flute Concerto
Joseph Haydn.
Lincoln Center
Sunday, May 31
3pm
Alice Tully Hall
Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
Tarik O'Regan's Dorchester Canticles
John Tavener's Song for Athene
Monday, May 25, 8pm
at Avery Fisher Hall
two Morten Lauridsen pieces
Lux Aeterna
O Magnum Mysterium
Mozart’s Flute Concerto
Joseph Haydn.
Lincoln Center
Sunday, May 31
3pm
Alice Tully Hall
Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
Tarik O'Regan's Dorchester Canticles
John Tavener's Song for Athene
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
http://www.nycmasterchorale.org/
2009 Additional Performances
The New York City Master Chorale can also be seen at the following performances:
Carnegie Hall
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 8 pm
Performing Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna
Click here to purchase tickets
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Monday, May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day) 8 pm
Performing Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna with the Distinguished Concerts International festival chorus
and Tarik O'Regan's Dorchester Canticles
Click here to purchase tickets
he Music of Lauridsen, Haydn and Mozart
Monday, May 25, 2009 8:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall
Description of Event:
The talented members of the Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic, the Las Vegas Academy Symphonic Band, and the Manhattan School of Music Prep Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of their directors.”
The co-founder of Distinguished Concerts International New York, Jonathan Griffith is an active conductor, educator, lecturer, and consultant. His numerous appearances in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall span the major works of the classical repertoire and include U.S. premieres as well as numerous world premieres. His many conducting credits include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Salt Lake City; Manhattan Philharmonic and New England Symphonic Ensemble; The European Symphony Orchestra, Spain; Virtuosi Pregensis Chamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and Dvoøák Chamber Orchestra, Czech Republic; and Bialystok State Philharmonic, Poland.
A versatile artist, flautist Iris Derke’s performances have taken her throughout the world, from across the US to Europe and the Middle East. Highlighted performances have included Ms. Derke’s appearance as concerto soloist with the Polish National Symphony featuring Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D and world premiere of “Eros”, a work written by Eric Hollister specifically for the occasion of this performance; invited and performing chamber artist and soloist at the International Forum of New Music in Mexico City; and, her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall which included Sonata No. 1 by Leonardo Vinci for Piccolo and Strings and the world premiere of “Khyal”, a new contribution to the repertoire of world music as written by Rob Derke incorporating classical structure combined with improvisation and accompaniment of middle eastern percussion.
Kirsten Agresta has charmed audiences internationally since she began study of the harp at the age of five. Known for her passionate performances and versatility, Ms. Agresta commands a wide range of genres from classical to mainstream. She has performed three solo recitals in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, and debuted as concerto soloist in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie in 2006. Following a feature in People Magazine, she was presented on segments of NBC, CBS, and ABC-TV and later made appearances on MTV, "Saturday Night Live," and "Late Night with David Letterman."
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International: Western Oregon University (OR), Brownsville Independent School District-Choral (TX), West Torrance High School (CA), Graham Kapowsin High School (WA), LA Vocal Core (CA), Festival Chorale of Oregon (OR).
Ticket prices: Starting at $20
Contact:
For information on general ticketing, subscriptions, group sales, and other special offers, contact DCINY at 212-707-8566 x. 307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org.
http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_events_list.asp?eventcode=20416
The New York City Master Chorale can also be seen at the following performances:
Carnegie Hall
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 8 pm
Performing Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna
Click here to purchase tickets
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Monday, May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day) 8 pm
Performing Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna with the Distinguished Concerts International festival chorus
and Tarik O'Regan's Dorchester Canticles
Click here to purchase tickets
he Music of Lauridsen, Haydn and Mozart
Monday, May 25, 2009 8:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall
Description of Event:
The talented members of the Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic, the Las Vegas Academy Symphonic Band, and the Manhattan School of Music Prep Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of their directors.”
The co-founder of Distinguished Concerts International New York, Jonathan Griffith is an active conductor, educator, lecturer, and consultant. His numerous appearances in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall span the major works of the classical repertoire and include U.S. premieres as well as numerous world premieres. His many conducting credits include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Salt Lake City; Manhattan Philharmonic and New England Symphonic Ensemble; The European Symphony Orchestra, Spain; Virtuosi Pregensis Chamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and Dvoøák Chamber Orchestra, Czech Republic; and Bialystok State Philharmonic, Poland.
A versatile artist, flautist Iris Derke’s performances have taken her throughout the world, from across the US to Europe and the Middle East. Highlighted performances have included Ms. Derke’s appearance as concerto soloist with the Polish National Symphony featuring Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D and world premiere of “Eros”, a work written by Eric Hollister specifically for the occasion of this performance; invited and performing chamber artist and soloist at the International Forum of New Music in Mexico City; and, her Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall which included Sonata No. 1 by Leonardo Vinci for Piccolo and Strings and the world premiere of “Khyal”, a new contribution to the repertoire of world music as written by Rob Derke incorporating classical structure combined with improvisation and accompaniment of middle eastern percussion.
Kirsten Agresta has charmed audiences internationally since she began study of the harp at the age of five. Known for her passionate performances and versatility, Ms. Agresta commands a wide range of genres from classical to mainstream. She has performed three solo recitals in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, and debuted as concerto soloist in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie in 2006. Following a feature in People Magazine, she was presented on segments of NBC, CBS, and ABC-TV and later made appearances on MTV, "Saturday Night Live," and "Late Night with David Letterman."
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International: Western Oregon University (OR), Brownsville Independent School District-Choral (TX), West Torrance High School (CA), Graham Kapowsin High School (WA), LA Vocal Core (CA), Festival Chorale of Oregon (OR).
Ticket prices: Starting at $20
Contact:
For information on general ticketing, subscriptions, group sales, and other special offers, contact DCINY at 212-707-8566 x. 307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org.
http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_events_list.asp?eventcode=20416
Thursday, April 2, 2009
carrot cake
> > 1 1/4 c. safflower seed oil
> > 1 1/4 c. honey
> > 2 c. whole wheat flour
> > 2 tsp. baking soda
> > 2 tsp. baking powder
> > 2 tsp. cinnamon
> > 2 tsp. (or more) vanilla
> > 1 tsp. salt
> > 3 c. grated carrots
> > 4 eggs
> > 8 oz. can crushed pineapple (the no sugar kind) drain
> juice of pineapple
> > 1/2 c. pecans or walnuts
> >
> > Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Blend together the oil
> and honey. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together,
> then add to the oil and honey. Without over mixing,
> alternately add the eggs and each cup of carrots. Finally,
> add the pineapple (or raisins if you'd rather), nuts and
> vanilla.
> > Pour batter into a well oiled tube pan (one that has
> separate sides and bottom is the easiest to work with). Bake
> for 50-60 minutes. (Using the 2 round pans, I only baked
> mine for 40 minutes.)
> >
> >
> > ICING:
> >
> > Ice with a mixture of 8 ounce cream cheese, 1/3 cup
> honey and vanilla, to taste. Sprinkle nuts on top. I used 4
> more ounces of cream cheese and more honey and vanilla to
> taste with the round cake pans.
> >
> > 1 1/4 c. honey
> > 2 c. whole wheat flour
> > 2 tsp. baking soda
> > 2 tsp. baking powder
> > 2 tsp. cinnamon
> > 2 tsp. (or more) vanilla
> > 1 tsp. salt
> > 3 c. grated carrots
> > 4 eggs
> > 8 oz. can crushed pineapple (the no sugar kind) drain
> juice of pineapple
> > 1/2 c. pecans or walnuts
> >
> > Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Blend together the oil
> and honey. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together,
> then add to the oil and honey. Without over mixing,
> alternately add the eggs and each cup of carrots. Finally,
> add the pineapple (or raisins if you'd rather), nuts and
> vanilla.
> > Pour batter into a well oiled tube pan (one that has
> separate sides and bottom is the easiest to work with). Bake
> for 50-60 minutes. (Using the 2 round pans, I only baked
> mine for 40 minutes.)
> >
> >
> > ICING:
> >
> > Ice with a mixture of 8 ounce cream cheese, 1/3 cup
> honey and vanilla, to taste. Sprinkle nuts on top. I used 4
> more ounces of cream cheese and more honey and vanilla to
> taste with the round cake pans.
> >
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Grateful, contacts
1. Grateful to God
2. Grateful to all that helps me get through a day
Wed. March 22
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
French country
Everyone has his or her own particular style when it comes to the interior design of a home or a particular room. There are so many different styles and elements to choose from when you are doing a kitchen remodel the kitchen or any other room for that matter, but the hard part is choosing what style fits with the rest of the house and with your own personal interests. Some people like clean lines and simplistic furniture, which go with a contemporary or modern style of decorating where others may prefer upholstered furniture and floral patterns that go along with a traditional style of decorating.
One particular style of decorating that is becoming more and more popular is the French country style. This particular type of decorating incorporates rustic and old-world elements into any room. The many design elements and finishing touches incorporated with this particular style offer a warm and welcoming atmosphere that helps guest to relax and feel welcomed into your home.
There are many different ways to incorporate this particular type of style into kitchen renovations. One way to incorporate the French country feel in your kitchen design is by incorporating certain colors. These colors include sunny yellows, rustic golds and bright and dark greens. By painting the walls or incorporating these colors into the design through decorative elements, you can create a cohesively styled kitchen.
Another way to incorporate this theme into a kitchen is by investing in French country cabinet handles. These particular cabinet handles tend to have a rustic and antique look to them. Some of the finishes of these cabinet pulls might include oil rubbed bronze, weathered nickel, antique copper or burnished brass. The kitchen hardware tends to be made from iron, copper and other rustic antique types of materials. These particular metals give an old-world feel that fits with the French country theme.
The finish and the material that it is made from are not the only elements to home hardware that fit with the French country style of decorating. There are other elements incorporated into the design of cabinet handles that can also create the French country style. Intricate floral and woven designs fit into the French country design and there are many kitchen cabinet hardware pieces that fit into this style.
In addition to kitchen cabinet hardware, you can also incorporate this theme in your kitchen with the flooring and counter tops. There are many types of flooring options out there to choose from, but to fit with the French country theme you want to go with more rustic types of flooring. These flooring materials include stone, clay and brick. These particular materials are a charming addition to any kitchen with the French country them. In addition to these materials, you can also choose hardwood floors if you prefer, but you want to make sure that it has an old, antique finish to it.
Tori works for Your Home Supply (YHS) the definitive website for home improvement tools, and gardening supplies. Your Home Supply offers a wide range of french country cabinet handles and cabinet knobs. Visit them now at http://www.YourHomeSupply.com
One particular style of decorating that is becoming more and more popular is the French country style. This particular type of decorating incorporates rustic and old-world elements into any room. The many design elements and finishing touches incorporated with this particular style offer a warm and welcoming atmosphere that helps guest to relax and feel welcomed into your home.
There are many different ways to incorporate this particular type of style into kitchen renovations. One way to incorporate the French country feel in your kitchen design is by incorporating certain colors. These colors include sunny yellows, rustic golds and bright and dark greens. By painting the walls or incorporating these colors into the design through decorative elements, you can create a cohesively styled kitchen.
Another way to incorporate this theme into a kitchen is by investing in French country cabinet handles. These particular cabinet handles tend to have a rustic and antique look to them. Some of the finishes of these cabinet pulls might include oil rubbed bronze, weathered nickel, antique copper or burnished brass. The kitchen hardware tends to be made from iron, copper and other rustic antique types of materials. These particular metals give an old-world feel that fits with the French country theme.
The finish and the material that it is made from are not the only elements to home hardware that fit with the French country style of decorating. There are other elements incorporated into the design of cabinet handles that can also create the French country style. Intricate floral and woven designs fit into the French country design and there are many kitchen cabinet hardware pieces that fit into this style.
In addition to kitchen cabinet hardware, you can also incorporate this theme in your kitchen with the flooring and counter tops. There are many types of flooring options out there to choose from, but to fit with the French country theme you want to go with more rustic types of flooring. These flooring materials include stone, clay and brick. These particular materials are a charming addition to any kitchen with the French country them. In addition to these materials, you can also choose hardwood floors if you prefer, but you want to make sure that it has an old, antique finish to it.
Tori works for Your Home Supply (YHS) the definitive website for home improvement tools, and gardening supplies. Your Home Supply offers a wide range of french country cabinet handles and cabinet knobs. Visit them now at http://www.YourHomeSupply.com
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Detox
1. Start the Detox Day Right
• First thing in the morning, drink one lemon squeezed in 12 ounces of warm filtered water. Lemon activates your liver to release toxins and helps to cleanse and move the roughage that stays behind in your intestines.
• Take acidophilus or a probiotic supplement. Acidophilus is one of the many "good" bacteria and yeasts known as the probiotics. Probiotics balance our intestinal functions, helping to break down food and control the "bad" bacteria that is also in your system—all of which optimizes the detoxification process. Always take probiotics on an empty stomach.
2. Your Detox Meals
These meals are designed to jump-start your body into becoming healthier.
• Breakfast: Eat oat bran cereal, brown rice, or any other whole grain cereal as long as it is unbleached and does not contain any added sugar or chemicals. Pair with unflavored soy milk.
• Lunch or Dinner: Eat any combination of beans, brown rice, oat bran, vegetables, and organic chicken, turkey, or soy-products. When you eat, notice how your food affects you. You should feel satisfied and energized. If you feel tired and sluggish, try eating smaller meals so that you don't overwhelm your digestion and interfere with the detoxification process.
3. Eat Green to Spring into Health
The green pigment in plants, chlorophyll, is structurally similar to the hemoglobin in the human body—the iron-containing element in blood. It increases red blood cell production and improves oxygenation, detoxification, and circulation. Be sure to eat several servings of fresh green vegetables every day during your detox. Try this super-cleansing broth and juice as a quick way to up your veggie intake.
Detox Broth: Add as many of these ingredients as you can into a large pot of filtered water: collards, Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, dandelion, Brussels sprouts, daikon radish, watercress, seaweed, shitake mushrooms, cilantro, garlic, leeks, fresh fennel, anise, fresh ginger, and turmeric. Boil until all ingredients are soft. You can make in a large batch and refrigerate for up to three days.
Detox Juice: Juice the following together: Aloe vera juice (which can be found in most health food stores), apples, asparagus, beets (including greens), cabbage, carrot and carrot greens, celery, cucumbers, and parsley. You can also purchase vegetable juice from the store, but be sure that it has no added salt or chemicals.
4. Supplement Your Detox
• Take a daily supplement of 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil, walnut oil, or deep-sea fish oil.
• Green Tea is a strong antioxidant, and a great beverage choice for your detox. Be sure to drink decaffeinated green tea.
• Dandelion and Milk Thistle both protect and restore the liver. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is most active in the detoxification process during spring.
• Ginger is a bowel and kidney cleanser. Make yourself tea from fresh ginger root during your detox.
A popular herbal formula among my patients is Internal Cleanse, a special combination of natural herbs to detoxify, calm nerves, clear the mind, promote emotional balance, and ease digestion. For more information, click here.
5. Take an Invigorating Herbal Soak
Soak for 20 minutes in a revitalizing herbal bath. Help draw out toxins by infusing your bath water with eucalyptus, wintergreen, peppermint, fennel, cinnamon, and epsom salts.
Spring may be the best time to cleanse your body, but you don't have to wait until spring to start. Detoxification and cleansing is a healthy maintenance program for all seasons.
May you stay healthy, live long, and live happy!
• First thing in the morning, drink one lemon squeezed in 12 ounces of warm filtered water. Lemon activates your liver to release toxins and helps to cleanse and move the roughage that stays behind in your intestines.
• Take acidophilus or a probiotic supplement. Acidophilus is one of the many "good" bacteria and yeasts known as the probiotics. Probiotics balance our intestinal functions, helping to break down food and control the "bad" bacteria that is also in your system—all of which optimizes the detoxification process. Always take probiotics on an empty stomach.
2. Your Detox Meals
These meals are designed to jump-start your body into becoming healthier.
• Breakfast: Eat oat bran cereal, brown rice, or any other whole grain cereal as long as it is unbleached and does not contain any added sugar or chemicals. Pair with unflavored soy milk.
• Lunch or Dinner: Eat any combination of beans, brown rice, oat bran, vegetables, and organic chicken, turkey, or soy-products. When you eat, notice how your food affects you. You should feel satisfied and energized. If you feel tired and sluggish, try eating smaller meals so that you don't overwhelm your digestion and interfere with the detoxification process.
3. Eat Green to Spring into Health
The green pigment in plants, chlorophyll, is structurally similar to the hemoglobin in the human body—the iron-containing element in blood. It increases red blood cell production and improves oxygenation, detoxification, and circulation. Be sure to eat several servings of fresh green vegetables every day during your detox. Try this super-cleansing broth and juice as a quick way to up your veggie intake.
Detox Broth: Add as many of these ingredients as you can into a large pot of filtered water: collards, Swiss chard, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, dandelion, Brussels sprouts, daikon radish, watercress, seaweed, shitake mushrooms, cilantro, garlic, leeks, fresh fennel, anise, fresh ginger, and turmeric. Boil until all ingredients are soft. You can make in a large batch and refrigerate for up to three days.
Detox Juice: Juice the following together: Aloe vera juice (which can be found in most health food stores), apples, asparagus, beets (including greens), cabbage, carrot and carrot greens, celery, cucumbers, and parsley. You can also purchase vegetable juice from the store, but be sure that it has no added salt or chemicals.
4. Supplement Your Detox
• Take a daily supplement of 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil, walnut oil, or deep-sea fish oil.
• Green Tea is a strong antioxidant, and a great beverage choice for your detox. Be sure to drink decaffeinated green tea.
• Dandelion and Milk Thistle both protect and restore the liver. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is most active in the detoxification process during spring.
• Ginger is a bowel and kidney cleanser. Make yourself tea from fresh ginger root during your detox.
A popular herbal formula among my patients is Internal Cleanse, a special combination of natural herbs to detoxify, calm nerves, clear the mind, promote emotional balance, and ease digestion. For more information, click here.
5. Take an Invigorating Herbal Soak
Soak for 20 minutes in a revitalizing herbal bath. Help draw out toxins by infusing your bath water with eucalyptus, wintergreen, peppermint, fennel, cinnamon, and epsom salts.
Spring may be the best time to cleanse your body, but you don't have to wait until spring to start. Detoxification and cleansing is a healthy maintenance program for all seasons.
May you stay healthy, live long, and live happy!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Plants Apr. 24
The due date to submit orders is April 14. Completed order forms can be mailed to the following address:
Natural Areas Division - CMNH
Attn: Garrett Ormiston
1 Wade Oval Drive
Cleveland, OH 44106
All plants must be picked up during one of the two scheduled pick-up times. Pick-up times are Friday, April 24 from 4pm to 8pm, and Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 2pm here at the Museum.
Natural Areas Division - CMNH
Attn: Garrett Ormiston
1 Wade Oval Drive
Cleveland, OH 44106
All plants must be picked up during one of the two scheduled pick-up times. Pick-up times are Friday, April 24 from 4pm to 8pm, and Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 2pm here at the Museum.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thank you
1. Thank you to God
2. Thank you for all that gets me through a day
3. Thank you for bone stimulators and a good report from Dr. Sharkey
2. Thank you for all that gets me through a day
3. Thank you for bone stimulators and a good report from Dr. Sharkey
Perfect pizza
From food blog Serious Eats - how do you achieve that sacred balance of puffy, chewy crust with oozy cheese and an acidic tomato sauce sweetness? Behold the 6 Commandments of Great Pizza-Making.
1. The Oven: Places that tout "brick" ovens need an extra layer of investigation. Don't fall for a brick facade (they could be faux, or just be a few slapped on to encase the outside). For an oven to reach 800 degrees -- the magical number -- and stay there, it needs to be lined along the top and floor with bricks (and/or stones).
2. The Fuel Source: Coal-fired and wood-fired ovens seem to produce the best charred-to-perfection texture and smoky flavor. Conventional gas ovens linger at 600 degrees (not hot enough).
3. The Crust: A superior crust is neither cracker-thin nor bread-thick. It should be puffy, chewy, pliant, and like a great football defense—able to bend but never break.
4. The Sauce: Uncooked canned tomatoes, specifically from California or Italy, are what you want. After being strained, they just need a touch of salt. Maybe some oregano. Some people throw in sugar, but if the tomatoes are truly fresh, they don't need that nonsense.
5. The Mozzarella: Fresh cow's milk mozzarella will have a clean, milky taste. And how do you know it's fresh? It's white. Aged mozzarella, on the flip side, found at most American pizza joints, is a sort of "pizza yellow."
6. The Toppings: Always fresh. Always worth the extra calories. If all the mushroom slices or sausage pieces look exactly the same, that's a bad sign. Fresh foods don't look cookie-cutter perfect, and in toppings, fresh makes all the difference.
1. The Oven: Places that tout "brick" ovens need an extra layer of investigation. Don't fall for a brick facade (they could be faux, or just be a few slapped on to encase the outside). For an oven to reach 800 degrees -- the magical number -- and stay there, it needs to be lined along the top and floor with bricks (and/or stones).
2. The Fuel Source: Coal-fired and wood-fired ovens seem to produce the best charred-to-perfection texture and smoky flavor. Conventional gas ovens linger at 600 degrees (not hot enough).
3. The Crust: A superior crust is neither cracker-thin nor bread-thick. It should be puffy, chewy, pliant, and like a great football defense—able to bend but never break.
4. The Sauce: Uncooked canned tomatoes, specifically from California or Italy, are what you want. After being strained, they just need a touch of salt. Maybe some oregano. Some people throw in sugar, but if the tomatoes are truly fresh, they don't need that nonsense.
5. The Mozzarella: Fresh cow's milk mozzarella will have a clean, milky taste. And how do you know it's fresh? It's white. Aged mozzarella, on the flip side, found at most American pizza joints, is a sort of "pizza yellow."
6. The Toppings: Always fresh. Always worth the extra calories. If all the mushroom slices or sausage pieces look exactly the same, that's a bad sign. Fresh foods don't look cookie-cutter perfect, and in toppings, fresh makes all the difference.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
windows
anderson tu march 10 - 6
stanek th march 12 - 6 30
pella mon march 23 6pm
regency
home depot
infinity by marvin
stanek th march 12 - 6 30
pella mon march 23 6pm
regency
home depot
infinity by marvin
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Figaro
1. Grateful to God
2. Grateful to all that gets me through a day, like good food
3. Happy to be looking forward to Figaro at the end of March
THis is to be the first time in over 30 years that the Cleveland Orchestra will be in the pit at Severance Hall. This is to be production of Figaro, a full-staged opera.
Franz Welzer-Most is to conduct. The Zurich Opera is also involved. There are to be English subtitles or surtitles.
What is the story? It is supposed to involve comedy, infidelity, etc. Per wikipedia, that play is from the late 1700's. It was banned because of the satire of the aristocracy. It is considered to be a precourser of the French Revolution.
Beaumarchais is the author. He uses main characters from The Barber of Seville.
Mozart turned the play into an opera. Because of the popularity of the Barber of Seville the opera when it first opened was very successful.
Figaro is engaged to Suzanne. The Count of the house where Figaro and Suzanne work wants to have an affair with Suzanne. Suzanne tells everyone. Everyone gets mad at the Count as they should and then he reforms. I think.
Or, maybe he doesn't reform. He is bad like it seems the artistocracy was. Thank good ness for the French Revolution. It sounds like the drat aristocracy really was awful. I think the redistribution of wealth really was something that needed to be done for the betterment of all of society.
Staged production of The Marriage of Figaro
March 23, 25, 27, and 29: An international cast onstage and music director Franz Welser-Möst with The Cleveland Orchestra in the Severance Hall pit, performing the Zurich Opera production of Mozart’s comic opera. Related free lecture, “What Kind of Crazy Day is The Marriage of Figaro?” on March 22.
2. Grateful to all that gets me through a day, like good food
3. Happy to be looking forward to Figaro at the end of March
THis is to be the first time in over 30 years that the Cleveland Orchestra will be in the pit at Severance Hall. This is to be production of Figaro, a full-staged opera.
Franz Welzer-Most is to conduct. The Zurich Opera is also involved. There are to be English subtitles or surtitles.
What is the story? It is supposed to involve comedy, infidelity, etc. Per wikipedia, that play is from the late 1700's. It was banned because of the satire of the aristocracy. It is considered to be a precourser of the French Revolution.
Beaumarchais is the author. He uses main characters from The Barber of Seville.
Mozart turned the play into an opera. Because of the popularity of the Barber of Seville the opera when it first opened was very successful.
Figaro is engaged to Suzanne. The Count of the house where Figaro and Suzanne work wants to have an affair with Suzanne. Suzanne tells everyone. Everyone gets mad at the Count as they should and then he reforms. I think.
Or, maybe he doesn't reform. He is bad like it seems the artistocracy was. Thank good ness for the French Revolution. It sounds like the drat aristocracy really was awful. I think the redistribution of wealth really was something that needed to be done for the betterment of all of society.
Staged production of The Marriage of Figaro
March 23, 25, 27, and 29: An international cast onstage and music director Franz Welser-Möst with The Cleveland Orchestra in the Severance Hall pit, performing the Zurich Opera production of Mozart’s comic opera. Related free lecture, “What Kind of Crazy Day is The Marriage of Figaro?” on March 22.
Crime, Punishment
1. Grateful to God
2. Grateful to all that gets me through a day
3. Grateful for a good play like Crime and Punishment
4. Grateful that I have a good life, not like that of the people in Crime and Punishment
5. Grateful that I have a family that helped and can help me and that we can help each other
Prepare to be enthralled by a new, award-winning adaptation of this great Russian novel. Dostoevsky’s masterpiece has been transformed into a gripping 90-minute thriller, a psychological journey into the mind of a brilliant but desperate young man whose struggle against poverty drives him to the ultimate crime of passion.
adapted by Marilyn Campbell & Curt Columbus
directed by Anders Cato
New York stage and Emmy-nominated actor Paul Anthony Stewart stars as Raskolnikov in a gripping 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
In one scene Raskolnikov puts his head into a basin of water. This was supposed to be a baptismal. I did not put this together until I read about it in a review afterward.
2. Grateful to all that gets me through a day
3. Grateful for a good play like Crime and Punishment
4. Grateful that I have a good life, not like that of the people in Crime and Punishment
5. Grateful that I have a family that helped and can help me and that we can help each other
Prepare to be enthralled by a new, award-winning adaptation of this great Russian novel. Dostoevsky’s masterpiece has been transformed into a gripping 90-minute thriller, a psychological journey into the mind of a brilliant but desperate young man whose struggle against poverty drives him to the ultimate crime of passion.
adapted by Marilyn Campbell & Curt Columbus
directed by Anders Cato
New York stage and Emmy-nominated actor Paul Anthony Stewart stars as Raskolnikov in a gripping 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
In one scene Raskolnikov puts his head into a basin of water. This was supposed to be a baptismal. I did not put this together until I read about it in a review afterward.
Friday, March 6, 2009
NYC Master Chorale
Calendar of upcoming NYC Master Chorale Events
> *Wed., March 11: rehearsal (NEW call time 6:45) at
> Jewish Home &
> Hospital (120 W. 106th St). There will be a post-rehearsal
> gathering that
> night!
> *
> *Thu., March 12: Adopt-a-School Day (2-5 pm) at
> KIPP Star (Harlem:
> 433 W. 123rd Street, between Amsterdam and Morningside, on
> the 2nd floor).
> *
> *
> Sat., March 28: Outreach concert at Larchmont
> Avenue Church (call
> time 1:30, performance 3 pm)
> *
> Wednesdays, April 1-15: rehearsal for those singing
> the Lauridsen at
> Carnegie Hall and/or Avery Fisher Hall
> *
> Thu., April 16: Carnegie Hall concert (call time
> 6:20, performance 8
> pm)
> *
> Sat., May 23: rehearsal for Avery Fisher Hall (1-5,
> call time 12:45)
> at Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center (165 W. 65th St.,
> 10th Fl.).
> *
> Sun., May 24: rehearsal for Avery Fisher
> Hall(9-12:30, call time
> 8:45) at Kaplan Penthouse
> *
> Mon., May 25: dress rehearsal TBA (at Avery Fisher
> Hall),
> performance 8 pm (Avery Fisher Hall)
> *
> Thu., May 28: dress rehearsal 3:30-6, location TBA
> *
> *Sat., May 30: No dress rehearsal
> *
>
> *Wed., March 11: rehearsal (NEW call time 6:45) at
> Jewish Home &
> Hospital (120 W. 106th St). There will be a post-rehearsal
> gathering that
> night!
> *
> *Thu., March 12: Adopt-a-School Day (2-5 pm) at
> KIPP Star (Harlem:
> 433 W. 123rd Street, between Amsterdam and Morningside, on
> the 2nd floor).
> *
> *
> Sat., March 28: Outreach concert at Larchmont
> Avenue Church (call
> time 1:30, performance 3 pm)
> *
> Wednesdays, April 1-15: rehearsal for those singing
> the Lauridsen at
> Carnegie Hall and/or Avery Fisher Hall
> *
> Thu., April 16: Carnegie Hall concert (call time
> 6:20, performance 8
> pm)
> *
> Sat., May 23: rehearsal for Avery Fisher Hall (1-5,
> call time 12:45)
> at Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center (165 W. 65th St.,
> 10th Fl.).
> *
> Sun., May 24: rehearsal for Avery Fisher
> Hall(9-12:30, call time
> 8:45) at Kaplan Penthouse
> *
> Mon., May 25: dress rehearsal TBA (at Avery Fisher
> Hall),
> performance 8 pm (Avery Fisher Hall)
> *
> Thu., May 28: dress rehearsal 3:30-6, location TBA
> *
> *Sat., May 30: No dress rehearsal
> *
>
Grateful, orchestra
Grateful to God.
Grateful that Cleveland Orchestra has this coming up for Russian Easter.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
at 8:00 PM
Severance Hall
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
The Cleveland Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jamey Haddad, world percussion
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion
Schumann: Manfred Overture
Golijov: Azul (for cello and orchestra)
Ives: Ragtime Dances
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Concert Previews: “Meet the Composer” – Osvaldo Golijov in conversation with Frank Dans, Cleveland Orchestra artistic administrator
Grateful that Cleveland Orchestra has this coming up for Russian Easter.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
at 8:00 PM
Severance Hall
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
The Cleveland Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jamey Haddad, world percussion
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion
Schumann: Manfred Overture
Golijov: Azul (for cello and orchestra)
Ives: Ragtime Dances
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Concert Previews: “Meet the Composer” – Osvaldo Golijov in conversation with Frank Dans, Cleveland Orchestra artistic administrator
Sunday, March 1, 2009
STE
Could Simplified Technical English Work For You?
Can Simplified Technical English (STE) be a good choice for certain applications or for process improvement initiatives? Could STE work for your group or application? Could it help you improve information delivery or other issues? What process can you use to determine if STE could work for you?
If you are looking to improve information delivery processes and considering the use of STE, consider moving as we did in evaluating solutions to help improve our processes and more quickly distribute product update information in a number of languages, considering in the process the use of STE.
Getting Information Out Quickly
Distributing important product update information in a number of languages and many locations quickly with improved readability may be an issue in your organization. It was the issue that our team addressed. While your organization may not use the type of Six Sigma team approach that we did, you could still benefit by using a team or similar approach to looking to address similar issues. Our team took the approach of improving a business process using Six Sigma techniques, with a similar approach or adaptation being something that could work for you.
Your team may know or be aware, as we were, that our upper management considers updating our customers throughout the world with the correct information in a timely manner important to business.
Our team originated from our corporate quality organization and had the goal of moving quickly toward a resolution and improved process, within 90 days. The composition of the team could consist, as was similar in our case, to the following:
. a product integrity manager chair
. frequent authors of product safety advisory documents, for example, a product marketing manager and technical writer
. individuals responsible for resolving customer issues associated with product safety advisories in the field
. a product liability attorney if, as in our case, you are dealing with product safety information
. individuals who can provide research support, as in our case, an intern
What is the Six Sigma team approach and what is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a business management strategy that involves identifying and removing the causes of defects and errors in manufacturing and business processes. It uses quality management methods and statistical tools. It also creates a group of people such as Six Sigma Black Belts who become experts in Six Sigma methods and processes. A Six Sigma project follows a set of steps and has quantified financial targets such as cost reduction or profit increase.
Historically, in Six Sigma, defect is defined as anything that could lead to customer dissatisfaction. Many Fortune 500 organizations have used Six Sigma programs in the last dozen or so years to assure customer satisfaction. If you do not have such a program at your company, you could adapt the principals easily if you think it could work for your group.
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SIDEBAR?
Could STE Help Your Process?
Based on research done by our quality group, working with technical communication representation, you could determine that STE would help with your process. Based on our research, our quality representative contacted several STE vendors to see if they could work with us to develop a process that would be more effective than our current process.
Our group met with various STE vendors and evaluated their products and services. We also submitted numbers on costs to management. The case would slowly build toward accepting STE as a way to address our issue.
What more specifically is STE and how could it help? Wikipedia explains with an entry that calls STE a language originally developed by the aerospace industry, using a limited subset of English that proponents claim will:
. Reduce ambiguity
. Help make foreign language translation more cost effective
. Facilitate computer-assisted and machine translation
When you use STE, words can be used in certain ways only. For example, you can use the word close in the phrase close the door. You cannot use the word in the phrase do not go close to the landing gear.
Our team research identified STE as a tool that could help us make the foreign language translation process more effective and shorter to achieve the goal of delivering the information products in a more timely way.
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What Kind of Process Can You Use?
Following a predetermined set of steps, as for example, those used by Black Belt teams, can help. Adhering to quantified targets as is customary for these types of teams can also be helpful. Steps you could use include:
1. Define the scope of the project and begin analysis
A focus that can be valuable during early efforts is to be sure the team has an understanding of the baseline metrics and what problem(s) you are working to solve. Our project charter defined these.
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What is SIPOC?
SIDEBAR?
One of the Six Sigma tools used to perform analysis is SIPOC, an acronym that stands for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers. An example from Wikipedia is:
Suppliers - grocers and vendors
Inputs - ingredients for recipes
Process - cooking at a restaurant kitchen
Outputs - meals served at a restaurant
Customers - diners at a restaurant
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Careful analysis of the problems and issues associated with each step in our processes can include the request for information, gathering inputs, generating drafts, working with authors and reviewers, reviewing, approving, translating, and delivery to the end-user customer.
The particular update information we looked at often involved safety-related information. The current process also involved many authors and reviewers. The current process did not always achieve a uniform end product. Some of the end products were created by tech writers and some not. This lack of uniformity created an uneven result for the end reader. Our team learned that some readers were not able in some cases to quickly understand action items after looking at their documents. In addition, the information was getting to readers longer than the team determined was optimum.
2. Discuss solutions and quantify
Your team can at this point discuss techniques that could be uniformly applied to documents to make them quicker and easier to translate as well as easier for readers to understand. In addition to a STE program, we identified two items that all authors should do -
. Use active voice if possible.
. Keep sentence length at fewer than 15 words per sentence.
Team members in our case understood that these techniques would be a start at a "clear language" effort. Our process, however, required a qualitative analysis of this. Our team decided that a before and after analysis could provide the qualitative data we needed. We would take before documents and compare them to after documents. The after documents would be easier and quicker to translate and not be harder to understand.
We already had data for documents on Flesch-Kincaid reading levels that were very high, well above our tech communication goal of 8th grade. We reworked four problemmatic and representative documents to make them more readable using the Flesch-Kincaid model, available through Microsoft Word.
Our testers confirmed with the before and after analysis, using a questionnaire to evaluate the before and after, that the after documents were not harder to read. These were part of the metrics we used to proceed.
3. Identify the solution and implement
Identifying a solution in our case involved going beyond a simple rework based on Flesch-Kinkaid scores. Our team looked at STE vendors and what they could offer and at what price.
We evaluated three vendors who offer software to assist with the clear language efforts. They also offered translation services to see the whole process through.
We also needed a control phase as part of our requirements. This phase validated that improved readability would reduce translation cycle time and cost. We also determined that a software tool would assist in the quest for an improved process.
We presented the proposal to management concerning the new process and pricing using STE. When the proposal was accepted, we pushed out the process with new documents, dovetailing with other initiatives. Our team leader created a map showing the new process.
What Kind of Ongoing Analysis Would be Helpful?
This type of Six Sigma project officially ends when data verifies a process/cost improvement.
Future and ongoing analysis should tell how effective a solution such as STE is for a group over a longer period. Based on current analysis, we are hopeful the results will meet our expectations and important information will get out to our global customers in a more effective and timely manner.
Perhaps a similar approach could work in your group.
Can Simplified Technical English (STE) be a good choice for certain applications or for process improvement initiatives? Could STE work for your group or application? Could it help you improve information delivery or other issues? What process can you use to determine if STE could work for you?
If you are looking to improve information delivery processes and considering the use of STE, consider moving as we did in evaluating solutions to help improve our processes and more quickly distribute product update information in a number of languages, considering in the process the use of STE.
Getting Information Out Quickly
Distributing important product update information in a number of languages and many locations quickly with improved readability may be an issue in your organization. It was the issue that our team addressed. While your organization may not use the type of Six Sigma team approach that we did, you could still benefit by using a team or similar approach to looking to address similar issues. Our team took the approach of improving a business process using Six Sigma techniques, with a similar approach or adaptation being something that could work for you.
Your team may know or be aware, as we were, that our upper management considers updating our customers throughout the world with the correct information in a timely manner important to business.
Our team originated from our corporate quality organization and had the goal of moving quickly toward a resolution and improved process, within 90 days. The composition of the team could consist, as was similar in our case, to the following:
. a product integrity manager chair
. frequent authors of product safety advisory documents, for example, a product marketing manager and technical writer
. individuals responsible for resolving customer issues associated with product safety advisories in the field
. a product liability attorney if, as in our case, you are dealing with product safety information
. individuals who can provide research support, as in our case, an intern
What is the Six Sigma team approach and what is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a business management strategy that involves identifying and removing the causes of defects and errors in manufacturing and business processes. It uses quality management methods and statistical tools. It also creates a group of people such as Six Sigma Black Belts who become experts in Six Sigma methods and processes. A Six Sigma project follows a set of steps and has quantified financial targets such as cost reduction or profit increase.
Historically, in Six Sigma, defect is defined as anything that could lead to customer dissatisfaction. Many Fortune 500 organizations have used Six Sigma programs in the last dozen or so years to assure customer satisfaction. If you do not have such a program at your company, you could adapt the principals easily if you think it could work for your group.
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SIDEBAR?
Could STE Help Your Process?
Based on research done by our quality group, working with technical communication representation, you could determine that STE would help with your process. Based on our research, our quality representative contacted several STE vendors to see if they could work with us to develop a process that would be more effective than our current process.
Our group met with various STE vendors and evaluated their products and services. We also submitted numbers on costs to management. The case would slowly build toward accepting STE as a way to address our issue.
What more specifically is STE and how could it help? Wikipedia explains with an entry that calls STE a language originally developed by the aerospace industry, using a limited subset of English that proponents claim will:
. Reduce ambiguity
. Help make foreign language translation more cost effective
. Facilitate computer-assisted and machine translation
When you use STE, words can be used in certain ways only. For example, you can use the word close in the phrase close the door. You cannot use the word in the phrase do not go close to the landing gear.
Our team research identified STE as a tool that could help us make the foreign language translation process more effective and shorter to achieve the goal of delivering the information products in a more timely way.
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What Kind of Process Can You Use?
Following a predetermined set of steps, as for example, those used by Black Belt teams, can help. Adhering to quantified targets as is customary for these types of teams can also be helpful. Steps you could use include:
1. Define the scope of the project and begin analysis
A focus that can be valuable during early efforts is to be sure the team has an understanding of the baseline metrics and what problem(s) you are working to solve. Our project charter defined these.
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What is SIPOC?
SIDEBAR?
One of the Six Sigma tools used to perform analysis is SIPOC, an acronym that stands for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers. An example from Wikipedia is:
Suppliers - grocers and vendors
Inputs - ingredients for recipes
Process - cooking at a restaurant kitchen
Outputs - meals served at a restaurant
Customers - diners at a restaurant
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Careful analysis of the problems and issues associated with each step in our processes can include the request for information, gathering inputs, generating drafts, working with authors and reviewers, reviewing, approving, translating, and delivery to the end-user customer.
The particular update information we looked at often involved safety-related information. The current process also involved many authors and reviewers. The current process did not always achieve a uniform end product. Some of the end products were created by tech writers and some not. This lack of uniformity created an uneven result for the end reader. Our team learned that some readers were not able in some cases to quickly understand action items after looking at their documents. In addition, the information was getting to readers longer than the team determined was optimum.
2. Discuss solutions and quantify
Your team can at this point discuss techniques that could be uniformly applied to documents to make them quicker and easier to translate as well as easier for readers to understand. In addition to a STE program, we identified two items that all authors should do -
. Use active voice if possible.
. Keep sentence length at fewer than 15 words per sentence.
Team members in our case understood that these techniques would be a start at a "clear language" effort. Our process, however, required a qualitative analysis of this. Our team decided that a before and after analysis could provide the qualitative data we needed. We would take before documents and compare them to after documents. The after documents would be easier and quicker to translate and not be harder to understand.
We already had data for documents on Flesch-Kincaid reading levels that were very high, well above our tech communication goal of 8th grade. We reworked four problemmatic and representative documents to make them more readable using the Flesch-Kincaid model, available through Microsoft Word.
Our testers confirmed with the before and after analysis, using a questionnaire to evaluate the before and after, that the after documents were not harder to read. These were part of the metrics we used to proceed.
3. Identify the solution and implement
Identifying a solution in our case involved going beyond a simple rework based on Flesch-Kinkaid scores. Our team looked at STE vendors and what they could offer and at what price.
We evaluated three vendors who offer software to assist with the clear language efforts. They also offered translation services to see the whole process through.
We also needed a control phase as part of our requirements. This phase validated that improved readability would reduce translation cycle time and cost. We also determined that a software tool would assist in the quest for an improved process.
We presented the proposal to management concerning the new process and pricing using STE. When the proposal was accepted, we pushed out the process with new documents, dovetailing with other initiatives. Our team leader created a map showing the new process.
What Kind of Ongoing Analysis Would be Helpful?
This type of Six Sigma project officially ends when data verifies a process/cost improvement.
Future and ongoing analysis should tell how effective a solution such as STE is for a group over a longer period. Based on current analysis, we are hopeful the results will meet our expectations and important information will get out to our global customers in a more effective and timely manner.
Perhaps a similar approach could work in your group.
Alphabet
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory (Hardcover), by Roy Blount Jr. List price $25 (available new from amazon.com from $14.77).384 pages. Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York. Published October, 2008.
Author Roy Blount is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! He is also a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel. In addition, he was a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and contributed to publications such as The New Yorker. He is also author of over 20 previous books covering subjects from the Pittsburgh Steelers to Robert E. Lee.
With 13 customer reviews when I last checked on Amazon, 7 reviewers gave this book the highest 5-star rating. The 6 remaining reviewers gave the book equal numbers of 4-, 3-, and 2-star ratings. I give it a 4. It is probably not going to be one of my all-time favorite books on language. But, it is a fun and interesting read.
The book is arranged in alphabetical order with Blount giving comments on words that he finds worthy of thought. It is the type of book I would like to have written in many ways, as words sometimes strike me as interesting, worthy of commentary, and funny.
As an example, Blount includes in the book the word e-mail. By the way, part of what I like about Blount is that in many cases he observes and does not pass judgement on what is right and wrong. He says he does not feel qualified to pass judgement. I can identify with that. I don't feel qualified to even write this review. But, if I don't do it, I'm afraid that no one will. And, that would be wrong.
In the entry for e-mail, Blount discusses placing a hyphen in words like A-bomb or C-section, but not email. Advocates of email without the hyphen, argue that it conserves space. This, according to Blount, is the kind of topic and word worthy of commentary that is often humorous, light, and thoughtful.
Blount also comments on letters. He has a lot to say about letters as well as words. About the letter Q, Blount considers the capital letter to be "an upside-down apple, but much depends on type-face." He compares the q in Braggadocio, Goudy Old Style, American Typewriter, and Onyx, among others, and has often hilarious commentary.
"If Ramirez stayed in Cleveland, the Indians may not be seven victories shy of their first World Series title since 1948." What Blount says about this sentence from USA Today is amusing. The sentence is a good example of language use worthy of commentary.
Do we really need or want another book about language and usage? I suppose that since language is endlessly changing, there will always be something new to write about, especially when it comes to English, which you could argue is a huge collection point for words, constantly assimilating words and ideas from various cultures, fueled by the immigrant history of America and America's constant acceptance of new words and I think at its best America's openness to new ideas and reinvention. Now that was a rambling thought and rambling sentence. The book is making me think these kinds of thoughts and ideas.
Utne, McWhorter
1. Grateful to God and all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful for nice visit to NY
3. Grateful to reprint in Utne of Secondhand Syndicate from www.politemag.com
4. Grateful for interesting books on language
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Author John McWhorter
22.50 list price
ISBN: 1592403956
ISBN-13: 9781592403950
Format: Hardcover, 197pp
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: October 2008
Called a survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this book provides a focus on English grammar and its history. This is in contrast to Alphabet Juice, the recent Roy Blount book that has a focus more on usage (and was recently reviewed in Lines and Letters). Both books are an interesting read.
Author John McWhorter is an American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of numerous books on language including The Power of Babel. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to The New Republic, he has also taught linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley.
This book covers a subject that reminds me of Baugh and Cable's standard History of the English Language. Surprising to me was that the voice of Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue is so different. The Baugh and Cable book is textbook-like and almost stuffy - but likeable and not necessarily stuffy in a bad way. McWhorter's voice comes more from a study of creole languages and linguistics that show underlying changes in language - not just a study of new words that enter the language. The resulting book is more conversational and not textbook-like. However, McWhorter's voice is as enjoyable and authoritative as that of Baugh and Cable.
McWhorter's book covers the Celtic and Welsh influence on English, as well as the impact of the Viking raids, Normal Conquest, and Germanic invasions. He also describes reasons for the simplicity of English - with it lack, for example, of declensions - as it became a type of universal vehicle of expression during the early formation of Britain.
When I checked on amazon.com, 10 reviewers gave the book an average of 4. Five reviewers gave it a 5. Four reviewers gave it a 4. One reviewer gave a 1. I give it a 4 as the topic is fascinating and the treatment original. However, I can understand that reviewer who gave the 1. The author does tend to dwell on the particular idea that English grammar was influenced by Welsh and Gaelic. His argument is convincing but at times tedious, bordering on what I would call overkill.
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A relatively short book at 197 pages, it is in a small and very readable format.
2. Grateful for nice visit to NY
3. Grateful to reprint in Utne of Secondhand Syndicate from www.politemag.com
4. Grateful for interesting books on language
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Author John McWhorter
22.50 list price
ISBN: 1592403956
ISBN-13: 9781592403950
Format: Hardcover, 197pp
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: October 2008
Called a survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this book provides a focus on English grammar and its history. This is in contrast to Alphabet Juice, the recent Roy Blount book that has a focus more on usage (and was recently reviewed in Lines and Letters). Both books are an interesting read.
Author John McWhorter is an American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of numerous books on language including The Power of Babel. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to The New Republic, he has also taught linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley.
This book covers a subject that reminds me of Baugh and Cable's standard History of the English Language. Surprising to me was that the voice of Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue is so different. The Baugh and Cable book is textbook-like and almost stuffy - but likeable and not necessarily stuffy in a bad way. McWhorter's voice comes more from a study of creole languages and linguistics that show underlying changes in language - not just a study of new words that enter the language. The resulting book is more conversational and not textbook-like. However, McWhorter's voice is as enjoyable and authoritative as that of Baugh and Cable.
McWhorter's book covers the Celtic and Welsh influence on English, as well as the impact of the Viking raids, Normal Conquest, and Germanic invasions. He also describes reasons for the simplicity of English - with it lack, for example, of declensions - as it became a type of universal vehicle of expression during the early formation of Britain.
When I checked on amazon.com, 10 reviewers gave the book an average of 4. Five reviewers gave it a 5. Four reviewers gave it a 4. One reviewer gave a 1. I give it a 4 as the topic is fascinating and the treatment original. However, I can understand that reviewer who gave the 1. The author does tend to dwell on the particular idea that English grammar was influenced by Welsh and Gaelic. His argument is convincing but at times tedious, bordering on what I would call overkill.
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A relatively short book at 197 pages, it is in a small and very readable format.
Crime/Punishment
http://www.playbill.com/events/event_detail/15042.html
Performances from 27 Feb 2009
Closing 22 Mar 2009
Crime and Punishment
Cleveland Play House
Wildly theatrical and rich in language, Columbus and Campbell's Crime and Punishment condenses the action down to 90 minutes, and features a cast of three performers in an acting tour de force. This conversation on the nature of evil is set in the mind of a murderer where he relives and explores - through the urging of a detective and a young prostitute - the thoughts, ideas and feelings that drove him to his horrible crime. The play is a psychological landscape, a thrilling journey into the mind of a killer and his search for redemption. Raskolnikov, the murderer, speaks directly to the audience at times, making his case and taking us on a spiritual journey that seeks to unveil hidden dimensions of the human condition.
Performances from 27 Feb 2009
Closing 22 Mar 2009
Crime and Punishment
Cleveland Play House
Wildly theatrical and rich in language, Columbus and Campbell's Crime and Punishment condenses the action down to 90 minutes, and features a cast of three performers in an acting tour de force. This conversation on the nature of evil is set in the mind of a murderer where he relives and explores - through the urging of a detective and a young prostitute - the thoughts, ideas and feelings that drove him to his horrible crime. The play is a psychological landscape, a thrilling journey into the mind of a killer and his search for redemption. Raskolnikov, the murderer, speaks directly to the audience at times, making his case and taking us on a spiritual journey that seeks to unveil hidden dimensions of the human condition.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
May 25 concert
New York City Master Chorale
Invited to Perform at Lincoln Center
Distinguished Concerts International in New York City (DCINY) announced today that Dr. Thea Kano and the New York City Master Chorale have been invited to participate in a performance on May 25, 2009 in historic Lincoln Center.
Members of the choir will join with other outstanding choruses selected from throughout North America to form a festival chorus of 150-175 singers, accompanied by the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International.
Invited to Perform at Lincoln Center
Distinguished Concerts International in New York City (DCINY) announced today that Dr. Thea Kano and the New York City Master Chorale have been invited to participate in a performance on May 25, 2009 in historic Lincoln Center.
Members of the choir will join with other outstanding choruses selected from throughout North America to form a festival chorus of 150-175 singers, accompanied by the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International.
Русский ковчег
1. Grateful to God and all that gets me through a day
2. Grateful that Barb won the Dove muffin mix at Rainforest event
3. Grateful that I saw Russian Ark (Русский ковчег)
Arrive at Rainforest, register, and go to drinks area
Wait about 10 minutes before doors open for buffet dinner
Go to dining area which is amidst rainforest displays
Find a table that is not reserved
Save the spots at our table which has cheese balls and Doritos
Get more drinks including Merlot that is complimentary
Get in line for buffet table that is near bat exhibit that is impressive
Fill plates with food that includes salad, nice green beans (Barb likes these), pasta pesto, pasta marinara, chicken, meat balls (Alex likes these)
Participate in raffle events that include bingo, door prizes, etc. but all four of us are in a word CONFUSED about the events - more to come on this - also walk through the really beautiful and well-maintained Rainforest exhibits several times as we have the place to ourselves which is a very, very good thing
Barb's name is called as she wins a truly wonderful Dove chocolate muffin kit and adorable stuffed camel
Evening was pleasant. May repeat again next year. This is the 14th year this fund raiser was held. Main prize is $2000. About 200 people participate.
2. Grateful that Barb won the Dove muffin mix at Rainforest event
3. Grateful that I saw Russian Ark (Русский ковчег)
Arrive at Rainforest, register, and go to drinks area
Wait about 10 minutes before doors open for buffet dinner
Go to dining area which is amidst rainforest displays
Find a table that is not reserved
Save the spots at our table which has cheese balls and Doritos
Get more drinks including Merlot that is complimentary
Get in line for buffet table that is near bat exhibit that is impressive
Fill plates with food that includes salad, nice green beans (Barb likes these), pasta pesto, pasta marinara, chicken, meat balls (Alex likes these)
Participate in raffle events that include bingo, door prizes, etc. but all four of us are in a word CONFUSED about the events - more to come on this - also walk through the really beautiful and well-maintained Rainforest exhibits several times as we have the place to ourselves which is a very, very good thing
Barb's name is called as she wins a truly wonderful Dove chocolate muffin kit and adorable stuffed camel
Evening was pleasant. May repeat again next year. This is the 14th year this fund raiser was held. Main prize is $2000. About 200 people participate.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Rain forest directions
S on Bishop - L on Wilson Mills - s on 271 - exit 27A-B to I480 - merge onto 422
Merge 480 w
exit 16 for state hwy 94
r on oh 92 state rd
r at w 2 5 OH3 pearl rd us 42
left on Memphis
r on Fulton Parkway
Merge 480 w
exit 16 for state hwy 94
r on oh 92 state rd
r at w 2 5 OH3 pearl rd us 42
left on Memphis
r on Fulton Parkway
Monday, February 16, 2009
Three things
1. Grateful to God for all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful for our daily bread
3. Grateful for another day and good health for my family
2. Grateful for our daily bread
3. Grateful for another day and good health for my family
World talking
So, what was it like when I went to hear what the world is talking about?
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
The program notes I thought did a wonderful of explaining the program.
Dignity, Despair, and Delight - that is what the headline in the program called the evening.
However, despair was in italic print. That is how author of the program notes Hugh Macdonald, Professor of Music at Washington University in St. Louis sees it. He also provided the preconcert lecture. He also wrote something like -
Russians may express gloomy pessimism more powerfully than any other peoples. But Tschakovsky's music does not stay eternally in this posture of resignation. His limitless
invention led him to express a world of feeling in a variety of colors, as the best orchestral always should.
Now there is something to think about.
He also wrote something like -
The Brahms concerto comes between two works of a more extrovert nature. Barber's Overture evokes comedy and intrigue and lingers for a moment in pastoral idyll. Tschakovsky's Fourth ranges from misery and despair to playful humor and relentless ebullience.
What else is there but misery, despair, humor, and ebullience.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
The program notes I thought did a wonderful of explaining the program.
Dignity, Despair, and Delight - that is what the headline in the program called the evening.
However, despair was in italic print. That is how author of the program notes Hugh Macdonald, Professor of Music at Washington University in St. Louis sees it. He also provided the preconcert lecture. He also wrote something like -
Russians may express gloomy pessimism more powerfully than any other peoples. But Tschakovsky's music does not stay eternally in this posture of resignation. His limitless
invention led him to express a world of feeling in a variety of colors, as the best orchestral always should.
Now there is something to think about.
He also wrote something like -
The Brahms concerto comes between two works of a more extrovert nature. Barber's Overture evokes comedy and intrigue and lingers for a moment in pastoral idyll. Tschakovsky's Fourth ranges from misery and despair to playful humor and relentless ebullience.
What else is there but misery, despair, humor, and ebullience.
Magnificent
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
22.50 list price
ISBN: 1592403956
ISBN-13: 9781592403950
Format: Hardcover, 256pp
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: October 2008
Sales Rank: 11,332
Called a survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this book provides a focus on English grammar and its history. This is in contrast to Alphabet Juice, the Roy Blount book that has a focus more on usage. Both books are an interesting read.
Author John McWhorter is an American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of numerous books on language including The Power of Babel. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to The New Republic, he has taught linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley.
Honestly, I expected that this book would be similar to Baugh and A History of the English Language. Surprisingly, this book, while it covered a similar subject, included a voice totally different from Baugh. Baugh's voice is text-book like and almost stuffy - but not necessarily in a bad way. McWhorter's voice comes more from a study of creole languages and anthropology, as well as linguistics. His voice is most enjoyable.
The book covers the Celtic and Welsh influence on English as well as the impact of the Viking raids, Normal Conquest, and Germanic invastions. He also describes the simplicity of English - with it lack of declensions - as became a type of universal vehicle of expression during the early formation of Britain.
When I checked on amazon.com, 10 reviewers gave it an average of 4. Five reviewers gave a 5. Four reviewers gave a 4. One reviewer gave a 1. I give it a 4 as the topic is fascinating and the treatment original However, I can understand that reviewer who gave the 1. The author does tend to dwell on the particular idea that English grammar was influenced by Welsh and Gaelic. His argument is convincing but at times tedious.
A relatively short book at 197 pages, it is in a small and very readable format.
John McWhorter
22.50 list price
ISBN: 1592403956
ISBN-13: 9781592403950
Format: Hardcover, 256pp
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: October 2008
Sales Rank: 11,332
Called a survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this book provides a focus on English grammar and its history. This is in contrast to Alphabet Juice, the Roy Blount book that has a focus more on usage. Both books are an interesting read.
Author John McWhorter is an American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of numerous books on language including The Power of Babel. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to The New Republic, he has taught linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley.
Honestly, I expected that this book would be similar to Baugh and A History of the English Language. Surprisingly, this book, while it covered a similar subject, included a voice totally different from Baugh. Baugh's voice is text-book like and almost stuffy - but not necessarily in a bad way. McWhorter's voice comes more from a study of creole languages and anthropology, as well as linguistics. His voice is most enjoyable.
The book covers the Celtic and Welsh influence on English as well as the impact of the Viking raids, Normal Conquest, and Germanic invastions. He also describes the simplicity of English - with it lack of declensions - as became a type of universal vehicle of expression during the early formation of Britain.
When I checked on amazon.com, 10 reviewers gave it an average of 4. Five reviewers gave a 5. Four reviewers gave a 4. One reviewer gave a 1. I give it a 4 as the topic is fascinating and the treatment original However, I can understand that reviewer who gave the 1. The author does tend to dwell on the particular idea that English grammar was influenced by Welsh and Gaelic. His argument is convincing but at times tedious.
A relatively short book at 197 pages, it is in a small and very readable format.
John McWhorter
Espoma
http://www.espoma.com
There appear to be four major projects - organic weed preventer, 7-2-2 lawn food, 18-8-6 lawn food, turf-tone.
Organic weed preventer - every 4-6 weeks starting in March
7-2-2 lawn food - when grass actively growing - 3-4 times a year
18-8-6 lawn food - apply when grass is dry - March, May 4 times a year
Turf-tone - apply when grass is dry - March, May, Sept., Oct 4 times a year
March 1 - Weed preventer
March 15 - 18-8-6 - Food
March 20 - Turf-tone
April 1 - Weed preventer
April 15 -
May - Weed preventer
May 20 -
June - Weed preventer
7 2 2
July - Weed preventer
7 2 2
Aug - Weed prevent
7 2 2
Sept Turf Tone
Oct Turf Tone
There appear to be four major projects - organic weed preventer, 7-2-2 lawn food, 18-8-6 lawn food, turf-tone.
Organic weed preventer - every 4-6 weeks starting in March
7-2-2 lawn food - when grass actively growing - 3-4 times a year
18-8-6 lawn food - apply when grass is dry - March, May 4 times a year
Turf-tone - apply when grass is dry - March, May, Sept., Oct 4 times a year
March 1 - Weed preventer
March 15 - 18-8-6 - Food
March 20 - Turf-tone
April 1 - Weed preventer
April 15 -
May - Weed preventer
May 20 -
June - Weed preventer
7 2 2
July - Weed preventer
7 2 2
Aug - Weed prevent
7 2 2
Sept Turf Tone
Oct Turf Tone
Friday, February 13, 2009
customcraftedcounters
http://customcraftedcounters.com/
440 428 6505
Tabitha, Angel, John
Came out today to do the fitting.
customcraftedcounters@windstream.net
440 428 6505
Tabitha, Angel, John
Came out today to do the fitting.
customcraftedcounters@windstream.net
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Псалом
Господь мой пастырь,
Я не хочу;
Он делает мне лечь в зеленые пастбища.
Он подводит меня еще кроме воды;
Он восстанавливает моей души.
Он ведет меня в пути правды
Его имя.
Даже если я пешком через ущелье
в тень смерти,
Боюсь, не зло;
для Вас со мной;
Ваш род и Ваши сотрудники, они мне комфорт.
Несомненно, доброта и милосердие должны следовать за Мной
во все дни моей жизни;
и Я буду обитать в доме
Господь навсегда.
Псалом 23
Я не хочу;
Он делает мне лечь в зеленые пастбища.
Он подводит меня еще кроме воды;
Он восстанавливает моей души.
Он ведет меня в пути правды
Его имя.
Даже если я пешком через ущелье
в тень смерти,
Боюсь, не зло;
для Вас со мной;
Ваш род и Ваши сотрудники, они мне комфорт.
Несомненно, доброта и милосердие должны следовать за Мной
во все дни моей жизни;
и Я буду обитать в доме
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Псалом 23
Three things
Grateful for these things.
1. Lots of interesting things are helping to get me through a day, like Code of the Woosters.
2. Alphabet Juice was interesting to read and write about.
3. Get Smart was enjoyable.
Really liked that Get Smart spoofed the Cold War. Steve Carrell did a very good job. He played it more straight than did Don Adams. Don Adams was always a little over the top for me. Ann Hathaway was also very good. I liked Barbara Feldon. But you didn't need to have seen the old Get Smart to like this one.
1. Lots of interesting things are helping to get me through a day, like Code of the Woosters.
2. Alphabet Juice was interesting to read and write about.
3. Get Smart was enjoyable.
Really liked that Get Smart spoofed the Cold War. Steve Carrell did a very good job. He played it more straight than did Don Adams. Don Adams was always a little over the top for me. Ann Hathaway was also very good. I liked Barbara Feldon. But you didn't need to have seen the old Get Smart to like this one.
Alphabet Juice
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory (Hardcover), by Roy Blount Jr. List price $25 (available new from amazon.com from $14.77).370 pages. Published by Sarah Crichton Books, New York. Copyright 2008.
Author Roy Blount is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell me! He is also a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel. In addition, he was a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and contributed to publications such as The New Yorker. He is also author of many previous books.
With 13 customer reviews when I last checked on Amazon, 7 reviewers gave the book the highest 5-star rating. The 6 remaining reviewers gave the book equal numbers of 4-, 3-, and 2-star ratings. I would give it a 4. It is probably not going to be one of my all-time favorite books on language. But, it is a fun and interesting read.
The book is arranged in alphabetical order with Blount giving comments on words that he finds worthy of thought. It is a book I would like to have written in many ways as words sometimes strike me as interesting, worthy of commentary, and funny.
As an example, Blount includes in the book the word e-mail. By the way, part of what I like about Blount is that in many cases he observes and does not pass judgement on what is right and wrong. He says he does not feel qualified to pass judgement.
I can identify with that. I don't feel qualified to even write this review. But, if I don't do it, I'm afraid that no one will. And, that would be wrong.
In the entry for e-mail, Blount discusses placing a hyphen in words like A-bomb or C-section, but not email. Advocates of email without the hyphen, argue that it conserves space. This according to Blount, is the kind of topic and word worthy of commentary that is often humorous, light, and thoughtful.
Blount also comments on letters. He has a lot to say about letters as well as words. About the letter Q, Blount considers the capital letter to be "an upside-down apple, but much depends on type-face." He compares the q in Braggadocio, Goudy Old Style, American Typewriter, and Onyx, among others, and has often hilarious commentary.
Do we really need or want another book about language and usage? I suppose that since language is endlessly changing, there will always be something new to write about, especially when it comes to English, which you could argue is a huge collection point for words, constantly assimilating words and ideas from various cultures, fueled by the immigrant history of America and America's constant acceptance of new words and I think at its best America's openness to new ideas and reinvention. Now that was a rambling thought and rambling sentence. The book is making me think these kinds of thoughts and ideas.
Author Roy Blount is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell me! He is also a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel. In addition, he was a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and contributed to publications such as The New Yorker. He is also author of many previous books.
With 13 customer reviews when I last checked on Amazon, 7 reviewers gave the book the highest 5-star rating. The 6 remaining reviewers gave the book equal numbers of 4-, 3-, and 2-star ratings. I would give it a 4. It is probably not going to be one of my all-time favorite books on language. But, it is a fun and interesting read.
The book is arranged in alphabetical order with Blount giving comments on words that he finds worthy of thought. It is a book I would like to have written in many ways as words sometimes strike me as interesting, worthy of commentary, and funny.
As an example, Blount includes in the book the word e-mail. By the way, part of what I like about Blount is that in many cases he observes and does not pass judgement on what is right and wrong. He says he does not feel qualified to pass judgement.
I can identify with that. I don't feel qualified to even write this review. But, if I don't do it, I'm afraid that no one will. And, that would be wrong.
In the entry for e-mail, Blount discusses placing a hyphen in words like A-bomb or C-section, but not email. Advocates of email without the hyphen, argue that it conserves space. This according to Blount, is the kind of topic and word worthy of commentary that is often humorous, light, and thoughtful.
Blount also comments on letters. He has a lot to say about letters as well as words. About the letter Q, Blount considers the capital letter to be "an upside-down apple, but much depends on type-face." He compares the q in Braggadocio, Goudy Old Style, American Typewriter, and Onyx, among others, and has often hilarious commentary.
Do we really need or want another book about language and usage? I suppose that since language is endlessly changing, there will always be something new to write about, especially when it comes to English, which you could argue is a huge collection point for words, constantly assimilating words and ideas from various cultures, fueled by the immigrant history of America and America's constant acceptance of new words and I think at its best America's openness to new ideas and reinvention. Now that was a rambling thought and rambling sentence. The book is making me think these kinds of thoughts and ideas.
Cпасибо
1. Grateful to all that gets me through a day
2. Grateful for Alphabet Juice book.
3. Grateful that read that new Russian Orthodox patriarch was installed. Patriarch Kirill according to the PD is a cautious advocate of change. He also is a prominent figure in trying to reconcile with the Roman Catholic Church.
Большое вам спасибо. Мы отправились в Ботанический сад. Мы были в саду. Люблю быть испорчен. Мандарины были вкусные. Они были очень, очень вкусно.
2. Grateful for Alphabet Juice book.
3. Grateful that read that new Russian Orthodox patriarch was installed. Patriarch Kirill according to the PD is a cautious advocate of change. He also is a prominent figure in trying to reconcile with the Roman Catholic Church.
Большое вам спасибо. Мы отправились в Ботанический сад. Мы были в саду. Люблю быть испорчен. Мандарины были вкусные. Они были очень, очень вкусно.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Grateful, NY
1. Grateful to God for all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful that trip to NY went ok
3. Grateful for publishing in Intercom of Seven Steps to Successful Online Help with Reuse
4. Grateful that enjoyed Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters
2. Grateful that trip to NY went ok
3. Grateful for publishing in Intercom of Seven Steps to Successful Online Help with Reuse
4. Grateful that enjoyed Wodehouse's Code of the Woosters
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Join Botanical Gardens
Costa Rica, Madagascar, Barbie, and Rick
1. Went to Botanical Gardens.
2. Especially enjoyed warm 80 deg(?) Madagascar biodome.
3. Did not especially enjoy the flower that smells like rotting meat.
4. Really liked the ferns and warmth.
5. Loved the Costa Rica biodome, especially the second floor.
6. Kaobob tree was especially interesting mixing an exhibit with real tree.
7. Could not get over how these exhibits were gifts, one from Weatherhead family.
8. Second floor of Costa Rica exhibit surprised me. Wow. Was it warm up there and the view - how spectacular.
9. Love ferns more than ever - same is true of Barbie.
10. Went to vinyl-record shop and Tommy's.
11. Enjoyed hot tea, salad, chili, fries, some of Rick's Not Dog, and best company ever!
1. Went to Botanical Gardens.
2. Especially enjoyed warm 80 deg(?) Madagascar biodome.
3. Did not especially enjoy the flower that smells like rotting meat.
4. Really liked the ferns and warmth.
5. Loved the Costa Rica biodome, especially the second floor.
6. Kaobob tree was especially interesting mixing an exhibit with real tree.
7. Could not get over how these exhibits were gifts, one from Weatherhead family.
8. Second floor of Costa Rica exhibit surprised me. Wow. Was it warm up there and the view - how spectacular.
9. Love ferns more than ever - same is true of Barbie.
10. Went to vinyl-record shop and Tommy's.
11. Enjoyed hot tea, salad, chili, fries, some of Rick's Not Dog, and best company ever!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
2/21 Rainforest
The annual Reverse Raffle to benefit the Cleveland Chapter of the American Association of ZooKeepers (AAZK) will be held at The RainForest on Saturday, February 21, 2009 starting at 6:30 p.m. sharp. Dinner will be served. Complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks are included (cash bar will also be available). Main board grand prize is $2000.
Tickets are $35 and are available for purchase by calling (216) 661-6500 x4452.
AAZK is a nonprofit (U.S. 501c3) volunteer organization made up of professional zoo keepers and other interested persons dedicated to professional animal care and conservation. (Visit their website at http://www.aazk.org/)
Tickets are $35 and are available for purchase by calling (216) 661-6500 x4452.
AAZK is a nonprofit (U.S. 501c3) volunteer organization made up of professional zoo keepers and other interested persons dedicated to professional animal care and conservation. (Visit their website at http://www.aazk.org/)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Medical updates
1. Grateful to God and all that helps me get through a day.
2. Grateful that appointment with Dr. Lyons and Rick's tests (PSA) went well.
3. Grateful that next appointment with Dr. Lyons is 1/26/2010 with 5th anniversary coming up in April, 2009.
4. Grateful that diverticulitis did not recur since summer, 2006.
2. Grateful that appointment with Dr. Lyons and Rick's tests (PSA) went well.
3. Grateful that next appointment with Dr. Lyons is 1/26/2010 with 5th anniversary coming up in April, 2009.
4. Grateful that diverticulitis did not recur since summer, 2006.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Home improvement
1. Thank you to God for all that helps me get through a day
2. Gratitude that we ordered the counter tops this weekend
3. Gratitude for the nice water aerobics class and lunch at Pad Thai
2. Gratitude that we ordered the counter tops this weekend
3. Gratitude for the nice water aerobics class and lunch at Pad Thai
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Inauguration, BD
1. Grateful to God and all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful for wonderful inauguration and birthday
3. Grateful for lots to think about including -
- Inauguration and birthday (was at Champps for inauguration/birthday lunch) - saw it on a huge screen, liked the cheer that went up after the swearing in, thought Obama's speech was what I expected, loved Aretha Franklin, thought Lowery's words were surprisingly wonderful, what a day! More comments to come. Barbie really spoiled me by taking me out to lunch.
- More birthday (had most wonderful dinner on earth with salad and blue cheese, fresh asparagus with lemon, rosemary beans and rice, chocolate mousse). So much to think about! Again, Barbie really spoiled me. What a wonderful cook and day she organized for me. How can I thank her and Sacha enough.
- Let It Rot - by Stu Campbell - review to come
- Sacagewea coins worth over $30,000 - from Cherrios boxes
- Dagoba chocolate
- Pot rack with light, countertops, video transfer, Frost-Nixon, Botanical Gardens, composting and Martha Stewart videos from the library
2. Grateful for wonderful inauguration and birthday
3. Grateful for lots to think about including -
- Inauguration and birthday (was at Champps for inauguration/birthday lunch) - saw it on a huge screen, liked the cheer that went up after the swearing in, thought Obama's speech was what I expected, loved Aretha Franklin, thought Lowery's words were surprisingly wonderful, what a day! More comments to come. Barbie really spoiled me by taking me out to lunch.
- More birthday (had most wonderful dinner on earth with salad and blue cheese, fresh asparagus with lemon, rosemary beans and rice, chocolate mousse). So much to think about! Again, Barbie really spoiled me. What a wonderful cook and day she organized for me. How can I thank her and Sacha enough.
- Let It Rot - by Stu Campbell - review to come
- Sacagewea coins worth over $30,000 - from Cherrios boxes
- Dagoba chocolate
- Pot rack with light, countertops, video transfer, Frost-Nixon, Botanical Gardens, composting and Martha Stewart videos from the library
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Pot Rack with Light
Pot Rack with Light
Portfolio Brushed Nickel Island Pot Rack Fixture
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=155693-76219-CIA9832&lpage=none
http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/725916/725916102258md.jpg
Portfolio Brushed Nickel Island Pot Rack Fixture
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=155693-76219-CIA9832&lpage=none
http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/725916/725916102258md.jpg
NY visit,
1. Grateful to God and all that gets me through a day
2. Grateful that visit to NY was fun, starting birthday fun
3. Grateful that airport was reopened after incident on the Hudson River
But even more importantly grateful that everyone survived
An airplane took off from Laguardia the same day of my flight and landed in the Hudson River. No one died, thank God. It was a very close call it seems from the reports and an amazing rescue. An investigation should reveal the cause of the accident. Speculation is that birds were pulled into an engine, causing the airplane to malfunction.
Subject: SAVE THE DATE!! PFYM Book Party!
Thursday, April 2, from 7 to 10pm
Slipper Room
Orchard and Stanton streets in Manhattan
Hi! Remember a few months ago when we told you there was going to be a book based on Postcards From Your Momma and your mom's email had been selected for the book, and we'd be inviting you to our book party? Well, it's still a couple months away, but we figured some of you might want to start making travel arrangements, so consider this the Official Save the Date for the Postcards From Yo Momma book party email.
We'll send out a "real" invitation in a couple months. In the meantime, just note that the party is going to be Thursday, April 2, from 7 to 10pm at the Slipper Room, a lounge/bar at Orchard and Stanton streets in Manhattan. You and your mom are both invited, so please pass this along to her.
Btw, if you want to see what the book will look like and/or pre-order it, you can buy it on Amazon. (Also, you can tell your mom that a famous comedian thinks she's funny: This quote from the awesome comedian Margaret Cho is going to be on the book jacket: "MY MOM SENDS ME EMAILS IN ALL CAPS SO IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE SHE IS YELLING. SO IN HER STYLE I WILL SAY, I LOVE THIS BOOK!")
2. Grateful that visit to NY was fun, starting birthday fun
3. Grateful that airport was reopened after incident on the Hudson River
But even more importantly grateful that everyone survived
An airplane took off from Laguardia the same day of my flight and landed in the Hudson River. No one died, thank God. It was a very close call it seems from the reports and an amazing rescue. An investigation should reveal the cause of the accident. Speculation is that birds were pulled into an engine, causing the airplane to malfunction.
Subject: SAVE THE DATE!! PFYM Book Party!
Thursday, April 2, from 7 to 10pm
Slipper Room
Orchard and Stanton streets in Manhattan
Hi! Remember a few months ago when we told you there was going to be a book based on Postcards From Your Momma and your mom's email had been selected for the book, and we'd be inviting you to our book party? Well, it's still a couple months away, but we figured some of you might want to start making travel arrangements, so consider this the Official Save the Date for the Postcards From Yo Momma book party email.
We'll send out a "real" invitation in a couple months. In the meantime, just note that the party is going to be Thursday, April 2, from 7 to 10pm at the Slipper Room, a lounge/bar at Orchard and Stanton streets in Manhattan. You and your mom are both invited, so please pass this along to her.
Btw, if you want to see what the book will look like and/or pre-order it, you can buy it on Amazon. (Also, you can tell your mom that a famous comedian thinks she's funny: This quote from the awesome comedian Margaret Cho is going to be on the book jacket: "MY MOM SENDS ME EMAILS IN ALL CAPS SO IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE SHE IS YELLING. SO IN HER STYLE I WILL SAY, I LOVE THIS BOOK!")
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Gratitude, NY
1. Grateful to God and all that gets me through a day.
2. Hopeful that trip to NYC happens on Jan. 16.
2. Hopeful that trip to NYC happens on Jan. 16.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Gratitude, vacation
1. Grateful to God and all that gets me through a day
2. Grateful for 120 hours of vacation
2. Grateful for 120 hours of vacation
Friday, January 2, 2009
Новый год
I hope you will enjoy the new year.
Надеюсь, вам понравится новый год.
Peut-être que nous irons à New York dans la nouvelle année.
Tal vez se vaya a Nueva York en el nuevo año.
Может быть, мы будем в Нью-Йорке, в новом году.
Vielleicht gehen wir nach New York in das neue Jahr.
О, Боже. Благодарности.
Надеюсь, вам понравится новый год.
Peut-être que nous irons à New York dans la nouvelle année.
Tal vez se vaya a Nueva York en el nuevo año.
Может быть, мы будем в Нью-Йорке, в новом году.
Vielleicht gehen wir nach New York in das neue Jahr.
О, Боже. Благодарности.
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