Category Archives: Moments of Beauty

Life needs more beauty. When we find it, we should share it.

One Year and Counting

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Thom

I know, everyone is looking back at the past year and lamenting about COVID-19 and all the other horrors visited upon us by 2020. Hopefully I won’t do that. And hopefully I won’t come off as humble-bragging, either. I can’t … Continue reading →

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A Touch of the surreal, a moment of beauty

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Thom

One of the main gripes I have about the Internet is that it’s hard to find something if you don’t know what it is you’re looking for, unlike in a physical store or library where you can browse whatever is … Continue reading →

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Serious side

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Thom

Victor Borge was renown for his musical comedy; he was a comic genius. But what people often forget that he also played piano incredibly well. I found this clip the other day; I came expecting comedy and got a moment … Continue reading →

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One moment of perfect beauty*

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Thom

Worth your captain’s bar for *… Okay, how about another, on me: * Quote from Babylon 5: “There, All Honor Lies”

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Peace and comfort

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Thom

“Courage is grace under pressure” – Ernest Hemingway My oldest sister lost her three-year fight with cancer, but not before demonstrating courage and grace to rival any Hemingway protagonist, and not before wrapping her life up in as neat a … Continue reading →

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They can even trash hotel rooms

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Thom

Nigel Stanford just released his new album, “Automatica.” With it comes a new video in which he blends music and automation in a way that has the musician, tech-head, and writer in me going totally gonzo-bonkers. I could watch this … Continue reading →

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Virga over the Kirga

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Thom

You know those clouds that have streamers of…something…hanging below them as if it were heavily raining, and yet it doesn’t reach the ground? Perhaps you don’t, as it usually occurs over deserts or at high altitude. I live in a … Continue reading →

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The Wexford Carol

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Thom

The story of the Prodigal Son is re-enacted against the gorgeously haunting backdrop of The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s arrangement of The Wexford Carol.

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Shades of summer

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Thom

Summer has arrived in our area. Most of this week has been in the 80’s or 90’s. I’m not entirely happy about that. It makes my drive home feel even longer when my AC can’t quite keep up. But mornings … Continue reading →

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The Ground

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Thom

Yesterday we drove downtown to listen to Music and the Spoken Word live. We lucked out and caught a week when the Orchestra at Temple Square was part of the program, as well as a visiting choir from Estonia (The Alumnae … Continue reading →

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