What about us?

by Kevin T McEneaney Just who are we? We are singing stardust! The chances of life evolving remain staggering—about six trillion to one and that may be too low a…

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The Smithfield Church Orchestra Trumpets Christmas

by Kevin T McEneaney Smithfield Church in northwestern Amenia conducted its annual (the nineteenth) Christmas Concert & Tea, sponsored by the Bang Family Concert Series. This year the concert was…

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Calculator

by Kevin T McEneaney I get phone calls in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and many other languages. The world is a crazy open market, raucous cacophony as Plato said, nightmare of…

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Smithfield Church Christmas Concert & Tea

Preview by Kevin T McEneaney Smithfield Church in northwest Amenia on Rte 83 will conduct its annual Christmas Concert & Tea sponsored by the Bang Family Concert Series this coming…

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The Sherman Ensemble Jazzes up December

by Kevin T McEneaney The Sherman Chamber Ensemble is not your ordinary ensemble: while it specializes in classical music, it is equally adept at various jazz genres, as well as…

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That Day of Thanks

by Kevin T McEneaney Centuries ago, turkeys filled the sky, and all one had to do was shoot upward. Ah, the poor turkey plump on the table, rich with symbolism…

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Terra String Quartet Delights at Wethersfield Estate

Terra String Quartet, winner of many international competitions, opened with String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 (June 1783) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This work has recently been much-performed,…

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Fluoridation of drinking water, redux

by Bill Schlesinger Reposted from April 2016 due to the current controversy about fluorine in drinking water A few weeks ago, I read an article describing outrage among a group…

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Autumn thoughts

by Kevin T McEneaney Red, yellow, orange leaves fleeing in wind tumble on lawns, barren gardens, and roads, their colors turning to atrophied brown. The echoing sound of rattling buzz…

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Danish String Quartet Delivers Wondrous Soundscape

by Kevin T McEneaney At Trinity-Pawling School Chapel last Friday night, the Danish String Quartet offered an integrated, blended, multi-level soundscape. They opened with String Quartet, Op. 20, #3 in…

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