Amber Waves of Grain, Purple Mountain Majesties, and all that other stuff

This link (My Beautiful America) was sent to one of the online piano teachers’ forums I belong to, and I just had to share. You know, with the Iowa caucuses coming up and this being an election year, we’re going to be reminded again of our differences. The news media will play up the political… Continue reading Amber Waves of Grain, Purple Mountain Majesties, and all that other stuff

New Year’s Resolutions

I am not one for making New Year’s resolutions.  I have a hard time with forced ambition.  However, I do like to set goals and am often more motivated by goal-setting.  I think it has to do with the idea that if you break a resolution, you’ve failed, but if you suffer a setback while… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions