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Good Friends and Auld Lang Syne
As this year comes to an end, I look back at years gone by once again. And I remember the house I once had in Virginia, where there was a room that belonged specifically to a baby grand piano. It … Continue reading
Voice—The Sound of a Soul
Things have gone horribly wrong. I suppose this happens to everyone at some point in life (and sometimes more than once or twice), but knowing that doesn’t make these bad times any easier. Blindsided by a layoff with no advance … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Christmas, Music
Tagged daughter, layoff, lung cancer, Memory, singing, voice
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Life is a Dramatic Opera
It would be nice if life could always be comfortable and predictable—without arguments, misunderstandings, trials, or tribulations. But it’s not. Life is like a dramatic opera, filled with ups and downs, and love which sometimes goes awry. There are times … Continue reading
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