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@Daniel Talk about highly processed!!

A nice couple of days here. In the 50s. I rode my bike in the local park yesterday.

Only one in each state? In NYC there would be fierce arguments about the best in each of the 5 boroughs, not to mention the whole state.

Hey WTG, you say you are using the Link2Cell feature to connect your cell phones to the Panasonic units via Bluetooth. I could definitely do the same here. But one thing I’ve noticed here is that if my cell is using Bluetooth for some function, it slows down other cell functions like streaming or scrolling the internet. Way down, it’s frustrating. Don’t you notice this too?

I plead blissful ignorance. I am swimming upstream because contemporary mores in the arts dictate that one must not ignore pop culture.

Um, that’s not going to help matters.

That’s extremely cool. Had no idea!

Some recent composer has an orchestral piece where the players put down their instruments and play ocarinas. I think Ligeti.

Big rain this evening. We expect worsening conditions overnight. But Philly and western NJ are in worse shape, some tornado chance.

I didn’t opt to sit through the spinning wheel and go through the Temu app. But I do use earplugs and specifically musician’s earplugs, because my piano is too loud, but I still need to hear frequencies that ordinary foam plugs obliterate.

The brand I use is Eargasm (haha, right?) bought on Amazon. They do the job but I haven’t compared them with other brands.

The better solution is new hammers or a smaller piano. I am leaning toward the latter.

Really cool, Jodi! I love your designs and they sound great. Move over, ukuleles!

Are you going to sell some of your creations?

32 degree wind chill today. Quite a dip from 65-70 a couple of days ago. Yes, I did go biking then.

OK, I took a dry leaf out of the jar and just bit a piece off directly, and chewed it a little. Definitely a camphor flavor. And bitter. FWIW, it is from Penzey’s, and they claim it is of high quality.

No idea what to say. Best get all necessary tests.

But a dangerous clown show.

I tried an informal tasting some time ago. It was subtle but it was there. You might get more flavor by biting into a dry leaf. My recall is that it was kind of camphor-like. Or maybe I’m remembering California bay laurel, plucking leaves off the plant and tasting.

Sending good wishes for Mr. wtg’s recovery!

Sounds like a great opportunity to practice Bach and other Baroque composers using only finger legato! Even Schumann recommended that pianists do some organ study to improve legato and learn finger substitutions.

Basically have 2 Henckels, 6 and 8 inch, stainless, received as gifts. They’re OK but I can never seem to keep them as sharp as I’d like. I don’t sharpen on my own; I take them to people who supposedly know what they’re doing. And I touch up on an old steel which ain’t that great either. I have 2 or 3 others that languish in a drawer that maybe could be made useful again.

Also a big Cutco that is anything but sharp and a Cutco serrated, used for bread. Supposedly Cutco will sharpen them for free forever if you send them in. I haven’t tried.

@Piano-Dad Interesting. I thought all katydids were green.