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Scattershot

On March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 By Eric Peterson1 Comment

Still in 'normal normal normal' mode, although that's about to change. April and May are quite booked with stuff. I did have my first Utopia, Ltd. (with Utopia Opera) orchestral rehearsal yesterday. This is going to be fun! Not that the horn part is anything to write home about, or even that the show is …

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Normal normal normal

On March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

Currently I'm in an unusual block of time where I really don't have anything scheduled, I can just live my life and do my things and get stuff done. IT WON'T LAST, so I'm enjoying it for what it is. Last weekend, I spent Saturday just doing laundry and stuff, but had so much time …

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Hostess with the Mostess

On March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

Our apartment was big for two people, and it's really big for one. But it's just the right size when we have guests. Charles was the consummate host, of course, and I learned a ton from him over our lives together. Of course, a big part of his hosting was preparing food, which I'm still …

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On the Spectrum

On February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

A week! Some things got done! Others, not so much! I'd signed up with Blink Fitness, which is the only gym with a local branch not far away, at the beginning of the year, to continue my PT exercises. That's been working out OK - that branch is always busy, but if I go early …

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Culture Vulture

On February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

Another week of busy busy, but almost all fun, or at least pleasant, stuff. Last Sunday, I did my monthly visit to the cemetery, which is always lovely and peaceful, then to the nearby diner, which is always fun. Putzed around for the rest of the day until it was time to go into town. …

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Busy Busy

On February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

So, yeah, I did have a 'normal weekend' last weekend, something that is very rare. Laundry and such. Saturday night I checked out one of the local bars I'd never been to (or been aware of), had a great time. Ran into a neighbor I hadn't seen in a while, enjoyed people-watching, saw part of …

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Come and meet those dancin’ feet

On February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

Particularly since things have become less COVID-y, I've continuously aware that I live in NYC for a reason, and my office building is a block from Times Square, and there is nothing stopping me from leaving my office, going to the TKTS booth or a specific box office, and going to see something on a …

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A good haunting

On January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

Me, in my recliner this morning, drinking coffee. "Echo, play Renaissance."(I call the machine "Echo" instead of "Alexa" because I work with a lady named Alexa and when we mention her in meetings, the machine wakes up.) The machine plays early music for about 15 minutes. Then decides to start playing the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. …

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Old Haunts

On January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

I was going to write a huge detail-filled post about last weekend, and realized that there was just a lot that would be dull to readers, and a smattering that would be inappropriate to share. So I'll hit the high points. I spent the long weekend in Philadelphia, the city I lived in from graduation …

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First Two Weeks

On January 15, 2023 By Eric PetersonLeave a comment

So, the last two weeks have been about checking things off lists. De-Christmassing - I brought the boxes up and started the 'striking' process. As I said on FB, I also inventoried the boxes of ornaments I never bothered to unpack this year. We have SO MANY beautiful ornaments! We collected them on trips, and …

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Eric Peterson.  Conductor, hornist, singer, New Yorker.  Happily and proudly gay, unhappily a new widower.  Knit and ice-skate for fun.

Blogged as “Stan Harding” over at Livejournal from 2003-2020.  Now we’re here.

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