Workin’ at the car wash.

Across from the town dump that I visit every Saturday morning is a play field with a parking lot, in which fundraising groups (a different one every weekend) hold $5 car washes. My first car wash of the season was by the high school boys’ lacrosse team. They worked cheerfully alongside their dads, and approached [...]

Fifth recital down.

Today I sang a German art piece (“Still vie die Nacht” by Karl Bohm), a Tom Lehrer song, and was in the chorus of a number from “The Mikado.”
I’ve sung in 5 recitals since 2005. I took voice lessons for a year before getting up there at all. Early lessons revealed odd auditory-processing problems with [...]

Dance right through your life.

This horse has the right idea.

Bumper sticker sighted today.

“My country invaded Iraq and all I got was this expensive gas.”
Favorite bumper sticker of 2004 election season:“Bush: Let’s not elect him this time either.”
Only bumper sticker I’ve had:“If you can read this, you are in phaser range.”