kaddish in two-part harmony
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a kaddish for sigrid syltetøy vang, b. 2006, d. 27 February 2018
Sigrid was sweet, fun, goofy, curious; all the usual cat things. Silky and beautiful. By far the most beautiful cat I have ever known. Continue reading
daily kaddish: my marriage
Today V and I had our final meeting with the mediator and reached agreement on our settlement. Continue reading
daily kaddish: memories shared with good friends
Tonight I had dinner with some dear friends, who know both me and my soon-to-be-ex-wife well. Continue reading
daily kaddish: for britt
A kaddish for a damned fine yellow lab, with thanks to Dana and Dave for sharing her with the rest of us. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: after an all-nighter
I’m feeling a little ragged tonight. I was up all night last night filling out divorce paperwork. Continue reading
daily kaddish: on piano
Still trying to adjust to a household in transition. I don’t have any horns out, so I play a “Kaddish” on piano. Continue reading
daily kaddish: for a hopeful household
After the move-out begins the renewal—or sweeping and mopping, at least. Continue reading
daily kaddish: for a shared household
Recently I’d been telling a friend how I liked that this household division was leaving my house much less full of stuff, how I wanted to have less stuff, and I heard myself saying that even my 7′ piano seemed negotiable. I was wrong about that. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: on Wagnertube again
Mira’s text acknowledges the sad house—a house sad with upheaval and division in the wake of my divorce. Continue reading
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daily kaddish: on Wagnertube
A Jewish prayer performed on an instrument invented by the famously (perhaps conveniently) anti-Semitic megalomaniacal genius of an asshole Mr Richard Wagner. Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Semitism, divorce, gigs, megalomania, Richard Wagner, Wagnertube
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