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Did you try moving?
That's a big "If".
Even when I’m at odds with @radiofreetom.bsky.social , say one time in five, his writing makes me want to set phasers to “conversation,” order two beers, and chart the differences. Chapeau, Sir.
You're not alone: Try discussing taco stand quality without it being CQB at phone booth range.
The Beatles conquered death ever since they managed to resurrect Paul after "Abbey Road". True story.
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No.
A defining characteristic of the pragmatism of our times: It is 'truth' only it serves 'my' purpose.
This is from 11 years ago….
Missing the presumption of innocence, once a pillar of the US system.
He talks like what a dollar-store version of ChatGPT thinks Rainman sounds like.
Sent!
I'm still waiting for trump's Renfield moment.
The stock market sells two lies: 1) You can get rich too. 2) The rich getting richer is good for you—because billionaires totally care about the average Joe.
That’s an SNL sketch waiting to happen.
Just published via RUSI... I suspect this one may generate some strong opinions but I think it's an important set of factors for military planners especially in the Land domain to engage with: NATO Should Not Replace Traditional Firepower with ‘Drones’ www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Win through actions, not arguments. Just do it.
There’s NATO straps and NATO straps. That is the latter.
I’m old enough to remember when this kind of thing ended with people resigning from office. Those were the days.
That’s what my in laws call me.
Oh hell no—you are NOT cracking open a 1,700-year-old Maya sarcophagus like it’s a can of Pringles!
Jeezus, that actually happened?
This is right out of a Richard Yates short... jeez.
Could say the same about some farewell tours in Washington.
That's some "Crocodile Dundee" stuff right there.
#RIP Alfred Brendel. youtu.be/2lMUCMY8Pjc?...
"omne regnum divisum contra se desolabitur, et omnis civitas vel domus divisa contra se non stabit" -Mt 12,25
The cure is in the pizza.
"If"
21 May 1982 marked the first day of what would be known in Argentina as El Callejón de las Bombas - Bomb Alley. Over several days Argentine pilots would attack the British amphibious landing force in San Carlos. 1/
Congratulations, brother!
Pope Ignatius!!! Wouldn’t it be great?
“It is not things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them.” His AI pope fantasy speaks to his vanity, not your soul. Indifference frees; offense only ensnares. Discern and move in greater freedom.
Thinking of my friends who were in the Falklands. No speeches, no grand words — just the quiet weight of it, carried still. #Malvinas #Falklands
I listen now without my father. But not without his presence. Bach understood: death is not the end. It is variation. Te extraño, Papá. [5/5]
Some say Bach buried chorales in it—hymns of death and resurrection, hidden like prayers between the notes. Even if you don’t believe that, you hear the hope. You hear the ache reaching past the grave. [4/5]
Johannes Brahms once wrote to Clara Schumann: “On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings.” He meant the Chaconne. He was right. [3/5]
Bach returned from a journey in 1720 to find his wife, Maria Barbara, already dead and buried. No farewell. No explanation. What followed was this: sixty-four variations over four bars. A structure as steady as grief, as infinite as love. [2/5]
Today’s #DailyBach: the Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004. Perhaps the greatest piece of music ever written. A month ago, my father passed. Of all the things he gave me—faith, patience, silence—he gave me this too: the Chaconne. [1/5] www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_GJ...
Today's #DailyBach: The final installment of the Six Keyboard Partitas — the Partita in E minor, BWV 830 — delivered with unmatched clarity and depth by the great Murray Perahia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIE...
Today’s #DailyBach is the Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book I (BWV 852) performed by Pieter-Jan Belder. youtu.be/kvJRRWbsgSE?...
Pen of a poet and heart of a theologian. Love it.
I’m convinced now that we are somehow trapped in a bad Woody Allen movie.
The fugue of this set is monumentally complex. Here is a video with an illustrated analysis of the fugue's structure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-8...
Today's #DailyBach is the C-Sharp minor prelude and fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, book I (BWV 849). Here in a performance by Marta Czech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0X...
Today’s #DailyBach is the Prelude from the Sixth “English” Suite in D minor, BWV 811 — performed by Angela Hewitt in her luminous 1985 recording (@angejsb.bsky.social). www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlPX...
I must correct myself and say that the suite is in C-minor. The G-minor version (BWV 995) is Bach's own arrangement for lute: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A4v...
Here is a wonderful, 45 minute masterclass on the prelude of this suite with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Worth a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=17sR...
Today's #DailyBach is one of my father's favorites: The Cello Suite N°5, in G minor BWV 1011. Here in a performance by Hidemi Suzuki. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEHX...
And here is the same piece arranged and performed by the great Wilhelm Kempff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqjL...
Here's an arrangement for solo piano of the "arioso" from the F-minor Keyboard Concerto (BWV 1056) arranged by Alfred Cortot, played beautifully by Sachiyo Yonekawa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4YH...
Today's #DailyBach is the Cantata BWV 156, Ich steh mit einem Fuss I'm Grabe (I am standing with one foot in the grave). It's noteworthy that Bach re-used the opening sinfonia as the second movement of the F-minor Keyboard Concerto. www.youtube.com/watch?v=drFc...
Today's #DailyBach: the A minor Partita (BWV 827) from the first volume of the Clavier-Übung. Performed not on harpsichord, but on clavichord—yes, there's a difference—by Menno van Delft for the All of Bach project. youtu.be/8tcxxLrvbe0?...
Today’s #DailyBach is the E-flat minor prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book I (BWV 853) played here by Angela Hewitt. youtu.be/TMqs6UmfKLE?...
Rachmaninoff used to sip Crème de Menthe before unleashing the 24th variation of his Paganini Rhapsody—just enough to soothe the nerves, not slur the notes. Judging by that interview, Pete might’ve gone for the whole bottle.
Today’s #DailyBach is the Cantata BWV 4 “Christ lag in todesbanden” (Christ lay in the bonds of death) with the Ensemble Orlando Fribourg under Laurent Gendre. youtu.be/3ffg4mU7FNE?...
For today's #DailyBach: The Italian Concerto, BWV 971 from the second part of the Clavierübung. Performed here by András Schiff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghTi...
For your #DailyBach today: The Chorale "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein" (I hereby come before thy throne) BWV 668. Here in a Performance by Ton Koopman for the "All of Bach" project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTC...
Today's #DailyBach is The F-minor Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (BWV 857) played here by Pieter Dirksen for the All Of Bach project. www.youtube.com/watch?v=74su...
Today's #DailyBach is the Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, book II (BWV 883) performed by Christine Schornsheim. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPhn...
Today's #DailyBach is the G-Major Keyboard partita, BWV 829, played by Elina Albach for the Netherlands Bach Society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8vH...
Today's #DailyBach. From the Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, the Prelude and Fugue N°14 in F-Sharp minor, BWV 883, played by Angela Hewitt (@angejsb.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnyh...
Today’s #DailyBach is the Prelude in B-flat minor, BWV 867, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I — performed by the great @angejsb.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo5-... In loving memory of my Father. Hasta pronto, Papá.
András Schiff, an eminent concert pianist who has boycotted strongman rule in Russia and his native Hungary, said on Wednesday that he would no longer perform in the U.S. because of concerns about President Trump’s “unbelievable bullying” on the world stage.
New episode just posted:
A long time ago I found some of his writing, specially on apologetics, quite compelling. However I soon came to realize that all that justification was directed at his own twisted ideology.
The opening Overture is an imitation of the "French Style" and pieces by composers such as Lully or Rameau. It's a dashing and intense piece to play. It has a virtuoso fugue in a concerto style. Both pieces also emulate the French baroque orchestras, with clear indications of tutti and solos.
BWV 831 concludes Bach’s "Clavier-Übung" Vol. 2. He purposefully shifted its key to B minor, pairing it with the opening Partita in B-flat (German 'B'), thus symbolically framing the collection with the musical initials of his surname; 'B' (B-flat) and 'H' (B natural) in German notation.
An earlier version of this piece exists in the key of C minor (BWV 831a). Bach re-notated the piece to be more specific in the dotted rhythm of the opening overture. The comparison between both pieces is striking, as Bach clarifies the rhythm with elegant precision in the latter version.
The Overture in the French Style (Ouvertüre nach Französischer Art) is a keyboard partita. It's one of Bach's most substantial and refined suites for keyboard, published in 1735 as the second part of his Clavier-Übung II, alongside the Italian Concerto (BWV 971).
For today's #DailyBach, one of my favorites: The French Overture in B minor, BWV 831. Performed by another of the great Bach specialists of our time: András Schiff. More info in the comments below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFD-...
So, you're saying I should have never met you?
The removal of Adm. Franchetti and Gen. Brown, seemingly based on gender and race, signals a regression in leadership and readiness. This move appeases MAGAteers while undermining merit-based military leadership. Prioritizing ideology over competence weakens the force and erodes institutional trust.
Joint Chiefs Chair CQ Brown, CNO Franchetti Relieved - USNI News news.usni.org/2025/02/21/j...
Trump’s Ukraine stance isn’t incompetence—it’s a Russian intel op paying off. Cutting aid, undermining NATO, and forcing Kyiv into surrender aren’t blunders, they’re objectives. Putin’s patience pays as the U.S. dismantles its own leverage. The long game was played, and Moscow won.
A fractal is a pattern that repeats itself at different scales—zoom in, and you'll see the same structure again and again. Like snowflakes, galaxies, or Bach’s fugues, simple rules create infinite complexity. Order in chaos, symmetry in variation.
Bach’s inspiration may trace back to Johann Fischer (1702), linking his work to a broader musical lineage. His fugue, like a fractal, connects moments in time.
Through double counterpoint, the subject & countersubject exchange registers, ensuring constant variation. Like a fractal, the fugue reveals new layers of complexity at every turn.
The fugue of this set is like a fractal—a simple idea unfolding into intricate patterns. Its countersubject is derived from the subject, mirroring itself in a self-similar way. This is quite unusual, as countersubjects are supposed to be independent from the subject, or theme.
Today's #DailyBach is the prelude and fugue in G minor from WTC Book I, BWV 861. Here in a wonderful performance by Benjamin Alard. More info in the comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLTN...
USS Harry S. Truman CO Removed From Command Following Collision with Merchant Ship - USNI News news.usni.org/2025/02/20/u...
An 8% cut per year for 5 years isn’t a trim—it’s a slow amputation. Each cut bleeds the budget further, leaving just 65.9% of what was there. It’s not one clean slice, it’s death by a thousand cuts. I mean... it's clever if your goal is to have a military that is only 65.9% of that it is today.
Through dance, theology, and counterpoint, Bach transforms his final WTC fugue into a celebration of faith, suffering, renewal, and divine joy. A masterpiece of both music and devotion.
The WTC I and WTC II B minor fugues form an Alpha (α) and Omega (Ω) pair—one representing suffering, the other joyful redemption. Bach’s final fugue is a dance of the re-created soul.
Lutheran theology sees death as transformation, not loss. Bach’s fugue and cantatas express the idea that spiritual renewal comes through suffering, leading to ultimate joy.
Cantata BWV22, composed when Bach sought a Leipzig position, contains another passepied. It conveys spiritual renewal—a joyful dance that paradoxically longs for the death of the old self.
Bach’s Cantata BWV49, Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen (I go forth and seek with longing), links the passepied to wedding imagery, portraying the union of Christ and the soul. The fugue’s dance echoes this theme of divine love and ultimate redemption.
Bach believed music’s purpose was to glorify God and re-create the soul. This fugue, in contrast to the sorrowful WTC I B minor fugue, represents the renewal of the mind and spirit.
The final 14 bars of the fugue symbolize resurrection and victory. Bach embeds his name (B+A+C+H=14), marking the end of the Well-Tempered Clavier with his personal musical signature.
The fugue’s chromatic lines form the Greek letter Chi (χ)—a symbol for Christ and the cross. Bach merges these descending and ascending lines to depict both suffering and triumph.
Bach quotes from his St. Matthew Passion, embedding themes of Christ’s betrayal and captivity in both WTC I and WTC II B minor fugues. This unites both works under a single spiritual arc.
Some scholars argue this fugue is just a French dance (passepied). But deeper analysis shows it reflects Lutheran beliefs on suffering and redemption, connecting cross (WTC I) to crown (WTC II).
Despite its joyful nature, this fugue is in B minor—a key Bach associated with Christ’s Passion. The contrast with its WTC I counterpart raises theological and eschatological questions.
This fugue’s dance steps (e.g., pas jetté) symbolize the overflowing joy of divine love. Voice crossings—normally avoided in counterpoint—are used here to enhance this sense of ecstasy.
The passepied originated as a rustic dance and later became fashionable at weddings. Bach’s choice of this form reflects connubial bliss and divine joy rather than mere entertainment.
Bach’s Fugue No. 24 in B minor (WTC II) is a passepied, a lively dance with deep symbolic meaning. It represents uncommon joy—a stark contrast to its more somber counterpart in WTC I.
Bach ends the Well Tempered Clavier with this jewel. The prelude is deceptively difficult to play, however it is the fugue that is an exciting and challenging piece. As Angela Hewitt put it, Bach ends the '48' with a dance. And not just any dance, but a joyous and lively piece in a minor key.
After a hiatus, here is once again your #DailyBach. Today's selection is the Prelude and Fugue in B minor from WTC Book II. In the performance of the great @angejsb.bsky.social. More info in the comments below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp4Y...
So much for winning the Cold War.
Funny, I could’ve sworn America won the Cold War.
