It has long been my belief that most things in this world are very badly designed. The designer just does not think it through. Never h...

Almost camouflaged is Paco, my new, eight-week-old baby lovebird. This bird has been such a delight to be with. She learns so quickly,...

  Oscar, reclining and reflective, begins to dream. He dreams he is in a vast concert hall. . .  . . . playing Gershwin'...

For several decades now I've been chasing down a Stravinsky album called  Favorite Short Pieces . It had some gorgeously eccentri...

Don't watch all of this, because most of it is a little slow. The good part starts around 2:00 and is only about 45 seconds long. T...

You know how one thing leads to another? No? Neither do I, it's only January 5. I haven't started ANY of the things I've r...