She must have learned to read fairly well to become concertmaster
Yeah, and then she became concertmaster of the San
Jose Symphony but topped out there. The fact that
she got spewed out into the world of professional
orchestras when they were bankrupting left and
right didn't much help.
Not the best climate to be in, to be sure....
It hasn't gotten any better, either.
of an orchestra.... or did she still learn all the music by rote....?
There's reading and there's reading. She was a
below average reader. I was an above average
reader. Given varying amounts of practice our
level of competency with a particular piece
would intersect, and with further study she
would invariably outstrip me.
And, true, reading is only part of it... :)
Reading was my forte, if you will, and now of
course it's not a picnic any more.
Undoubtedly. Disabled might mean an inability to
go beyond rote learning at all, but there are
plenty of delayed students who can get beyond
that stage at least to some degree.
I had one Down's student that wanted to learn to read books, but was
finding it difficult... I took her on as a piano student, and we went
through the Primer book of John Thompson's Easiest a couple of times...
she did grasp some of it, but when we went back to the beginning, it was obvious that not all of it retained.... the second time through was
easier, though... And having learned that symbols meant sounds, she was
also able to learn to read words some, too... :)
Interesting case. How far did she progress in both
directions? I hope enough to get some personal
satisfaction out of it.
in a world of unlimited resources, they could be
exactly replicated, unless it was discovered that
there were other rules at work.
Kinda what I was getting at.... the lack of unlimited resources, and
the possibility of other rules at work....
If it's important enough, the resources can be
retargeted to that purpose. Other rules are
likely to get into the metaphysical.
If considered important enough, anyway.... ;)
Dollar value being the commonest metric of
importance these days, which is a shame.
A lot of otherwise sane-looking men go all
goopy over small cute animals.
The small cute animals really play it for all they are worth, too... ;)
They know on which side their kibble is buttered.
Just a bit of a mixed metaphor there... ;)
You think? Though Annie's cats regularly got
butter treats.
Who knows. Some of my friends have grandkids by
only one of theirs, the others sitting back
and not taking that responsibility. You don't
have a backup, though.
Nope... and so far any grandkids are just talk.... I may live to see
it, maybe not... ;0
But you're thinking logically.
Better than getting hung up emotionally on it... (G)
There's no point in getting hung up on things
you can change, much less on things you can't.
In which case there would be even more booboos for
the others to fix.
But you are thinking logically.... ;)
[g]
Yeah... we both do... (G)
What fun is that?
Baked picnic ham
categories: holiday, pork, roast, main
servings: 15 to 20
9 lb pork picnic shoulder, smoked but not cooked
1 cn sliced pineapple
1/2 c light brown sugar
2 Tb yellow mustard
Whole cloves, optional
Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil.
Place the whole pork shoulder in the pan,
skin side up. If there is netting around it,
keep it on. Add 1 c water to the pan. Cover
the meat with aluminum foil. Place in 350F
oven on middle rack. Meat should cook about
18 min/lb.
Combine the brown sugar and mustard and a
few tablespoons of juice from the pineapple.
Stir until it forms a thick paste.
About 45 min before the pork is done, remove
the pan from the oven and remove foil. Reduce
the heat to 250F.
Carefully cut away the netting from around
the meat. Carefully remove the layer of skin
and fat from the meat. Set aside.
Use a sharp knife and score the meat 1/2" deep
every 1". Score again at 90 degrees. If using
cloves, place one clove in each of the squares
made from the cuts. Drizzle half of the glaze
over the meat. Use toothpicks to attach the
pineapple slices to the meat and drizzle
remaining glaze over.
Return the meat uncovered to the oven, and bake
30 to 45 min or until a meat thermometer placed
in the thickest part of the meat reaches 170F.
For a festive glaze: remove the toothpicks,
pineapple and cloves. Spread a thin layer of
mustard all over the meat. Sprinkle an even
coating of brown sugar over. Set oven to BROIL.
Return the shoulder, uncovered, to the oven and
broil for 10 min or until it's a nice brown.
Remove from oven and let stand for 5 min before
carving. Serve warm.
Gary M. at keyingredient.com
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