Conducting Mozart – part 3
Yesterday was my third conducting lesson, thanks to Maestro Sidney Rothstein. He pronounced me as “acceptable”; i.e. that I had learned enough about conducting to not embarrass myself and the orchestra. He magnanimously offered me many great suggestions for how to improve my technique and add more expression to the conducting. Earlier tonight was my […]
Snow Day
There won’t be any motorcycle riding in my neck of the woods today. The snow has already started and up to eight inches may accumulate by the end of the evening. Unfortunately, I have to drive to Pennsylvania to meet someone this morning and hope the return trip this afternoon won’t be too difficult. I […]
A Wintery Motorcycle Ride
Just back from a wintery motorcycle ride. It was beyond cold. The Widder gloves and vest do a good job but when the wind howls across your chin, you can really feel it. It is best to wear a thin head covering that covers the neck and chin (there is a name for it that […]
Blogging – The Next Big Thing?
Micah Alpern, who is about to get his masters in human computer interaction (HCI) from Carnegie Mellon University, said he was happy to see Blogging on my list of “the next big things” but he was disappointed in the page I had linked to. The page he refers to was a very basic page I […]
The Five Biggest Myths About Web Services
Bob Sutor, IBM‘s director of Web services and one of my former colleagues, just had an article published on CNET entitled “The Five Biggest Myths About Web Services”. It very clearly addresses the key questions that I have received many times over the past couple of years and so I wanted to share his story. […]