Friday, 20 January 2006 - 11:21 PM CST

I have been thinking about you recently and was just telling a friend (in Vancouver, BC) about your music and decided to visit your web site, which I haven't been to in quite a while. When I stumbled upon your blog, I thought I would say hello.

Hello! :)

FYI, we don't know each other, but I had a brief email exchange with you a couple of years back (Sep/Oct 2002) when I found out that you had CDs for sale with some songs on it that I'd been looking for for decades (that I'd listened to at friends' houses, but despaired of ever finding copies of for myself). I was in Canada at the time; but I've since moved to North Carolina (Oct. 2003) for work. We still listen to, and very much enjoy the CD.

The book by Jim Al-Khalili looks interesting (and now that I look on Amazon, his other books look interesting too), I'm always looking for good books on the topic :). Thanks for the tip.

P.S. Spongebob rocks!

Saturday, 21 January 2006 - 12:44 AM CST

Thanks for dropping by ! Yes, Jim Al-Khalili has a very good way with words when it comes to explaining complex things. Of course, the pictures help a lot for those of us who are visually inclined. An illustrated book is also helpful because I often forget what I just understood 15 minutes ago and, by going back to the associated illustration, I'm often able to get my derailed thinking back on track. It is often, however, a different track than my thinking train started out on but, what the hey...it's challenging the brain cells that counts.
It's very nice of you to continue to pass along my music and I'm happy to say that I will have a CD out this year that is a collection songs chosen by an interesting company called Music That Matters. They specialize in working with artists who can provide fine music for charities to use in their fundraising efforts.
Gee, knowing me, I'd buy a music CD over another giant Toblerone any day.

And yes, Spongebob is "totally coral" to quote Mr. Krabs teen daughter.
;) Meg