Janet's Radio WeblogWe are all angels with but one wing, and only by embracing each other can we fly. -Luciano de Crescenzo(Untitled)- September 11, 2003 Just got my little car back from the shop. I took it in to get it winterized, and found out there's a lot wrong with it. I'm just going to have to face the fact that it's time to buy a new vehicle. Heavy sigh. I see the bank tomorrow morning.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/11.html#a86 (Untitled)- September 10, 2003 The Alhambra of Granada, a source of inspiration for Isaac Albéniz. Photograph: Kósa István The Spanish PianoTook my first piano lesson in almost a year yesterday with my old teacher. I told her I wanted to learn something Spanish. We came up with Albeniz's Suite Espanola. I'm going to start with the first piece in the suite, entitled Granada and then move on from there. Beautiful stuff!http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/10.html#a85 (Untitled)- September 9, 2003 Sneezles and WheezlesBattling a rather unpleasant cold at the moment. It started on Friday, and raged throughout the week-end, as I taught my first piano classes of the fall. Stayed home yesterday and slept much of the morning, which helped somewhat. I didn't get to rest much in the afternoon though as I had to get Alan to his math tutor after school, and Iris to her first ballet class of the season. Then Alan had a soccer game last night. Tonight should be less busy, so I should be able to...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/09.html#a84 (Untitled)- September 5, 2003 Yukon government photo.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/05.html#a83 (Untitled)- September 5, 2003 More Signs of FallA gorgeous fall day. Driving to work, saw wisps of mist arising from a protected and thus calm section of the Yukon River. So beautiful. Soon the trumpeter swams will be flying south. Soon I will cut the last of the annuals to brighten our dinner table. Soon my first task upon arriving home each afternoon will once again be to light a fire in the wood stove. A Tidbit from Adam Curry's Weblog. We take our soccer seriously here in Holland.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/05.html#a82 (Untitled)- September 4, 2003 Some interesting back to school articles.... Universities Discover their Greatest Class(National Post) - The class of 70,000 students starting school in Ontario this week is not only the largest group the province's institutions of higher learning have ever seen -- it's also the highest-achieving. These double-cohort students have known for years they would be facing unprecedented competition to get into university, and were urged by parents and teachers to study like crazy to secure a spot....http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/04.html#a81 (Untitled)- September 4, 2003 It's always interesting to see what reporters will do with information provided to them. Having been one myself for many years I have some understanding. But this Whitehorse Star story is really a bit over the top. Yes, we played well, but there are four tiers of soccer (metro level, gold, silver and bronze) and we played at the gold level, so we certainly didn't take on B.C.'s best (although normally we do play in metro and still do quite well). I had hoped Jeff would have called the.http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/04.html#a80 (Untitled)- September 3, 2003 Back to Early MorningsWas up at 5:30 this morning making muffins. Alan has signed up for early morning gym this semester, which means he has to be at his school at 7 a.m. It also means he needs to take some breakfast with him to eat afterwards - thus the muffins. The good thing about this situation is that it gives me an hour every morning at the gym before I have to head to work. The bad thing is that by mid-afternoon, I'm ready for a nap. Iris is into Day 2 of her sea kayaking...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/03.html#a79 (Untitled)- September 2, 2003 Home AgainPhew! Chaperoning 15 teenage boys is certainly not for the faint of heart. There were some fun moments, and some good soccer, but also some moments when I could have throttled the lot of them. Here's a summary of the week-end play....from the news release I sent out to the media this morning: The Yukon&146;s under-16 boys representative soccer team are sporting hardware following a Labour Day week-end tournament in Burnaby, B.C. The squad of 15 boys settled for the bronze after a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0112483/2003/09/02.html#a77 |