For the most part San Jose has a lovely mild climate. But then there are those summer days where the temps start climbing into the 90s and up. Some parts of the San Jose area get some relief from breezes off the Bay. Unfortunately, we have hills between us and the Bay, so our area…
Last night I joined a friend at a piano bar – Vahl’s in Alviso. I haven’t been to a piano bar since I lived in Los Angeles, and I have missed it soooooo much. Vahl’s is not an LA piano bar by a long stretch. You don’t want to throw your best Sondheim…
I am happy, nay thrilled, to say that just playing my French horn 15-20 minutes a day for a couple of weeks has made a notable difference in my diaphragm (the tummy kind not the kootch kind) control. Last night, I had my first session with the accompanist I practice with, and there was a…
I have this problem. I load myself up with things I want to do until I am overwhelmed. Don’t know why I do this, I just do. And knowing that I do this makes doing it an extra special kind of stupid. Right now, every day, I would like to: play my French horn, play…
I have noticed in my singing that my breath support is just not as good as it used to be. Well that sucks. So I decided to do something about it. I pulled out my old French Horn (I’ve had it since High School – at the advice our HS band director, Mr. Story, my…
My (maternal) Grandma and I used to watch TV together a lot. Into the 70s, more and more, my Grandma would comment, “Who thinks up this stuff?” Last night, we watched Eraserhead. And all I can say is, “Who thinks up this stuff?” Hi Grandma, it’s good to be you.
For the first time, I bought myself a fresh pineapple. I cored and skinned it and cut it into pieces and put the pieces into a zip loc bag in the refrigerator. It was a lot of work, but ooooohhh – fresh cold pineapple tastes soooooo good. Unfortunately, I have learned that while my tastebuds…
As I posted before, I have a new toy – a Kindle Fire HD (not the latest and greatest, but I figure this will do me just fine, thank you). So now I am in app-hell. Holy fucking shit there are a lot of apps out there. And I don’t have a lot of experience…
In my many (many) years in the kitchen, I can tell you that you never have enough regular spoons and you always have way too many forks. Why is this (you may well ask)? It is my belief that when spoons reach maturity they turn into forks. It’s the only explanation that makes sense. You’re…
My new Kindle Fire just arrived (like less than an hour ago). I have unboxed it. I am looking forward to the adventure of figuring out what all I can do with my new tech-baby. So excited. And a little fearful. This is when it is definitely not a plus that all of my younger…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 