“Daddy,” Erin began, around a mouthful of English muffin, “I would miss you if you died.” Oh god. “Well thanks, babe,” I replied, trying to keep my voice as calm as hers, my tone as matter-of-fact. “I don’t want you to die,” she concluded, having thought about for a second. “Okay then.” I couldn’t muster…
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I’ve Begun Reading “Alice In Wonderland” to Erin
I’m really bad at titling blog posts. I should just start numbering them. Anyway-zuh… A couple of nights ago, when Erin asked for a story (“No, two stories, daddy.”), instead of reaching for a French volume of Disney animal stories (Fox & Hound, Rescuers, Lion King etc…), which I usually “read” to her in the…
Heart on a G String
Today is Johannes Sebastian Bach’s 326th birthday. I often think of Bach’s music as mathematical, precise, clinical, and light. But there is one piece he wrote that holds its own with even the heady romanticism of Beethoven: “Air on a G String.” Do you know it? You probably do. Here is a video of Japan’s…