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I'm old, but not much wiser, so deal with it. A minimīs quoque timendum!

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 38

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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" in E-flat major, Op. 55 : Act II, the funeral march (Marica funebre) performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan in late 1962. Karajan became the principal conductor of this orchestra... See More »

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Movie to watch on Halloween - 5

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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and penned in part by Alma Reville, Hitch's partner in crime and "right-hand woman". The movie itself is generally regarded as one of Hitch's five best... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 37

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major, K. 614, was completed eight months before the great composer died on 5 December 1791, and it's in fact his last major chamber work. Like every one of Mozart's string quintets, it's a... See More »

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Movie to watch on Halloween - 4

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Cat People (1942) is considered a great Halloween movie due to its masterful use of suggestion and suspense over explicit scares, its atmospheric and creepy tone, and its sophisticated exploration of themes like fear, desire, and most of all,... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 36

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"Melancholy Galliard", an instrumental piece by John Dowland (c. 1563–1626). This particular piece from the Renaissance didn't have an exact title, nor can a formal one be found in primary publications today. The name most likely refers to an... See More »

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And now for something

entirely different from Facebook. This add is approved by the World Society Combating Stress and Burnout

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Rest in peace, Josette Molland-Ilinsky

Died 17th februari 2024. Your thirst for life inspired us all

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This Sunday's Bible reading by a celebrity

Patricia Routledge reading Chapter 20 of St. John's Gosphel

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Remake of The Godfather

with elements of Animal Farm

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Early morning walks are healthy

only if the conditions are perfect

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Movie to watch on Halloween - 3

The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American horror thriller film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. The screenplay by James Agee was based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb. The... See More »

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Movie to watch on Halloween - 2

Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American screwball black comedy crime film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. The screenplay was composed by the twin brothers Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein (who also wrote together with Howard E. Koch... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 35

'Ad completorium in nativitate Domini nostri Jesu Christi' (At the Compline of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ): V: Custodi nos, Domine (Save us, Lord), Antiphona "Salva Nos" (Antiphon "Save us") and Canticum Simeonis "Nunc Dimittis" (Simeon's... See More »

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Today's distress

My eldest cat is undergoing surgery for an intestinal growth right now. That involves surgically removing the affected section of the intestine and then rejoining the remaining parts. The goal is to remove the growth, but if it is cancerous, it may... See More »

Why people are still stuck in the past

Why SW isn't up to EP? Firstly, it's all about our postings going amiss here, and what's been taken as adult, mildly adult or non-adult content. Secondly, because of the first, any discussion of issues that are indeed important though sensitive are... See More »

Amazing pieces of classical music - 34

Johannes Brahms' so-called "Double Concerto" in A minor, Op. 102, a concerto for violin, cello and orchestra composed in 1887 as his last work for orchestra, performed by Josef Suk (violin) and André Navarra (cello) with the Czech Philharmonic... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 33

Ludwig van Beethoven's so-called "Triple Concerto" in C major, Op. 56, a concerto for violin, cello and piano with orchestra, composed between 1803 and 1804, in a performance from May 1960 with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, soloists Wolfgang... See More »

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Bring your parents tomorrow

writes a teacher who can't even manage instruction

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One of my favourite quotes

Brian Clough said, "We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass," to highlight the difference between a team's perceived strength and its actual performance, especially when playing against a less-talented but more... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 32

Johannes Brahms' Tragic Overture, Op. 81, is a concert overture for orchestra written during the summer of 1880. It premiered, under the baton of Hans Richter who was then the director of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, on 26th December... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 31

Franz Schubert's "Trout Quintet", or rather his Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, Op. 114, composed in the summer of 1819 after a trip to Upper Austria, should certainly not to be missed out in the row of amazing pieces of classical music, and in... See More »

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Movie to see next

The Choral is a 2025 British historical comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Alan Bennett. Set in 1916, during World War I, in the fictional town of Ramsden, Yorkshire, the film follows the members of the local... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 30

Joseph Haydn's Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2, third movement, movement 30a. (duet): 'Von deiner Güt, O Herr und Gott' sung by Agnes Giebel (Eva) and Gottlob Frick (Adam) with the choir and orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra conducted by Eugen... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 29

Ralp Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5 in D Major, IRV. 86: III. Romanza - Lento performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of André Previn in 1971. This work was written between 1938 and 1943, and in style it represents a shift... See More »

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How special is Halloween to you?

I don't know, but since the green disappeared from behind my ears I've always found Halloween a very fascinating time. Somehow the witch in me gets a hold and turns me into a delicious pumkin to eat for that very special fellow creature of the night.... See More »

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