Status Updates From The Gold Bug Variations

“Stravinsky once called Verdi the Puccini of music. I know exactly what he means but could not say it any other way.”

“You may find it as hopeful as I did when I found out that the dutch for ‘weather’ and ‘again’ are the same.”

“You’d be surprised at how little Racine contributes to an exchange in a basic Wallonia pâtisserie.” 😂

“Procreation is not innovative per se. Sex is easily accomplished by anyone with a high school equivalence certificate. I did it myself once, with help. The resulting product, except in exceptional cases, is a rearrangement of existing qualities.” 😅

🎼He touches the needle down on the Goldberg aria. The first sound of the octave, the simplicity of unfolding triad initiates a process that will mutate his insides for life. The transparent tones suggest a concealed message of immense importance. What he fails to learn from these notes tonight will lodge in his lungs until they stop pumping.🎶

“[To him] the purpose of science was the purpose of being alive: not efficiency or mastery but the revival of appropriate surprise.”

“The language of life is not only laced with luck, it refuses to say what it means.”

“The passage of time with nothing specific to accomplish makes me feel a little more blessedly, acutely free.”