Sunday, January 29

My 86 year old Italian mother and I watched the Andrea Bocelli concert on PBS, Live from Central Park.  He ran through the classic Italian musical catalogue from opera to movie soundtracks to pop standards including:

Puccini’s, La Donna e Mobile;

Puccini’s, Neccun Dorma;

Verdi’s, La Forza Del Destino;

O Sole Mio;

Volare; and

Quando, Quando, Quando.

Mom shared where she was and when she first remembered hearing some of the songs and the circumstances she found herself in at those times.  I found it especially poignant as she lay in her rehabilitation center bed as we watched on her room T.V. together.  Songs have a wonderful way of transporting you back to your youth and for three hours I watched the years roll back for Mom.

Monday, January 30

Some fun things going on in the month of January include the Sundance Film Festival; Fort Worth Stock Show and Australian Tennis Open.

Tuesday, January 31

If one has never listened to PBS radio’s:

A Way With Words;

Studio 360; and

Radio Lab;

treat yourself to some of the most witty and erudite discourse occurring in the media today.