Music – Act the Giddy Goat

When Mario Met Mozart in the War of 1812

1 Jun 201818 May 2018

Not long ago I was attempting to apply for a blogger position and the hiring company had made a joke that if the applicant could combine Super Mario Brothers, the…

Culture Up: Ride of the Valkyries

21 Jan 201821 Jan 2018

In addition to art, I'll also be exploring classical music. This week? The Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner When I first listened “Ride of the Valkyries” for this project, I…

Music to Tell Stories to

10 Nov 20172 Nov 2017

NaNoWriMo is right around the corner, and---wait, what? It's November already? We're already 1/4 of the way through November? Well, okay...uh...okay then. Not to panic! There's plenty of time left to make words…

Les Choristes (The Chorus)

3 Nov 20173 Nov 2017

I enjoy watching foreign films, subtitles have never bothered me and there is so much out there in the world of film that it's would be a pity to ignore…

Happy Fall!

26 Sep 201726 Sep 2017

Hello, and happy Fall! Several years ago I decided to come up with a list of all the things that I wanted to do before summer ended. While I didn’t…

A Playlist for Traveling

27 Jun 20173 Jul 2017

Gypsy A member of a people that arrived in Europe in migrations from northern India around the 14th century, now also living in North America and Australia. Many Gypsy groups…