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Were watching Tehran on Apple TV.
Another Life on Netflix
Recently finished. 11.23.63 and The Travelers both Time travel memes. Very good!

Yunchan Lim The Goldberg Variations Live at Carnegie Hall. I ordered this not realizing that it would come in what is essentially a hardcover 46 page book full of wonderful photos, quotes, and multilingual write-ups about this young pianist.

It's a double LP that is expertly mastered with a very good, silent, dark background free of surface noise. Meticulously produced. A little static on rare occasions, but that is easily rectified and is mostly due to the dry nature of this season.

I must say that he does an excellent performance of the Goldberg Variations.

I have heard just about every recording ever made of the Goldberg Variations and this one definitely stands out as one of the best I have heard.

Doing well. I have one more PT appt that I missed due to an emergency trip to Philly. I have full range of motion and then some. Pretty sure I am right back to where it was before surgery but it might actually bend more than a couple of degrees over baseline. Hyperextension to 3 degrees which is about what a biological knee does. Still swollen and a little sore and stiff at times but overall I am pleased with the outcome so far.

Thank you wtg!

The battery is charged via solar and is supposed to last 20 years. The battery is also replaceable.

I have two watches. I never really wore one, but last year my better half bought me a nice Citizen Solar Powered watch for my Birthday. This past Apple product announcement I purchased my first Apple Watch and wear it more than the Citizen.

So, does this mean the Tarriffs are going away? Or will the sycophants just ignore the ruling?

Very nicely played SK! It mellowed me out and I really needed that. Thank you.

but, at age 84, is so freaking Awesome!

-15f wind chill is -37f

Twilight is divided into three types based on the sun's depression angle below the horizon, measuring the transition between day and night.

Civil ((0–6 degrees) below) allows for outdoor activities without artificial light.

Nautical ((6–12 degrees) below) enables marine navigation by horizon and stars.

Astronomical ((12–18 degrees) below) provides enough darkness for observing faint stars.

We have to rid ourselves of the pestilence that is running this country. The only option is to vote blue. The only option. I used to be one who though both parties were the same. Until 2016. When I voted for Hillary, which is something I never thought possible. Our current destroyer of our country made me do it and I would do it again to try to prevent someone like him getting elected anywhere in the government. The republican party has proven over the past 10 years to be incapable of doing anything correct for the people of this country. Not so the democrats. We wouldn't even have the ACA without the democratic party. And now we don't have it because of the republican party.

I know the democrats are not perfect. Nothing in this world is perfect. But at least they would not be doing 1/100th of the crap that the republicans have done to destroy this country.

We are being run into irrelevance by idiots.

Happy Anniversary!

I have been on 20mg of Atorvastatin for a couple of years and do not suffer from this side effect. I did suffer when on 80mg dose of and different statin. I stopped taking it for year before starting in on the Atorvastatin.

I'm taking lessons again! I found an excellent teacher less than a mile from my house. He even came to my house last Saturday and will again this Saturday due to me having a full knee replacement 2 weeks ago. I am just now maybe getting approval from my Dr to drive again. He loves my piano. His piano is a vintage 6' Baldwin and it's also very nice. We have the same piano technician. That is how I got his name. I just mentioned to my tech that I was thinking I wanted to take lessons again and he said, "I know the best teacher in the stateline area and he lives very close by."

We started with Chopin's Waltz Op64 No2. It was very challenging and continues to be although I had it memorized in about 6-8 weeks. Still polishing it of course. I hope to get a good recording of it soon.

I am now working on the Op9 No1 Nocturne. OMG is this a beast! Both of these pieces are very challenging to me. The satisfaction one gets when you can finally play a section that was driving you crazy for so long, is immeasurable.

@shirokuro I agree about Bach! I continue to play a couple of the Goldberg Variations daily. I have intentions of re-learning the 2nd Variation and beyond as well. I also use the Prelude in C from the WTC as a "simple" sight reading exercise. I intentionally do not memorize it just for that purpose. lol

Very cool

Awesome!

Wow! I want one. I have a Lodge and I need to re-season it.