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Gypsy Music?

by Glenn on August 3, 2014

I got in the car the other day and turned to 89.1, Portland’s local classical station. Playing was the most delightful piece for piano trio. It had the qualities of Haydn but there was this folk element—”Is that gypsy music?” (…)

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Odd Thomas and an Uninspiring Sermon

by Glenn on August 1, 2014

Discovering Dean Koontz The “Mansion” section of The Wall Street Journal on Friday, 11 July 2014 featured a story by suspense novelist Dean Koontz about the magnificent (my adjective) home that he and his wife Gerda built in Newport Beach, (…)

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	Monday 01/21 20% Overcast Mostly cloudy. Lows overnight in the upper 30s.
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	Wednesday 01/23 80% Rain Cloudy with occasional rain...mainly in the morning. High 53F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
	Thursday 01/24 10% Partly Cloudy Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 51F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
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