Josef Wieniawski - Violin Sonata: Scherzo
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Liv Migdal, violin
Marian Migdal, piano
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Well, this was weird
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james_davis_nicollOne Thing at a Time
Dec. 7th, 2025 08:53 pmbillroperThe Christmas tree did not get straightened up in its stand today, because that's a three person job really and I was not going to get that level of cooperation. But one of the tubs of Christmas decorations has gone back to the basement and most of the decorations are actually up which is a good thing.
The driveway was also shoveled by Julie and me in various shifts. Julie does not quite realize that the apron is part of the driveway, but I have explained this to her and hope to have better luck next time. Gretchen suggested that I should fire up the snowblower, which probably would have been the best idea if I already had gas and was sure that I had the appropriate snowblower oil *and* had an empty gasoline container. Maybe before the *next* major snow. Today's was about five inches, which is definitely a depth where the snowblower becomes worthwhile.
I bought more plugins and software upgrades while they are on sale. Now I just need to *do* something with them...
And I cleaned off the top of the bookcase in my bedroom, putting the stuff that had accumulated there away for its safety. I'll need to remember where I put it when I need it. That's the tricky part. :)
Tomorrow, it's back to work and I have a *lot* of things to do. Happily, I updated the password that was going to expire today when I logged in *yesterday*...
Sunday Spin
Dec. 7th, 2025 11:23 pmsharonlee_feedToday — that would be Sunday — has been very strange and dislocated.
I got up what counts for “late” nowadays, declared to myself that I didn’t want to eat breakfast, I didn’t want to sit with the sun lamp, life was ashes, and everything a waste of time. Yeah, I know, but Brain Spin doesn’t make sense. It just Spins.
I managed to talk myself into a cup of tea with the sun lamp by mentioning that I had to fill in my calendar for next week, so I knew where I needed to be when (next week being a thought difficult), and was thus not a waste of time. So, I got my 30 minutes of light. By then, it was really getting on, but I plea-bargained breakfast by pointing out that, by eating late and large, I could have a small, late lunch.
Hit the office a little after 10 and wrote until 3 (and this is how I wrote a book last year. No Brain Spin while writing.) Then I had my promised snack-called-lunch, changed out the cat fountains, did my duty to the cats and — that’s gonna be it. No, I did not do my PT homework. No, I did not take a walk. Nor did I throw myself off a high building, so I’m calling Life and me even on the day.
The cats have been keeping close; both Rook and Tali tried to figure out how to sit on my lap while I’m typing, but neither could make it work. Firefly, not being a lapsitter, kept watch from On High.
I have, for what its worth, figured out why this rough patch, now. December 5 would have been when we knew for sure that the meds weren’t going to work, surgery was not a thing, and the downhill slope was one way.
It’s nice to have a mystery cleared up, I guess.
Well. I still have tomorrow clear to write. Hopefully, with less spin.
Everybody have a good evening; stay safe.
I’ll check in tomorrow.
Sunday spin
Dec. 7th, 2025 06:21 pmrolanniToday -- that would be Sunday -- has been very strange and dislocated.
I got up what counts for "late" nowadays, declared to myself that I didn't want to eat breakfast, I didn't want to sit with the sun lamp, life was ashes, and everything a waste of time. Yeah, I know, but Brain Spin doesn't make sense. It just Spins.
I managed to talk myself into a cup of tea with the sun lamp by mentioning that I had to fill in my calendar for next week, so I knew where I needed to be when (next week being a thought difficult), and was thus not a waste of time. So, I got my 30 minutes of light. By then, it was really getting on, but I plea-bargained breakfast by pointing out that, by eating late and large, I could have a small, late lunch.
Hit the office a little after 10 and wrote until 3 (and this is how I wrote a book last year. No Brain Spin while writing.) Then I had my promised snack-called-lunch, changed out the cat fountains, did my duty to the cats and -- that's gonna be it. No, I did not do my PT homework. No, I did not take a walk. Nor did I throw myself off a high building, so I'm calling Life and me even on the day.
The cats have been keeping close; both Rook and Tali tried to figure out how to sit on my lap while I'm typing, but neither could make it work. Firefly, not being a lapsitter, kept watch from On High.
I have, for what its worth, figured out why this rough patch, now. December 5 would have been when we knew for sure that the meds weren't going to work, surgery was not a thing, and the downhill slope was one way.
It's nice to have a mystery cleared up, I guess.
Well. I still have tomorrow clear to write. Hopefully, with less spin.
Everybody have a good evening; stay safe.
I'll check in tomorrow.
Chocolate
Dec. 7th, 2025 02:28 pmfilkferengiWhen they're not to be found, that's what. Over a couple of weeks, due to scarcity, my sweet spouse went to more than one store, for me. Then, last week, there were none to be found anywhere. He brought me a bag of Kroger's store brand and a bag of Ghirardelli. While not as chocolatey and with more beat-up looking chips, the Kroger was still an acceptable alternative. Ironically enough, the Ghirardelli bag combined being significantly more expensive with larger chips. My spouse called the chocolate taste "understated." I called it "nonexistent." Nothing like paying more for less flavor.
This week, relief was in sight, as he returned home victorious with the desired chocolate. Those first chips after a week of deprivation were intensely pleasurable. [I may have to do extra walks this week, weather permitting.]
As I went towards the fridge this afternoon, in anticipation of more chocolate chip goodness, I heard music in my head. I'm a filker; this isn't exactly a surprise. Bill & Gretchen Roper have an excellent song on the subject, "My Husband The Filker." As I let the tune play out to see which one it was, "Sha bop, sha bop" flowed into "I Only Have Eyes For You", a decidedly apt tune for chocolate on an overcast winter afternoon.
Minimum Age, Maximum Confusion
Dec. 7th, 2025 06:55 pmnotalwaysworking_feedRead Minimum Age, Maximum Confusion
I'm buying some model rocket engines from a big box retailer. The cashier (who looks very young and I think is new) gets a prompt at the checkout.
Cashier: "Are you fifteen?"
Me: "I am, in fact, twenty-seven."
Cashier: "I'm sorry, I can't sell these to you unless you are fifteen."
A Family Roast
Dec. 7th, 2025 03:30 pmnotalwaysrelated_feedRead A Family Roast
Mom: "And why is this blender here? It doesn’t belong here."
Me: "Mom, you put it there."
Mom: "No, I didn’t!" *Goes back to rummaging.*
Me: "Mom, like any of us would touch anything in your kitchen. We all know you have a system."
Read A Family Roast
2025.12.07
Dec. 7th, 2025 08:32 amlsandersonNational guard shooting prompts extraordinary outburst and targeting of people from startling range of countries
Robert Tait in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/07/trump-immigration-ice
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall
Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/07/putin-accept-trump-deal-russia-economy-ukraine-war
No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win
Conservatives warned of a mass exodus if the democratic socialist won, but experts, and property data, paint a very different picture
Adam Gabbatt in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/new-york-city-wealthy-mamdani-win
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/california-mushroom-poisoning
Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale has become ‘more and more plausible’
Canadian author discusses US under Donald Trump and says setting of dystopian novel has ‘become much closer’
Neha Gohil
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/07/margaret-atwood-the-handmaids-tale-has-become-more-and-more-plausible
How to make the perfect Dubai chocolate bar – recipe
The pistachio-crammed craze makes a superb gift. Our in-house perfectionist tries all the fiddly bits for you …
Felicity Cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/07/how-to-make-the-perfect-dubai-chocolate-bar-recipe
Reading now includes Listening for me
Dec. 7th, 2025 06:34 amalicebentleyI was reading very few books during the last handful of years of my bookstore, for instance. Just too busy/tired. And for a span of time after that, as if I'd lost the knack.
In previous decades acquiring a book always meant a paper copy to me. I'd nab the occasional ebook when that was extra convenient, but I really love the whole experience of holding a book, turning the pages, enjoying all the design choices the publisher makes to bring them into being. But as we all know, that leads to having thousands of books to provide habitat for, or potentially (shudder) move. So over the last half-dozen years I've been making a concerted effort to buy ebook variants, and gift or sell a bunch of the paper ones.
It's not the same experience, but it's easier on my aging eyes (thank you backlights and adjustable text sizes) and storage issues are much reduced.
A couple years ago my process at work changed. My day was filled with assembling models, sometimes ones I'd already done many times. The perfect environment to have an audiobook on headphones - especially if it's an audio version of a book I'd already read and didn't need to be completely immersed.
The books that really swayed me to this was Murderbot. I had already bought and read each of Martha Well's books as they came out, usually with a re-read of all the previous ones once a new one arrived. Kevin R. Free's audiobook was an unexpected delight, bringing me a way to revisit this favorite story while giving me a new view of the characters and events. And while still getting good work done!
After that I started binging audiobooks quite as badly as I've ever tucked into paper - and it's past time I wrote up more of these experiences. That's my big plan for more DreamWidth posting and I hope I will hold to it.
Welcome to Capitalism, Kids!
Dec. 7th, 2025 02:30 pmnotalwaysfriendly_feedRead Welcome to Capitalism, Kids!
Roommate: "Want to come to my family gathering on Sunday?"
Me: "Meh, I was hoping to be lazy on Sunday."
Roommate: "I know, but I also know one of your specific dopamine hits is making children cry by learning the ways of the world of bills and taxes via Monopoly."
time zones and food
Dec. 7th, 2025 11:34 pmmindstalkGonna take a while to get used to these time zones differences again. I realized in the shower that as I was preparing to go to bed before Monday, for most of my friends, Sunday morning was just beginning. Also, that's probably why Oglaf hasn't updated yet -- it's Sunday! My webcomics schedule is in confusion. ( Read more... )
Doing the work
Dec. 7th, 2025 06:09 amalicebentleyThis week I had work news to share, that I'd enjoy talking over with friends, and realized once again that I haven't been making a space for that.
I'll post quips or photos on FB, I doomscroll on Bluesky, and I enjoy the creative insanity that rumbles through Tumblr. But each of them has only a scant handful of friends I can expect to interact with.
The same is true here on DreamWidth of course. And I've been even worse than elsewhere on posting, or commenting, or sometimes even opening the page to read.
I've tried before, but I'm going to try again and make this a place where I post more, and reach out more. I'm even going to start rambling about all the terrible wonderful books I've been reading.
New travel series begins
Dec. 7th, 2025 10:38 pmmindstalkAfter three years in friendly Very Cheap Rent houses, I'm back to nomadic life. After bouncing around Philly a few times to get things sorted, I'm now in Tokyo, because (a) Japan is cool and (b) old family of friend is old, tick-tock tick-tock. If you want to follow along, well, keep checking in for the travel2025 tag. Some random observations to start: ( Read more... )
Present And Traumatized
Dec. 7th, 2025 01:30 pmnotalwayslearning_feed
Then she pulled out her phone; she had been recording our interaction from the beginning. She kept recording while telling me that her child “no longer participates in attendance culture.”
Space Skimmer by David Gerrold
Dec. 7th, 2025 08:51 amjames_davis_nicoll
Who killed the empire? More importantly, what does it take to get men to process their emotions?
Space Skimmer by David Gerrold