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The Birth of a Website
Now that my dream job has come to an end with the final issue of OPERA NEWS, the World Wide Web seems like a wondrous land of opportunity for a person in search of new… Read more
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The Bowl Game
The eggnog bowl is big and round and welcoming. Its contents are rich and smooth and frothy on top…. Read more
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Let There Be Lights!
Some people travel far and wide in search of natural wonders, great adventures or extreme sports to challenge their bodies, souls and nerve. I have only to travel a few steps outside my front door… Read more
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The Advent Spirit
It’s a perfect Advent story, a tale of long waiting for redemption, of hope that wavers but doesn’t die, of love strong enough to blot out sins and overcome the sharpness of death. Read more
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Thanksgiving
On this day of official thanksgiving, I am always happy to be grateful. The list of my blessings is long and rich, and not least among them are the family traditions that have always made… Read more
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Flat Champagne
This year’s post-season locker-room celebrations this year are yet another example of the powers that be taking all the fun out of baseball. Read more
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Lamentations
Though it may make me weep buckets to listen to a soaring voice singing of endings, partings and separation, it’s always a good kind of weeping, the kind of tears that refresh and restore and… Read more
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All Baseball, All the Time
Best of all, baseball is infinite —theoretically at least — because it isn’t timed. Yogi Berra’s famous remark that “It ain’t over ’til it’s over” captures the essence of its beauty. If the game ain’t over… Read more
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Le Quatorze Juillet
My favorite moderate revolutionary, if that is not too oxymoronic a concept, is André Chénier, widely considered the greatest French poet of the 18th century. Chénier was a constitutional monarchist, a middle of the road position,… Read more
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Dear Darling Daddy
Dad is gone now, but I still celebrate Father’s Day by remembering all the ways in which he made life worth living. If there are any fathers out there who are new at the game,… Read more
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The Deep Blue Sea
Happy World Oceans Day, everybody! I’m not sure who comes up with these official days in which we honor the earth, the ocean, the doughnut (believe it or not, that was yesterday; and National Strawberry… Read more
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I’m Louise, an editor and writer on the arts, with a particular interest in opera. I’m also a foodie, a cat-lover, a lifelong Episcopalian and a proud bleeding-heart liberal. All of those things will no doubt make their way into my blog, which will be dedicated to my random reflections on life.
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