@Steve-Miller Yikes, Steve. Glad you survived. Yeah, it's easy to miscalculate, sometimes.

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That doesn’t sound like a very good idea, but what do I know?

@Steve-Miller said: Outstanding! She is amazing, the speed of her improvisation!

@wtg

See how your feeling when, you're getting on well with all those black flats and, it turns into 4 sharps. My brain went 🤪 But like most things, practice...

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@Bernard said: Is this something you worked on with your teacher, or is it something you did on your own? I've worked on it before, so I did a fair amount on my own first, but then I worked on it a lot with my teacher over the summer. I don't think I could have gotten it to this point on my own. But now that I'm past the recording, I really like how I'm playing it.

The Tallest Man on Earth link text Surprised The Greatest Restaurant is in England. The Tallest Man on Earth is not really the tallest.

@DougG Yes, among other things.

That whattaboutism doesn’t land. We can dislike both maga and the DSA. Contempt is non-rivalrous in consumption.

Well, it is Iowa. Hardly a hotbed of leftist thought. (Having spent a weekend there recently, I am now an expert)

@wtg said: Bears announced a few days ago they're continuing their focus on Hammond. Fingers still crossed. From a prof at Ball State University. Guess some Hoosiers don't want the Bears to move there any more than some of us Illinoisans want them to stay here. https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/20/lets-hope-the-chicago-bears-stay-in-illinois/ He's just mad because he has to live in Muncie. Not that I blame him.

@RealPlayer said: Yes, the current piano bothers me. Nine foot grand, hard as heck hammers, harsh tone, really needs a new action. I wear musicians’ earplugs just to be able to practice. My god man-- get thee to a piano store!

The Navy situation is tragic. It would be great if the Democrats took the Senate. I wish the minority leader would resign, however.