Comments on: March 31, 2007 http://www.ConstanceOre.com/2007/03/31/march-31-2007/ Reflections on Living at the End of Life - MDS and Leukemia Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:56:10 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Dick Gale http://www.ConstanceOre.com/2007/03/31/march-31-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-11229 Dick Gale Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:13:24 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/2007/03/31/march-31-2007/#comment-11229 Hi Connie and all: Please know that your 92637 Southern CA Cheering Squad is thinking about you people and your trip to the Omaha medical facility. Interestingly (some people might say, Amazingly . . ), Omaha did make a special Travel Magazine issue of the New York Times several weeks ago -- the title, "Culture Club, Omaha's Indie Arts Scene is Putting this Flyover Town on the Map." Much of the article focused on the Old Market district. Sounds like a place w/ lots of things to snoop at (No, Alphie, you are NOT going to the Old Market District.) Drive 185 miles to see a barber???? Music continues to be a main pillar of our life. With my NYT in hand, and logged on to naxos.com, I can play the equivalent (different musicians) of chamber concerts discussed in the NYT. And, Susan and I attended the first movie theater direct, live, Met Opera concert several Saturday afternoons ago. It was a wonderful Barber of Seville. Living in the midst of everything (good and less good), the theater was 10 minutess away, in a major regional shopping center. The Met Opera site links to the company actually selling the tickets ($18 each), and you can easily (via zip code) find the nearest theater. Well, it doesn't look too good for Nebraskans -- for your zip code (on your spouse's web site), it's 185 miles -- to Kansas city, if I remember. But, hey, it could be worse, if you lived in Lubbock, Texas, your closest Met Opera participating theater is in Austin, a mere 350 miles away. In fact, the whole production was very, very well done -- better even than seeing a regular video, since the filming included shots from the stage into the darkened hall (the performer's view). A final cultural note. Youtube.com. To my surprise, Youtube has interesting musical stuff (not just the latest loud stuff). Try BWV as a search word, and you'll get a trove of short Bach-related videos. It's also great for all of the great popular and semi-jazz stuff of years gone by, from June Christy to Stan Kenton, to Peter, Paul, and Mary, etc., as well as those who will never grow old - James Taylor and Carol King. As with Christmas, Easter for us is a quiet time of settling in and collecting our thoughts (and prayers), and appreciating all the great music that accompanies these holidays, take care, Dick (and Susan and Booker, the terrier) Hi Connie and all:

Please know that your 92637 Southern CA Cheering Squad is thinking about you people and your trip to the Omaha medical facility.

Interestingly (some people might say, Amazingly . . ), Omaha did make a special Travel Magazine issue of the New York Times several weeks ago — the title, “Culture Club, Omaha’s Indie Arts Scene is Putting this Flyover Town on the Map.” Much of the article focused on the Old Market district. Sounds like a place w/ lots of things to snoop at (No, Alphie, you are NOT going to the Old Market District.)

Drive 185 miles to see a barber???? Music continues to be a main pillar of our life. With my NYT in hand, and logged on to naxos.com, I can play the equivalent (different musicians) of chamber concerts discussed in the NYT. And, Susan and I attended the first movie theater direct, live, Met Opera concert several Saturday afternoons ago. It was a wonderful Barber of Seville. Living in the midst of everything (good and less good), the theater was 10 minutess away, in a major regional shopping center. The Met Opera site links to the company actually selling the tickets ($18 each), and you can easily (via zip code) find the nearest theater. Well, it doesn’t look too good for Nebraskans — for your zip code (on your spouse’s web site), it’s 185 miles — to Kansas city, if I remember. But, hey, it could be worse, if you lived in Lubbock, Texas, your closest Met Opera participating theater is in Austin, a mere 350 miles away. In fact, the whole production was very, very well done — better even than seeing a regular video, since the filming included shots from the stage into the darkened hall (the performer’s view).

A final cultural note. Youtube.com. To my surprise, Youtube has interesting musical stuff (not just the latest loud stuff). Try BWV as a search word, and you’ll get a trove of short Bach-related videos. It’s also great for all of the great popular and semi-jazz stuff of years gone by, from June Christy to Stan Kenton, to Peter, Paul, and Mary, etc., as well as those who will never grow old – James Taylor and Carol King.

As with Christmas, Easter for us is a quiet time of settling in and collecting our thoughts (and prayers), and appreciating all the great music that accompanies these holidays,

take care, Dick (and Susan and Booker, the terrier)

]]> By: Heidi http://www.ConstanceOre.com/2007/03/31/march-31-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-11151 Heidi Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/2007/03/31/march-31-2007/#comment-11151 Mom Holy Week is certainly a time to reflect on the great mysteries of life and the polar opposites that converge and live together - or as nicely stated in this quote Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. Doug Larson It will be a nice one today - hope your shoes stay dry Heidi Mom

Holy Week is certainly a time to reflect on the great mysteries of life and the polar opposites that converge and live together – or as nicely stated in this quote

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Doug Larson

It will be a nice one today – hope your shoes stay dry

Heidi

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