Author Archives: kmazz

Lots to report on our passage through Vancouver Island, where we met up with our friend Ruth and her daughter Lily from Milano, Italy. We had about three days of constant chatter, none of it trivial, especially given the backdrop … Continue reading →

Saturday night, we went with some friends to hear music at the Mississippi Studios on the resurgent, eponymous avenue. The venue probably holds not much more than fifty people, who sit on “vintage” theater seats for the two nightly sets … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that some French and francophile interlopers threatened to be spoilers, we had a great time cheering on the Italian World Cup team at a local Italian eatery. The anxiety at the penalty kicks, madonna! And that silly … Continue reading →

As I have written before, bumper stickers are showing pre-election year signs of impatience. Look closely here at the word before “Last” as it is hard to read at a glance.

I’ve been listening to a fun CD, “Designs in Music” by Ben Vaughn. It is a witty, whimsical series of sets that recall music from the end of the golden age of television. Remember “Secret Agent” and “Hullabaloo” and “Get … Continue reading →