My tweets

• Sun, 12:21: Good news from the piano: I can pretty much sight-read the hits of Bacharach and David now. It's better than listening. It's playing!
• Sun, 12:22: Also, this 2-handed version of the slow movement from Ravel's piano concerto is turning out to be a thing I can play, even interpret.
• Sun, 12:22: I don't think I could have said this even just a year ago, so I'm tentatively willing to credit authorities who said practice pays off.
• Sun, 13:13: "One heard in 1930 of … that insane indoor air race, and one thought: how almost satisfying! How very, very nearly inspired!" Bruce McCall
• Sun, 13:14: (The full quote was "One heard in 1930 of Dunmouldie demolished by that insane indoor air race…" I do hate having to cut things down.)
• Sun, 13:47: Sarah made French toast with me this morning, and it came out great. She didn't care for it, but at least she can prepare it.
• Sun, 17:21: Glad Gary Puckett had "Lady Willpower," so for the rest of his life he doesn't HAVE to do "Young Girl." "Here he is, 108 years young…"
• Sun, 17:31: An amazing, haunting video classic from Neil Young: https://t.co/HXeYWagdXL Shot in one take (except for a very subtle cut). Quality goods.
• Sun, 17:36: Neil's personation of the TV news guy reminds me, for no accountable reason, of this eldritch Floyd by Eugene Levy: https://t.co/gDaKDCMU5b
• Sun, 19:21: There's an ad on for Red Lobster's "Crabfest," and my inner schoolchild is snickering every time it says 'crab.' (Sounds like…)

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