Day 112: Thankful Thanksgiving
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
A year of music, study, travel, sightseeing &
friends.
Day 112
— Thankful Thanksgiving
22-November-1971
(Mon.)
TRANSCRIPT
Es schneit!
Only lightly, but lasts through the whole day. Snow
gives me a good feeling.
Had my horn lesson. Generally doing a little better.
Never satisfied.
Had my piano lesson—learning an awful lot about
piano, even at my barbaric stage. You have to do so
many things that I never realized.
Went to a modern music concert. Generally, not
tremendously fascinating. (See notes about pieces.)
[I’m] Starting, I think, to develop a philosophy.
REFLECTIONS
It
snows. It’s
snowing. It’s snowing. I love the snow. P.S. Where is
the German Grammar Girl? I know that
es schneit is
probably not correct.
Lessons.
Horn and
piano lessons seem to be going well. I’m enjoying the
piano lessons and learning new information.
Contemporary
music. I appear
to be formulating my thoughts on what I think about
various types of contemporary music. Today, in 2007,
I enjoy a wide variety of contemporary musical
styles. In 1971, I am probably critical of
contemporary music that doesn't strike me as
original.
2007
Snow. In 2007,
there was a light snow on my last day in the
hospital. The next day, the snow caused someone to
rear-end my wife’s car. Once again, opposites—snow
can be beautiful to look at and walk in, but
treacherous to drive in.
Anniversary.
Today’s
also my wedding anniversary. 11 years. It’s not
always easy being married, especially during
stressful times. Just a couple of days ago, my wife
was recovering from a small car accident. We’re
thankful she’s ok.
Thankful Thanksgiving. Today was
also Thanksgiving. We had a nice family dinner with
turkey and all the other food. Today, I was truly
thankful to God because we got through our two recent
life events with no serious health issues.
John
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