Ravel's Bolero: The Music of Horni. . .I Mean, Passion

Mamacita says:  Ravel’s Bolero has long been one of my favorites, and NOT just because it makes everybody who listens to it horny.  I mean, there are tons of other reasons as well.  Check out that conductor, for one thing; … Continue reading

Did We Do Anything In Your Class Today?

Mamacita says:  Students, WHATEVER ELSE you may say or do after you’ve been absent, don’t EVER waltz into a class the next session and say, “Did we do anything while I was absent?” Or, “Did I miss anything?” Or, “Do … Continue reading

Things I Haven't Done Yet

Mamacita says:  It’s time for another round of Things I Haven’t Done Yet.  1.  Spring FORWARD; fall BACK.  I’ve changed a few clocks that I look at regularly, but elsewhere in the house?  Not yet.  Also, I’m too lazy I’m … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Grief and its Aftermath

Mamacita says: 1.  It’s so curious: one can resist tears and “behave” very well in the hardest hours of grief.  but then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in … Continue reading

Life Is A Banquet

Mamacita says:  My real life is so, well, ordinary.  I mean, doesn’t everybody have a human skull in the linen closet and singing wall art?  I had children, and a job, and I felt obligated to set some kind of … Continue reading

Movie Etiquette 101

Mamacita says:  Very few musicals translate well to film. Even when the film – The Sound of Music, for example – is wonderful, it’s still not as good as the stage play.  Often – as in The Sound of Music … Continue reading