1. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR BRUCE LARSEN!
Today Stu, Sue, and Sally met over lunch and nailed down the date and place for Bruce Larsen's Celebration of Life:
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: The Kellogg Elks Lodge, 202 McKinley Ave
2. I wanted to go on a drive today and as I left the driveway, the light indicating low tire pressure came on (again).
I'd had the Camry's tires checked on Saturday and, indeed, the right rear tire needed air and today it looked like it needed air again.
I rocketed over to Silver Valley Tire and the guy who put air in the tire recommended I have the tire checked for a problem.
Luckily, they got the Camry in almost right away and discovered the tire had a small puncture. They repaired it and I was on my way again.
3. On my drive to the CdA Casino, I listened to Robert Greenberg's illuminating lecture on Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Not only did his lecture help me understand how Tchaikovsky moves his listeners through parts of the story of Romeo and Juliet, it also helped me understand how his orchestration worked to explore the play's many moods, emotions, and tensions.
Moreover, this is one of a handful of lectures Greenberg presents in this Great Course about the historical move from the Classical to the Romantic period of classical music and this particular lecture helped clarify much of what is distinct about Romantic compositions and, for Tchaikovsky, what he pulled forward in this composition from the more formal Classical period.
Was it a Winning Wednesday for me at the casino?
No.
But that didn't dampen the fun I had driving, listening to Robert Greenberg, enjoying a light lunch at the Red Tail Bar and Grill, and skipping around the casino floor in search of the lucky machine I never found!
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