February 16, 2011
Tags: Burnt Norton, T.S.Eliot, Tommie Eckert
I was browsing at the library when I heard a distinctive voice I hadn’t heard in 35 years. It sounded exactly like someone I had known at college. I followed the sound and sure enough it was Pat. Then I ducked my head. I didn’t have a thing against her. I had liked her well Read the Rest…
September 30, 2010
Tags: Singing, Teaching, Tommie Eckert, whinging, whining
You know what I don’t like? People who say, “Can’t complain,” and people who wear those buttons that say “No Whining.” Of course you can complain. And whining helps. The British say “whinging.” Isn’t that a great word? It’s got the nasal irritation of the word whine, the messy soft g; and in addition, you Read the Rest…
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