Lisa Sass / is on Nostr

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"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
 #amreading #amediting

Last Notes

2023-09-23 12:02:25

Sept 23 is finally here—best day of the year!
Hoping I don’t confuse the event at which it is expected and permitted to jump up and yell profanities.
• Day: Hockey, first pre-season home game (Go Blues!) 🏒
• Night: Symphony, opening night of new season (Go SLSO!) 🎻
Hilary Hahn, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor, III’d mvmt.
https://songwhip.com/hilary-hahn/violin-concerto-in-e-minor-op-64-mwv-o14-iii-allegretto-non-troppo-allegro-molto-vivace
(This=random hockey-joy posts I warned you about. It’s seasonal & not often)
#classicalmusic #hockey #nhl #slso
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2023-09-09 07:49:17

Return to Office, circa 1925.
Harold Ross launched The New Yorker in 1925, and during its early days funds were tight. Dorothy Parker was one of his early writers, and no fan of the financial squeeze.
Ross demanded to know why she had not come into the office as expected one day.
Dorothy’s reply to Harold: “Someone was using the pencil.”
#amreading #amwriting #WFH
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2023-08-21 03:10:39

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 Totally get it! And I think posting the husks of cities is a good reminder that it doesn’t take much to push a city over the edge. “This could be you…”
There are still so many services deserts, neighborhoods where the most functional govt has been 3 generations of gang dominance, not letting renewal get caught in the gentrification trap. Still a lot of work to do.

2023-08-21 02:56:26

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 My old hometown. 50 yrs of city govt corruption didn’t help, but progress is finally being made. Downtown is much more vibrant in recent years.
Turning point for my optimism was when the Michigan Central bldg was acquired—also abandoned for decades—and renovations finally got underway.
Also, innovative housing & urban farming programs now creating path to ownership, etc.
Still, the abandoned plants and homes are harsh reminders of its history.

2023-07-18 02:23:16

Night Tracks: A feast of works from “…the most prolific composer of cello music of all time, [yet] he remains virtually unknown today, even among cellists.”
Ermenegildo del Cinque (1700-1773)
🧵 of a small sampling from his hundreds of sonatas for 1-, 2-, and 3 cellos:
*Sonata No 17 for 3 cellos, in G Minor
II. Vivace e vibrato
https://songwhip.com/ludovicominasi/sonata-no-17-for-three-cellos-in-g-minor-ii-vivace-e-vibrato
@npub1y6c…uajd @npub1cn4…ha4e
#ClassicalMusic
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2023-07-11 01:34:43

Night Tracks: Hey, let’s play a multi-part two-truths-and-a-lie game about eccentric Italian Baroque composer, violinist and capo pazzo Francesco Maria Veracini.
First, turn up his Overture No. 6 in B-flat Major: https://songwhip.com/federico-guglielmo/overture-no-6-in-b-flat-major-i-allegro
🧵 1 of 4
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2023-06-14 01:43:00

Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials into the Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in North America
by Matthew Olzmann
“Tell me what it’s like to live without curiosity, without awe. To sail on clear water, rolling your eyes…”
https://tinhouse.com/letter-to-the-person-who-carved-his-initials-into-the-oldest-living-longleaf-pine-in-north-america/
@npub1vfp…nr3a @npub15jh…gemn
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2023-05-30 03:41:20

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@npub1mus…lhp7 Sending you strength & healing vibes, and glad you’re secure in your care team. I’m a survivor of a rare form of a rare cancer, and my heart goes out to you (and others) who have to dig deep after dx. Great news is research moves fast, stoking hope!