Posts Tagged ‘Friday’

Will Blog for Coffee

An Open Letter to West Federal Street Restaurants Dear Restaurants: When I come downtown in the morning, I want to grab a coffee. It would be even better if it were accompanied by a gigantic, blueberry muffin with sweet cinnamon-sugar crumbles on top. As you may know, there are places in the country...
October 23rd, 2009 | Personal | Read More

How to use Twitter for procrastination

With so many articles out there about “How to Use Twitter for Business,” or “How to Use Twitter for Customer Service” or “How to Use Twitter to Spy on Your Spouse,” you might be wondering: can I just use Twitter to waste time? Why, yes you can! Twitter has added a...
May 14th, 2009 | Technology | Read More

Program Notes: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

I’m happy to also now provide program notes to the Doctors Orchestra of Houston. They just do a few concerts a year, but they’re an important asset to their community. Many of its members are “physicians, dentists, nurses, medical students, biomedical scientists, social workers and...
February 13th, 2009 | Music | Read More

Anthony McGill to perform for Obama inauguration

I may have said before that I went to high school with many talented artists and thinkers. There are several names I could list that you would immediately recognize, but one that you might not is about to be properly recognized by the world for his talent and accomplishments. In the summer of 1989 I...
December 19th, 2008 | Music | Read More

Balulalow

Despite a week of intense work on the new Center for Working-Class Studies site, after a two-week vacation in the south and a return to our early snows I’m definitely in the holiday spirit. I have been practicing carols on the piano for some family sing-alongs to come (as well as a few at the family...
December 12th, 2008 | Music | Read More

Stem Cell Science

  I try to provide some levity and diversion on Fridays, but after working till 2am, I’m feeling thoughtful. I have marveled this week at announcements from the world of science, which I want to share with you.   Stem cells have been a controversial political issue for some, but–beyond...
November 21st, 2008 | Politics | Read More