Anyways, I guess there just hasn't been enough boxing and unboxing and loading and unloading arranging and unarranging and phone calling and paper signing and fee paying in my life to keep me busy, so I thought I'd take a moment here tonight to return to my grievously neglected blog. I suppose I should apologize for that, that being the modern nature of things and all. Isn't it funny how there's really no right and wrong anymore. As long as you say you're sorry, you can pretty much do whatever you want. You know -
"I want to apologize for having those drugs in my luggage. It showed bad judgment on my part, and I should have checked with the local authorities before I attempted to smuggle drugs into the country. It was just a simple misunderstanding and a boneheaded move on my part. I'm truly sorry for any trouble I may have caused. I also want to apologize for calling the women's athletic team a bunch of monkey-faced goonie birds. I meant no offense by the comment, but I can see how such a statement might be taken the wrong way. Believe me, no one respects our women athletes more than I. I hope you will accept these humble apologies, and it is my hope that by blaming myself, you, the paying public, will find me blameless. After all, I'm only human."
So, like I said, sorry for not posting to my blogs. I'll try to do better. In the meantime, I've got these new digs. Yes, here I sit among the oaks and the pine trees, looking out my window, and what a lovely view I have of
A parking garage.
Actually, it's not that bad. I mean, as far as parking garages go it's a pretty unobtrusive looking thing, and it's nicely landscaped as well. All-in-all I'm pretty happy with my new surroundings. Sure, I need some furniture, but that can wait until the house is sold. Meanwhile, it's very quiet, and that's the big reason I chose to settle here. Aaahhh, peace and quiet, a self-cleaning oven, and cheap DSL. What more does a stodgy old bachelor need. I'd tell you where I moved to but there are a lot of weirdos on the internet, you know, so I'll just leave that a mystery.
Anything else happening? Hmmm, not really. Moving has pretty much taken all of my free time. I do have a CD to recommend though. I got it about a month ago and the more I play it the more I want to hear. It's called "Recital" and it's a collection of pieces for violin and piano played by Victoria Mullova on violin and Katia LaBecque on piano. It has Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, Schubert's Fantasie, Ravel's violin sonata, and a piece by Clara Schumann. I once heard someone call Mullova's playing "austere", but you'd never know if from this CD. She plays with a lot of what I'd call "disciplined soulfulness", and Katia LaBecque's restless piano meshes perfectly with Mullova . My favorite on this disc is the Schubert Fantasie - a piece I've never really loved, but Mullova and LaBecque navigate a beautiful line and really bring this composition to life. Add to that an excellent reading of Ravel's violin sonata and the familiar strains of Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, and you've got a 5 star disc if there ever was one. Deep, thoughtful, and very entertaining. Like I said, it's been in heavy rotation on my MP3 player for over a month now, and I like it more each time I listen to it.And that's all for now. Look for more frequent postings in the coming weeks and months when, hopefully, I'll have something more to say. And, if not, well I'm really sorry. It's just bad judgment on my part.
