The Nunnery

My mother was only in the new facility one night when a new emergency brought her back to the ER at SSH. They did what they needed to do, s...

Every school of music is accredited - or not - by an organization called the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). Once every 10 ...

As I understand it, there are three main issues with her health: 1. The diagnosis has undergone several revisions, but it's now confirme...

My mother's kidneys still aren't working. She has other health problems too, some of which appear to be unrelated to the renal fail...

At the beginning of life there's a period of rapid growth, which is followed by a long plateau, which is followed by decay and disintegr...

A phonecall late last night: my mother's kidneys have shut down. She's in the critical care unit of SSH, on dialysis. I'm flyi...

Summer covers, had me a blast Summer covers, happened so fast I'm glad the summer covers mini-project is over. I still believe it was a...

Let us take a moment and avert our eyes in collective cultural embarrassment as Science once again acts like the drunk guy at the party talk...

After ice skating we went to Bedlam Pro Percussion, where I bought a snare drum, a 20" ride cymbal, their stands, a pair of sticks and ...

Autumn has arrived, and not just because the calendar says so. The temperature has dropped a dozen degrees over the last two days and it...

Ash's wedding was this weekend. The good times: He asked me to conduct two pieces of music. Here's a picture L took during rehearsa...

My new Audioengine A2 speakers were delivered last night. I got them because the laws of physics (also, my carelessness) broke my old compu...

Now that L is a knitter, she occasionally forces me to accompany her to the yarn store, which looks like this: