Took the kids to see The Magic Flute at LA Opera on Friday night.  Their first opera experience, and not a bad place to start for kids who are into fantasy stories.  Mozart is, in my opinion, easier to listen to than other possibilities, and the fact that the action opens with the hero being chased by a big ol' snake/monster/dragon kind of thing ( Read more... )

Just a few riffs on glory days, my friends, and then I'll sit back down in the here and now with my eyes on the future.  I have about three posts in my head right now, and none of them seem to want to materialize on their own, so I shall mash them together freestyle.  Cross your fingers my brain is up to the exercise today ( Read more... )

 Going out of town to Seattle this week, and I think I'm going to be too busy prepping the semester and going to the conference to get much riding in.  That, and it's going to be butt cold there, and although I have some nice gear now, I don't think the riding will be so pleasant.  So I will hit the fitness center in the hotel, finish my ( Read more... )