With the Thanksgiving holiday having just past and the Christmas and New Year holidays on the way, I thought I would take a moment to list a few of the things that I am thankful for, as well as a few resolutions that I will attempt to fulfill in the coming year (or however long it takes).
In no particular order, I am thankful for:
Sibelius music notation software (Finale eats it, in my humble opinion) (more…)
I am a sports fan.
I am a 3rd generation Chicago Cubs fan (my dearly departed grandmother actually took my father to game 7 of the 1945 World Series – the last series game the Cubs ever played I might add). I also care more than most humans about the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Blackhawks – a pattern might be detected here re: the city in which I hold my allegiance.
The Bears have recently acquired an elite-level quarterback and that has made for some extravagant expectations as to the future of the team. After watching the first three games of the season, I can say that I would like to up my blood-pressure meds!
It has occurred to me that Chicago (nicknamed ‘Second City’) will never, ever do things easily. We recently lost the Olympics, the Cubs haven’t won a world series in over 100 years, and the Bears can’t win a game without first giving their fans congestive heart failure. Hindsight may be 20-20, but I am wishing we could get to the finish line without me having to see a @!#$! thing!