it’s all in your mind
Originally posted 31 May 2007: These students are the foundation of my enduring interest in...
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Tag: soapbox
what do you play for?
…and by play, I mean “do your thing”. I know this blog is read by all kinds of...
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on happiness
Note: I sat on this post for nearly two weeks, debating whether or not to publish it. Few topics...
Read MoreThe good, the bad, and the jackass
Back from New York, brimming with the kind of cheer that only Mozart, NYC, and new friends can bring. There’s so much coming down the pike I am surprised that I even had time to check my YouTube channel’s inbox. You...
Read MoreMemorial Day
Someone whom I respect and care very much for said about Memorial Day, “It really has no meaning for me at all.”I had my jaw sewn back on before she could turn around to see it hanging completely agape. I’ll...
Read MoreMark to Market
Actual tweet from a college football player, whose name I will keep to myself:”I do not want to go to school.”As a rabid consumer of college football and active Twitter-er*, I follow lots of “student...
Read MoreIdentity Crisis
This is partly my fault. But still!Over the past few weeks, I have had numerous students insinuate that I am not a cellist, but only a cello teacher. This bizarre contradiction sometimes makes me laugh. Yesterday however, I...
Read MoreA question of priority
I’ve devoted numerous posts to jackassery. Students, musicians, massage threrapists, clamshell packaging, my own personal flailings. (flailing does not necessarily equal failing, but it sure looks dorky) I’ve even...
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