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Wine as Life Shared

Wine is DEFINITELY alive. Each glass speaks to me, and sings from the lips of a large tulip shaped vessel like Pavarotti from the Met. Each bottle tells a story from beginning to end. Wine shared with friends connects us through its life given between our sipping smiles.

I started drinking wine in my twenties, back [...]

March 28th, 2006 | Category: Culture | 28 comments

My Blog Birthday

I turned one year old a few days ago. Aren’t you impressed with my strong verbal skills at such a tender age?! In fact, I came out of the blog womb jabbering.

In my first few days of life, I mused on the nature of Compulsive Behavior. Believe it or not, I’ve finally learned how [...]

March 16th, 2006 | Category: Blog Carnivals, Personal | 24 comments

Dreaming Big; the Perfect Conductor

I’m still pinching myself. I’m sure I’ll wake up and find it was all a dream. In all my 17 years as principal clarinetist of the Columbus Symphony, I’ve never been this optimistic about my career.

Four years ago I was chosen to be on the search committee to choose a new music director of the [...]

March 5th, 2006 | Category: Creative Memories, Noteworthy, Social Culture | 28 comments