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Exciting Afternoon At The Ballet

The New York City ballet program that we enjoyed Sunday afternoon included Jerome Robbins' "Dances At A Gathering" set to the piano music of Chopin, as well as George Balanchine's entertaining "Union Jack" ballet, from 1976. The afternoon was part in tribute to a retiring ballerina, Jenifer Ringer, and these quite showy retirements are always special and touching. Ms. Ringer was clearly a favorite among her company colleagues as well as the audience.

Art Installation: N Y C Ballet

Beautiful.

Road Trip

On Amtrak speeding past the ruins of post industrial North Philadelphia en route to New York City for a NYC Ballet performance.

Flueglhorn & Organ At Macy's

On Thursday the noontime concert at Macy's featured the organist accompanying a flueglhorm player.

Downtown at Macy's

Enjoying the free organ concert. The famous cast brass eagle has been a meeting place for over a century.

The Winter From Hell

Just when you thought winter couldn't get any worse, it does. When I tried to take Bradley out early this morning I couldn't get past the front steps due to ice everywhere. Finally around 8:30 AM I was able to drive Dan to Community College so he could teach and then take Braddy to the park in the way back home, but this is NO FUN!

Winter Walk

Got a couple of walks in today in spite of the snow and ice...only fell once.

1938 Redux: The Sochi Olympics

The Today Show has started live coverage of the winter Olympics from Sochi. However, I don't feel much like watching. In Russia, it is now illegal to "propagandize" homosexuality, providing the justification for violence against gays and the killing of gay people, all of which has already occurred. It's too easy to simply blame Putin & co., particularly when NBC and Coca-Cola ignore what is happening to gay people in Russia with their blind participation in and sponsorship of the Sochi Olympics. Did the people who run these corporations learn nothing from the specter of the Olympics of 1938 and the horrible events that unfolded so soon after? I read recently that the Sochi games are the last Olympics that will ever be held in a country with such anti-gay laws, but I'm not so sure.

Barnes Foundation Visit

Friday we visited the Barnes Foundation and had lunch in the museum's Garden Restaurant. We enjoyed seeing the art and the new architecture that houses the collection.