tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post1623535939675575850..comments2014-03-24T08:38:41.241-05:00Comments on OFI/OFO: Closing a ChapterArticulateDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post-3040665059266339032010-07-11T11:15:28.226-05:002010-07-11T11:15:28.226-05:00When I first left St. Martyr's, and D. and I s...When I first left St. Martyr's, and D. and I sold our house and moved to Adventure City, I got rid of scores and scores of academic books, and it felt so liberating to close that chapter of my life. What has been a much slower process is to decide which of the other books I can get rid of; do I hold on to all of the novels I've collected in my years of being an English academic, or at some point do I allow myself to get rid of, e.g., the various Edith Wharton novels that I don't feel inclined to read again and will undoubtedly never teach? And if I were going to teach them, couldn't I get another copy? At the moment, my solution is to get them out of the house and into my classroom (which has wonderful built-in book shelves), and maybe at the end of next year I'll do more weeding out. I do find it satisfying to get rid of things!What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post-68972199539994734232010-07-10T23:24:06.412-05:002010-07-10T23:24:06.412-05:00So, is the next step a change in blog title? ;-) I...So, is the next step a change in blog title? ;-) I've been waiting for that one for a long time.<br /><br />About the piano... well, if your piano is good and relatively small, I would really urge you to keep it. We've had a Yamaha Clavinova for ten years now and it's really good -- BUT -- some of the keys began to stick and while it's very convenient (one can play with headphones so as not to bother other people in the house) and it does feel like the real thing, I don't think I'd trade the whole thing for it. It does take almost as much room as a piano because it has the same length. Of course it's much lighter and easier to move. <br /><br />In the future I'd like to have a "real" piano in addition to the Clavinova. I have an upright in Brazil in my parents' home that I will never get to use since we aren't moving back.<br /><br />In any case, it must feel pretty sad to realize that you're closing this chapter of your life. Sigh. Even I, just reading this, feel nostalgic thinking about your pile of "obscure" music.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.com