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HUMMING MACHINES Today, while I was waiting for my evening
HUMMING MACHINES Today, while I was waiting for my evening college class to begin, I sat in a lobby at the college surrounded by humming snack machin...

BEING LIKE THE WORLD In a conversation with Jean Sibelius in
BEING LIKE THE WORLD In a conversation with Jean Sibelius in 1907, Gustav Mahler said that “a symphony must be like the world . . . it must embra...

A HAND OF WELCOME The word “acquiescence” often carries a
A HAND OF WELCOME The word “acquiescence” often carries a negative connotation – a sense that a person is reluctantly giving in – but it’s ...

PLEASANTLY BORED These days, the phrase “pleasantly bored”
PLEASANTLY BORED These days, the phrase “pleasantly bored” might come close to describing my lifestyle. I certainly don’t mean that my life is...

SOONER OR LATER Sometimes, when a morning mist is spread over
SOONER OR LATER Sometimes, when a morning mist is spread over Mystic, I think of the many times when a mist seemed to make its way across my teaching...

Delycia and I saw “All Is Lost” yesterday, and, like my
Delycia and I saw “All Is Lost” yesterday, and, like my brother Al, I thought I was watching Pete Salsich Sr., our dad (shown below) instead of Ro...