Conducting Mozart 25.1 – Part 1
I am very fortunate to have many hobbies — especially motorcycling and music. I wrote about the origins of my love of music back in December 2000 (with a few minor edits since) so I won’t repeat it here — suffice it to say that my interest in music has continued to increase. I find […]
Kayak Jane
Today I took a kayaking lesson. So much to learn. Kayak Jane has a rental shop on Route 507 in Paupak, Pennsylvania on Lake Wallenpaupack. It looks so effortless and simple. I guess it is after you have mastered it but, like so many things, it requires a lot of practice. Keeping your arms straight […]
Some Very Nice Dance Music From The ’20’s and ’30’s
Thanks to Sophia Stern at NYU for telling me about a really neat music site where there are hundreds of old dance songs, done by a great jazz band in the 1920s and 30s. Try “Button up Your Overcoat” and “Forty-Seven Ginger-Headed Sailors.”
What A Country!
My brother Bob and I decided to meet for breakfast in Sidney, New York. The motorcycle trip was about 100 miles for me and a bit less for him. My route to get there was planned the night before the trip using DeLorme’s Street Atlas (see route). Departure time was 6:25 AM and it was […]
A 56 Mile Errand
Friends and family would soon be coming to visit so I had to go run some errands. The weather was nice so why would anyone take the car for the five mile trip when they could take the motorcycle and make it a 56 mile trip? At home in Connecticut there are some great roads […]