We say that the hour of death cannot be forecast, but when we say this we imagine that hour as placed in an obscure and distant future. It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon, this afternoon which is so … More Just a Quote

Oh, hi there. Nice of you to drop by. Sorry I haven’t been the best host recently – I’ve been distracted by this bright, shiny thing called Twitter. I avoided Twitter for a long time. I thought of it as a toy for narcissists and web geeks. Facebook already provides status updates – why complicate … More All Atwitter

The Dearlove quartet made the trip to Southern Ontario this weekend for Meillyn and Seamus’s wedding.  It was a highly-anticipated trip, as the boys had been looking forward to wearing their tuxedos and showing off their cool dance moves.  We all had a great time, and left Hamilton on Sunday afternoon with memories of a … More Wedding Photos

I had a tour dream last night, something that hasn’t happened in a while. It used to be a pretty regular occurrence when I actually worked with an orchestra. They are slightly nightmarish – usually I haven’t done something important, like book a hotel or buses, and they often ended with 60 musicians staring at … More Orchestra Tours

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering, suffering leads to Dark Side. Yoda was full of crap. The “Things I Hate” post last week was incredibly cathartic – it felt so great to give into the dark side and release my pent up anger. I felt stronger, more powerful – … More Things I Hate 3