Archive for November, 2009
That Thing They Do
A few years ago, on the day my older daughter graduated from elementary school, her teacher had a picnic for the students and their families. There were a couple of days of fifth grade left still, but the year’s lessons had clearly come to an end, and during the picnic the teacher asked for suggestions [...]
November 21, 2009
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Rediscovering Count Basie
Recently, at the home of a good friend, I recognized the music coming out of the speakers as the Count Basie CD I had lent him. The sounds whetted my appetite, and when I got the disc back I soon gave it a listen. And I found that I was finally able to get over [...]
