Silent periods
I always remember going “Whoa! Wow!” the first time I read that there was more than one infinity. In fact,…
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You have the right to remain silent
A teenager I knew hated to practice so much that she would skip the rests marked on the score to…
By the way
People have a lot to say about silence. That much is obvious after a week of searching on the term….
The Silent Caper
One of my happiest experiences of silence took place in a rural area of Kenya, 180 miles north of Nairobi….
Not doing anything. Really?
I think that I’ve read more about the compositions of John Cage than I’ve actually listened. Of course, there’s not…
Zero
As much as I try, some ideas just keep eluding me. Perhaps I should pay more attention to the frequent…
Heraclitus on my mind
One of life’s mysteries is why some memories stick with us and some don’t. I’m not talking about the memories…
Kindness rules
The title of Carlo Rovelli’s latest book hooked me in. There are places in the world where rules are less…
Astride a grave
In a recent episode of the Rocco Schiavone detective series, the medical examiner addresses the corpse of a murder victim…
Ah, strike quickly, blessed hour.
Last Sunday I went to a Bach Cantata Fest performed by the Dryden Ensemble at the Miller Chapel in Princeton…