Yeah. Those keys on the piano are E and F. You can see those notes in the sheet music for the title track. Those long rows of notes are a bunch of E’s and F’s.
If you hit the play button in the bottom left corner, you can hear a computer-generated version of the song. Real version here.
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing :)
I started learning a little about music theory. I’ve been interested for a while, but always thought I wouldn’t be able to understand it. But it’s doable, a little at a time.
And I’ve been going outside more. I spend too much time in front of the computer. It’s nice to have fresh air and read, listen to music, or just take in the surroundings.
Apparently they taste a little like pineapple. I found some white strawberries at the store a few months ago. They might have been the pineberries mentioned in the article, which are a cross between the white Chilean strawberries and another kind.
They’re white with a pink tinge. They tasted kind of like how a strawberry smells, and a little like pineapple. A little sweet, not very acidic. Kind of like lychee.
And the newer threads (from the last 1-2 years) often just aren’t that helpful. Lots of people who don’t know what they’re talking about, or comment just to say they have the same problem.
I can usually get a helpful answer by trying a couple search engines or just fighting with Google, but it takes longer than it should sometimes.
Good posture also helps you breathe better, which can help you feel more energized and concentrate better. Your diaphragm doesn’t work right when you sit hunched over, so your breath gets more shallow.
If you ever need to talk a lot for work or some other reason, good posture is essential so your voice sounds good and doesn’t get tired too easily.
And it helps strengthen your core, which is good for balance and other things.
I know it’s not an ideal picture, but I still liked looking at it :)
They must be something to see on a sunny day.
Are these the birds in the picture? I think I see the yellow on the wings, but not the red face. Striking little guys!
I like his earlier stuff when I’m in the mood for psychological horror. Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile.
The Dark Tower wasn’t for me. I agree with the other person who thought it was a slog.
Lisey’s Story is OK. I like the idea of it, but it’s taking me a while to finish it.
The Mr. Mercedes trilogy is a nice, fluffy read if you like detective stories.
Pünktchen is a very cute and fitting name.
Und doch verbleibt er die flauschige Zicke die ich immer lieben werde.
I love this sentence and your translation “sir floofs-a-lot.” He looks too cute to be a jerk, but I guess appearances can be deceiving :)
And wealthy or well-connected. If you’re poor, you don’t necessarily have much of a chance.
The link is a long read, but interesting. The story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas in 2004 for supposedly setting a fire that killed his three kids.
In December, 2004, questions about the scientific evidence in the Willingham case began to surface. Maurice Possley and Steve Mills, of the Chicago Tribune, had published an investigative series on flaws in forensic science; upon learning of Hurst’s report, Possley and Mills asked three fire experts, including John Lentini, to examine the original investigation. The experts concurred with Hurst’s report. Nearly two years later, the Innocence Project commissioned Lentini and three other top fire investigators to conduct an independent review of the arson evidence in the Willingham case. The panel concluded that “each and every one” of the indicators of arson had been “scientifically proven to be invalid.”
Beautiful! What city is that near? And do you know if the mountains are always that red?
Facebook’s machine translation isn’t great. There’s nothing here that’s even remotely close to the word for “machete.” But the translator might have lost its mind because “Kauz” was misspelled (there’s no “t” in it). And sometimes unique names make the computer go crazy.
I couldn’t find any info about this particular owl, but my best guess would be some kind of conservation program. There are quite a few of those (for all kinds of animals) in the German-speaking countries.
This particular place is a nature park and raptor rescue near Frankfurt. Very cute little owl!
Here’s the LA Times article. Archive link here.
Looks like it could have baked just a little bit longer, but it still looks good. I’m gonna have to go make one now too.
I like them with a spritz of lemon juice and powdered sugar. A little lemon zest in the batter is nice too.
You get told it’s just pneumonia, but it keeps coming back for years.
Eventually someone figures it out and says you have mesothelioma. You travel the country for a few years, looking for treatment wherever you can. It costs everything you have.
Somewhere along the way, you have to put down $120,000 in cash for a surgery that gives you a few more years. But your last years are still mostly pain and exhaustion.
I wish my uncle hadn’t died the way he did.
For me, it would have to be something nice, but not so interesting that I want to stay awake (Ariadne auf Naxos). Or something I’ve heard a million times (The Magic Flute).
Beethoven has always been calming for me, so maybe Fidelio too.
If you’re looking for beautiful music, maybe Tosca or Rusalka.
There are others that I wouldn’t necessarily fall asleep to, like Don Carlo, Pagliacci, Rigoletto, or La Traviata. This is a pretty good list of some of the best known operas.
Three months isn’t a lot of time, so I would talk to a lawyer sooner rather than later. Google employment lawyers in your area, or “attorney referral service [your state].” You should be able to get a free consultation.
Some lawyers may be able to tell you right away if they’ll take your case, but it may take a little time. And you may want to get more than one opinion. If you have any documents, round those up and hang onto them.
Some kids have died at camps like this. The link is the story of a 16 year old who died in Arizona in 1994.
He had to hike for miles a day and sleep with no blanket or sleeping bag in temperatures below freezing. He had no food for 11 days out of 20, partly as a punishment for being sick.
He complained about being sick for weeks - stomach pain, falling down, hallucinations. On the day he died, it took him an hour to crawl 20 feet to the fire. He died from an infection from a perforated ulcer. The staff were standing around making fun of him when he collapsed for the last time.
The owners of the camp pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. One of the counselors was convicted of felony neglect.
Earlier this year, a 12 year old suffocated to death at a wilderness camp in North Carolina. His death was found to be a homicide.
It’s a lot, but the sandwiches are huge. NYC is the only place I’ve been where the sandwiches are usually big enough for 2-3 people.
It’s also one of the cheaper cities to eat as a tourist. No need for restaurants, just grab a sandwich that lasts all day. Or cheap street food, or something from a hole in the wall. I love it there.