A Late Night Posting

Ahh, I am definitely enjoying my break. And I finally have time to post regularly to this blog.

Unfortunately I don't have any new pictures of Dylan, so here is a picture of a painting of Jerome.

Oh wait, just kidding, I do have pictures of Dylan .....

From Papago Park

Bodhisattva

Asleep...Bodhisattva

IHOP!!!

We had a busy day. Nicole had a photo shoot at the Phoenix Art Museum, so Dylan and I went and kept her company. It is a wonderful museum, and Nicole was able to photograph some amazing costumes they have there. I will post some pics here when she gets them set up.

Dylan was great at the museum, except for when we strolled past the event Nicole was shooting, which at the time was featuring someone giving a speech and everyone was quiet. Right then Dylan decided to yell out, and I swear she yelled out "Maa"! Well, actually it was more like "baaa-baa ba - bma - eek".

I am going to be writing a piece of music based on the statue in the two pictures above for a concert at the museum in March. It is a 15th century Chinese wooden statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin, a Buddhist symbol for wisdom and compassion. I am looking forward to writing the piece. My goal is to write a piece that would not wake a sleeping baby. Of course, Dylan sleeps pretty soundly, so I have a wide range of possibilities...

I am not sure why I am awake right now, except that my new found freedom is keeping my mind moving and I am thinking about all sorts of things. Hoping the world continues to be a safe place for Dylan to grow up in. Politics are scaring me right now, because everything seems so polarized. I just hope that none of them are as loony as the people on the opposite side would want you to believe. I think we all have more in common than it seems at times like these when Republicans and Democrats are spending so much time expounding their differences. I watched Obama welcome the final troops from Iraq home, and I am glad that a war I didn't think we should get involved in is finally over. And looking back, although I am glad I voiced my opposition, it is difficult to say that the world is not a better place without Saddam Hussein in it. But I am glad it is over, we need to focus on ourselves right now. 

Scottsdale

Ok, I'm off my soap box. Guess I will call it a night. Enjoy this peaceful John Cage string quartet...