September 22 - At Home


Among the most arresting nature programs over the years have been March of the Penguins, Ella the Elephant, and Meerkat Manor -- all dealing with phenomena of social life, existential to the core...


Among other worthies, Planet Earth,


holding forth in conjunction with score-study of Shostakovich Symphony No. 1: II (a second system of the trio section) and composition re At a Medical Deposition and Psalm 102 (page 34),


into the dead of night with errands and finally doing 2012 taxes (the powers-that-be never seem to mind holding on to the refund for a few months)...

181st day of summer -- high 75 -- after yesterday's springy-fally hiatus...