F Sharp = G Flat

… and other useless things I learned from almost ten years of piano lessons.  Like how to shape your hands and how that’ll come in handy someday when those same hands become arthritic. You’ll know exactly just how much shaping is cool before it...

Granny Smith

I’m in the midst of a love affair.  Not with Granny Smith but with her apples.  They’re green and probably the most bitter of the green apples.  This love affair has been going on for quite a while.  I eat at least one per day even though 2-3 per week is...

Attention All Dog Owners

What a conundrum.  My dog Stella is petrified by street noise and other pedestrians walking in her path.  The sidewalks are really narrow here and the homeless tend to stretch their legs and render half of it out of order.  And keeping with her high anxiety,...

So What Do You Do?

I hate being asked that question.  It’s so intrusive, as if what I did defined who I am.  If you’re meeting sometime for the first time, why not say so tell me a little bit about yourself?  It’s a much better start. If you ask someone what they do,...

Cleaning Lady

I’ve resisted hiring one for many years thinking it’s a pretentious way to cover up a lazy person. To be clear yes I am a lazy person but I’m not pretentious.  The new place underwent some heavy renovation and even a month after it was finished (for...