Loading...Way back in the sepia colored days of the 1980’s, back when I was but a young blonde lass of about thirteen, I used to take piano lessons. I was not too bad on the piano, my teachers always told me I played with a lot of emotion. I hated practicing though, so I never got very far. I used to hear songs and think I could play them on the piano. One of those songs was “Rhapsody in Blue.”
I’m thinking about this now because I’ve been on hold with United for 22 minutes and 55 seconds. I’m starting to hate “Rhapsody in Blue.” By the way, I never learned how to play it on the piano. I think my teacher actually snorted when I brought it up. I did learn Pachabel’s “Canon in D” and that still remains a favorite. Oh, and “Imagine,” but that was when I was in high school. Of course, put me in front of a piano now and I’m lucky to bang out “Heart and Soul.”
We watched the Venice episode of Passport to Europe for the fourth time last night. Samantha Brown may be plucky, but she’s a terrible travel show writer. It’s really more a show for armchair travellers, I think. I like my travel shows to show me things I might actually do while I’m in the featured town. I’m not going to be driving a gondola, I’m not going to be staying at the Hotel Danieli, and I’m not going to be personally blowing glass at the furnaces of Murano. But it’s always fun to see the sights, muster up some excitement and all that.
Ok, we’re at 27 minutes and 24 seconds now. This is the last thing on my to-do list. It’s an endurance test. I love how they keep on telling me to go to their website, but you can’t actually do anything from their website.
The countdown is at 8 days. The weather is looking good and I’m starting to feel foolish for ordering long underwear.
