Mark Famous

Gonna to try (“There is no try”) to do some more writing.

Stay tuned.

Thought of the day - wouldn’t it be nice to be someone’s lazy dog. Lay around all day. Taken care of. Not much to care about except when someone will feed me.

On second thought dogs needs to always be loving. I can’t handle that. Sometimes I like to be cranky and difficult.

Hmm.

Me: “I wish all my children were the same. It would be easier that way.”

E2: “Ok. Which one do you want us to all be like? E1, E2, or A-man?”

Damn, she got me.

Last night was the MSM concert. The principal cellist played piano for a Haydn Concerto. In his condenza he played a major major 7th chord. E2 had to preview this in the afternoon and discuss it at length with me. She also gave me a knowing glare from the stage as he played it. She’s a nut.

As is tradition last night at the holiday concert I sat in the audience waving furiously at E1 and E2 on stage.

This morning I passed E1 on the way from school after dropping off A-man at his school.

I opened the window and furiously waved. She waved back at she drove by.

Watching season 3 of Stranger Things with E2. We are addicted.

From the garden and from Cook’s Illustrated Vegetables Cookbook. Eggplant Involtini. Yum.

Saturday my wife Jen hosted my big 5-0 birthday party. She surprised me by having Chef Matt Storch from Match SoNo prepare all the food. We even had a Jen’s garden cook-off. What a special day.

Saturday me wife hosted my big 5-0 birthday party. She surprised me by having Chef Matt Storch from Match SoNo prepare all the food. We even had a Jen’s garden cook-off. A very special day.

Matt Storch was our special guest for my 5-0 birthday party!

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Maybe violin is hard?

E2 and her teacher spent 5 minutes this afternoon on the topic of how an single F# can either be in tune with the D below or the A above, but not both. There are two different F#s that tune to A and D. And if you are playing a rising triad which version of F# you should tune?

I recall that as I play in D major on the piano tonight and don’t think about those details. (I do notice the piano needs to be tuned.)

Then again, I’m playing a lot more notes at the same time. So maybe the violinist are just making it harder on purpose so they feel better. Ha.

E2 writing persuasive writing for homework. She’s arguing that video games cause childhood violence and are bad. She asks me for help. I don’t agree. So she’s out of luck!