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They’re not just “clerks” anymore; they are heroes. They continue to face the public every day while the rest of us hunker down and only have contact a few times a week. They are there so that we have food. They will deliver to our homes; they will bring pre-ordered groceries out to our carContinue reading “Grocery Workers”

Hello friends! I’ve added a page with some links to my published music, and some sound files of some of the pieces. Click the “Music” link in the menu above. More to come as time allows. Stay safe out there!

A friend said today “Going out for groceries is like going out for war. And bringing them home is like prepping for surgery.” Brave new world…

I’m the second flutist with the Newport Symphony Orchestra (Newport, OR). I’ve been there for about a hundred years and I love it. They are my second family. I also play in the Allegro con Flauto flute quartet in Portland, OR. They’re family too. Sadly, with the COVID-19 pandemic neither group has been able toContinue reading “Let me introduce myself…”

I survived another trip to the grocery store today, equipped with my mask and gloves and wipes. It feels like some big accomplishment. People in public are learning to keep the 6-foot distance from each other. It takes me longer to wash and wipe down what I bring into the house than it does toContinue reading “The new normal is not normal.”