7 concepts that violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman can teach authors
Last night I attended an orchestra rehearsal of the PMP (Perlman Music Program) in Sarasota. Each year, 12 to 20 year-old musically talented students from around the world attend a two-week program taught by Itzhak Perlman, the internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso. As he conducted the rehearsal, Mr. Perlman would stop the orchestra to suggest alternate…
Friday, December 10: Nassau, Bahamas
Thursday, December 9: Day at sea This morning’s server did bring me a bran muffin, but not toasted. As the Rolling Stones said, “You can’t always get what you want.” We attended the luncheon dinner theater Presumed Innocent, an improv comedy show about a murder aboard the ship. This was a lot of fun and…
Wednesday, December 8: St. Thomas
Wake-up call at 6 A.M. At breakfast I asked for a bran muffin. Our server asked why I would order that. Apparently she dislikes these so much that she does not serve them; instead, she brought be a pastry basket, which I did not want. By 8:15 we were cued up on the pier in…
Tuesday, December 7: St. Maarten
Shortly before 7 A.M. the change in the engine’s drone as it entered Marigot Bay awakened me. An hour later the St. Maarten officials cleared the ship, and the crew lowered the gangplank for passengers to disembark in Philipsburg, the capital of St. Maarten. After smearing ourselves with sunscreen and eating Eggs Benedict for breakfast,…
Cruising the Caribbean
Saturday, December 7. At 7:00 A. M O on Saturday, my sister, Doris drove us to the Cruise Connection pick up point (McDonald’s on Cattleman) where we started our Caribbean Cruise. Unaccustomed to rising so early, Dennis was “off” most of the day, unable to sleep on the 4-hour bus ride to the Norwegian Cruise…