Posts Tagged With: Wayne Shorter

Day 4099: Sing Out

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, on Sing Out Day, I heard esperanza spalding sing out and play bass at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert of Wayne Shorter music.

If you want to hear esperanza sing out with her voice, start at 12:11 of this Wayne Shorter tribute concert on YouTube:

Joyful, talented, and creative people like esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter make me want to sing out about humanity.

I also want to sing out my gratitude to my husband Michael for giving me the gift of that amazing concert.

Is there anything in today’s blog post that makes you want to sing out?

On Be Mad Day, I’m going to sing out my two “mad” songs: “I’m Mad About You” and “Other People’s Anger” (not yet on YouTube).

Feel free to sing out about anything in the comments section, below.

Thanks to all who help me sing out every day through this blog, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Be Mad Day, cats, chocolate, esperanza spalding, gratitude, March 23 2024, National Sing Out Day, sushi, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Wayne Shorter | 8 Comments

Day 3926: Stay in the moment

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Ann Koplow

While I was trying to stay in the moment during an acupuncture appointment yesterday, I started creating a new song, “Stay in the Moment.”

Can you stay in the moment as you look at my images for today?

Stay in the moment as I realize that I could have rearranged those photos to create this moment:

Here’s what I find when I search for “stay in the moment” on YouTube…

… and it’s easy for me to stay in the moment when I’m listening to music I love.

Thanks to everyone who helps me stay in the moment, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 8 Ways to Enter the Present Moment, cats, favorite CDs, October 2, Tam Healing Center, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Tong Ren, Wayne Shorter, whole wheat matzoh | 13 Comments

Day 3726: Unknown

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Ann Koplow

As I’m writing this at 4:30 AM, it’s unknown to me whether I’ve written another blog post with the title “Unknown,” although I suspect I have.

Many people have a fear of the unknown. My fear of the unknown is unknown to me, perhaps because I have spent so much of my life inhabiting the unknown.

If the meaning of that previous sentence is unknown to you, my extremely rare congenital heart condition has made any predictions about my life span unknown. Therefore, I seem to feel very comfortable living in the unknown.

On the other hand, it is unknown to me why I can get so anxious about mundane issues like doing my taxes or choosing tiles for a shower remodel while fearlessly facing the realities of serious, life-long health issues. It’s also unknown to me why I waste so much time wondering who in the universe might be mad at me or wish me ill, forgetting that those people can’t really hurt me.

It is not unknown to me that I am not alone in being puzzled by the unknown operations of one’s own mind.

Let’s see what some known people have said about the unknown.

Do you see the unknown in any of my other images for today?

The Ides of March are known to me but it is unknown to me why those of us who are not Caesar should beware them.

If the recently deceased jazz legend Wayne Shorter (quoted above) is unknown to you, allow me to introduce you to one of his beautiful compositions.

I hope my gratitude is not unknown to you, dear reader.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “infant eyes”, CCTGA, group therapists at AGPA, living with a congenital heart condition, March 15 2023, questions, quotes about the unknown, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The Ides of March, Wayne Shorter, Yogi Tea | 15 Comments

Day 3598: Control

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Ann Koplow

I can’t control what other people have said about control, but I can control which control quotes I share today.

Do you see control in my images for today?

I can control what music I share here, So today I choose “Remote Control” by Wayne Shorter.

I can’t control what you do, but I can control how I express my gratitude to you, here and now.

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, quotes | Tags: “Remote Control”, cats, dogs, gratitude, National Days November 7 2022, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the South Shore of Boston, Twitter, Wayne Shorter | 4 Comments

Day 1534: Weather Report

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Ann Koplow

The weather report, here and now:

WINTER Storm Warning REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON…

Locations: The I-95 corridor of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Hazard types: Heavy wet snow and strong winds.
Accumulations: Snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches.
Timing: Snow develops through 8 AM this morning and becomes heavy by mid to late morning. The snow will fall at 2 to 4 inches per hour before changing to sleet and then rain between 2 and 5 PM.
IMPACTS: The heavy wet snow and strong winds may result in tree damage and scattered power outages. Roads may become impassable with very heavy snowfall rates…near blizzard conditions for a short time and strong damaging winds. Travel is not recommended.
Winds: Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
Visibilities: One quarter mile or less at times.

In order to weather this weather, I’m not reporting to work today. Instead, I’ll weather whatever weather there is on Friday and work that day instead.

My internal weather report, here and now: