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Continue reading →: Pepper Love
I returned to Brooklyn’s Marine Park today and visited the Salt Marsh Nature Center, which is only open to the public on weekends. I go there as often as I can just to visit Pepper, a Diamondback Terrapin. The first time I encountered Pepper in 2024, it was love at…
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Continue reading →: Daffodils in the Park
After watching (on TV) Opening Day at The Stadium and seeing the Yankees beat the Marlins 8-2, I took a walk to Marine Park, which is practically like my backyard. It’s a lovely early spring day, and the daffodils are in full bloom.
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2292
Song of the Day: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, borrows its foundational theme from Paganini‘s “24 Caprices for Solo Violin“, specifically No. 24 in A minor. Brahms wrote his own set of variations in 1863. This concertante work features twenty-four variations on the twenty-fourth and…
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Continue reading →: Winners and Losers
On March 27, 2026, during a Q&A at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority Summit in Miami, Trump was asked: “What is the one leadership trait the world is missing right now? What is missing in leadership?” Trump replied: Well, it’s Winning! You’ve got to win. You know I’ve watched…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2291
Song of the Day: Cha Cha Cha features the words and music of Dernst Emile II, Philip Lawrence, Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Terius Gray and Bruno Mars. The song appears on Bruno’s #1 Billboard Hot 200 album, “The Romantic“, which was released on February 27, 2026. I’ve been listening to…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2290
Song of the Day: Layla, words and music by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, appears on the 1970 album, “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,” the only album recorded under the name of the rock band Derek and the Dominos. The song was inspired by a love story from Persian…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2289
Song of the Day: Salad Days [YouTube link], composed by jazz pianist Jason Rebello, is only one of the featured tracks from the artist’s 2016 solo piano album, “Held“. Lyrical and expressive, the composition displays Rebello‘s technical savvy and harmonic and melodic sense. I only recently discovered the classically trained pianist’s…
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Continue reading →: Charlie Puth Wings It & Sings It
Charlie “Perfect Pitch” Puth, whose new album “Whatever’s Clever!” I have yet to hear, became a dad on March 13. He was on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the other night and was invited to make up a song on the spot, and to sing lyrics read off of cue cards that…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2288
Song of the Day: Abracadabra is credited to a host of writers, including the members of Siouxsie and the Banshees, since it incorporates elements of their 1981 song “Spellbound“. Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga is also among the credited writers, and she delivers this #1 Billboard Hot Dance/Pop hit with gusto. From…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #2287
Song of the Day: Seven Nation Army features the words and music of Jack White and Meg White, who make up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo, The White Stripes. If you’re not familiar with the song, you might be familiar with the bass line: It is chanted…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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