Response, of a sort

I was thinking. . .
mostly about this post and the comments. I think most of us in the modern era have forgotten the liberal arts. We have especially forgotten that the second grouping, the quadrivium, is mathematical. Yep, fully 56% of the liberal arts are mathematical. Yes, and this includes music as well. [pop] (bubbles [...]

Working noise

I was wondering, is there anything worse than being subjected to piped-in radio music while being stuck at work? First, I’m stuck at work. That’s bad. Secondly, there is K-Billy’s Super Sounds of the Seventies lightly echoing in my ears. That’s bad enough to contemplate suicide. Enough is enough, on Saturdays I get to take [...]

Quote of the day/quiz

“My formula for happiness: a yes, a no, a straight line, in short, an answer.”

Things done poorly, things done well

I was thinking. . .
While listening to some tunes the other night, I subjected myself to a fugue for two violins by Mozart. Typically, I will be the first to laud the structure, point-counterpoint, and, in general, the mathematical perfection of a piece of music written by Mozart. However, in this particular instance, I was [...]

Protestants, Iconoclasts and Four-year old Wisdom

I was thinking. . .
Actually, this post is really about something my wife, Erin, said to me. A little background information first, however, is needed. At our parish during the Christmas season they keep a nativity behind the altar rail on the left side (as you face it) of the altar. We seem to always [...]

This is a public service announcement…

I was thinking. . .
Or perhaps not. Rather it would be better to say that I have been mired in Mozart’s 20th Piano Concerto and “sudoku” puzzles. While listening to the first movement of the piece it occurred to me that there is no better example of melancholic division than in this concerto. The orchestra [...]