Quondam physicist (PhD: experimental physics), interlocutor at "Read Science!", author, musician, cookbook collector, doily crocheter, & partisan of the Oxford comma. My photos here: https://flickr.com/jnshaumeyer/albums
Yes, classical music can be funny! #CatchingMyEar yesterday was this fun profile of "Camille Saint-Saëns", by American Jere Hutcheson*, from his "Caricatures" (1996), for symphonic winds. It's wry, witty, and good #Music. ↓ *Another new-to-me name, and well found.
118 Jere Hutcheson : "Camille Saint-Saëns", from "Caricatures"YouTube video by Catching My Earyoutu.beExcuse me, but is that a dog on the roof? How did it get there? Video (even in 1989) because it did happen.
1989: Chewit – The Dog Who Can Climb Ladders | That's Life! | BBC ArchiveYouTube video by BBC Archiveyoutu.beAhhh, my earliest adventure in programming. The trip nostalgic: behold.
Randall MunroeForth xkcd.com/3277/
I really don't know the second thing about D&D, but I think this is delightful anyway.
Mindy WeisbergerActions: Nibble, Hurl Garbage and Captivate Bonus Action: Skitter www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/663...
#TIL about this updated guidance on the venerability of [human] ashes.
Beaver On The GoI found this : Vatican relic guidelines: In 2017, the Vatican updated its rules on relics to explicitly state that the ashes of a future saint can be officially recognized and venerated as relics. Are you relieved? 😂
#CatchingMyEar this time is a fine, youthful work by John Ireland, the 1st movement, "Allegro non troppo", from his Sextet (1898—he was 19 years old) for clarinet, horn, & string quartet. I like this gloss from the publisher: "This is a lovely work which ... ↓
117 John Ireland : "Sextet" (1898), 1st movement "Allegro non troppo"YouTube video by Catching My Earwww.youtube.com