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Lessons I learned the hard way, cont’d

theProject — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

New skates should be sharpened before being used.

I decided to take my new blades to a public skate at Kingsgate Ice Arena out in Kirkland yesterday afternoon, and figured I’d get there a half hour early so I could get my skates sharpened beforehand. As luck would have it, the arena shop was closed until a half hour before the session ended. The rental office didn’t have hockey skates in my size, so I figured I’d skate around until the shop opened up.

Let's hear those scales

theProject — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:00:24 +0000

I have to say, this is an interesting take on the floor piano idea.

I only wish it was capable of something more than the F-sharp major scale. (Actually, those of you with perfect pitch will notice that the fellow who starts walking up the stairs at 0:41 is accompanied by the right notes. I wonder why everybody else gets F-sharp major?)

The other way around

theProject — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:56:41 +0000

Why is it that I never see news items begin like this?

FARMVILLE, Va. – A criminal justice professor and her daughter, whom police say were slain by a local symphony orchestra conductor, were in counselling over the teenager’s obsession with the aesthetic music, and the mother took her daughter to the concerts to keep an eye on her, a family friend said Wednesday.

The other way around

theProject — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:42 +0000

Why is it that I never see news items begin like this?

URBANA, Ohio – A defendant had a hard time facing the music.

Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing classical music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to hip-hop music by the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z.