In the 1990s, as a computer science undergrad, I had to take an arts course and chose linguistics. In it, I encountered Noam Chomsky and his theory of transformational grammar which I enjoyed. Subsequently I knew that Chomsky had moved into the realm of political protest. More recently he adopted Read more…
Easily a dozen years ago I looked at e-readers. Since reading books is a difficult and arduous process I had stopped reading around that time. I like to own my books and fill a shelf with them. This desire carried over into the electronic realm. My assessment of Amazon’s Kindle Read more…
When I started sending out music links in emails it was to bring music to those from whom it has been taken by the state – namely churchgoers and choir members. Most of it has been a cappela singing which I have a passion for. Over time, I have become Read more…
My wife borrowed a device called the Google Mini (appliance). Like Amazon’s Echo with Alexa, it is the device connecting the user to the company’s AI algorithms (algos) in the cloud thorough voice recognition and interpretation. I struggle with it every night in setting it for bedtime music. I would Read more…
The Frankfurt School was a group of Marxist/communist intellectuals established in Germany in 1923. Later they fled Nazi Germany and settled at Columbia University in New York[1][2]. The political philosophy that emerged from this school is called ‘cultural Marxism’[3] after its focus on changing the basic culture of a nation. Read more…
I had tried to release this article a few days ago, but created a glitch which i have fixed: Bodily Damage Caused by SARS-CoV-2. I continue to add bits of content across the site, particularly links to sources that i use from time to time. In the right-hand sidebar I’ve Read more…
Before I got my blog up I was sending these little pieces by email. The intent was to share music with people from which it has been taken by the state. I’m thinking of re-posting them with possible editing or additions. I’ll directly embed the videos also. The first is Read more…
A few years ago I was introduced to the flash mob concept with this 2010 performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. Apparently 53 million other viewers agrees that it is stirring performance. A friend sent the following to my wife. It’s a flash mob performance of the famous tenor aria from Read more…
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted any music. My current focus is on website and content development. It’s clear that our music, taken from us by the authorities, will not be returned soon. It may come back through people saying “enough” and just getting together to jam. In Read more…
According to The Free Dictionary, a conspiracy is an “agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.” Other common sources confer on the word ‘conspiracy’ the implication of a plan or action that is wrong, illegal, harmful and/or secret. It has clear negative connotations. The origin of the Read more…