Lisa
@lisasass.bsky.social
LitWit • Baroque music & early keyboards • Hockey • Enterprise tech marketing
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
“You’re so delightfully…literal.”
“I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, so that makes two of us.”
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
And, more Bogart: “The only thing standing between you and a watery grave is your wits, and that’s not my idea of adequate protection.”
“I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, so that makes two of us.”
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
And, more Bogart: “The only thing standing between you and a watery grave is your wits, and that’s not my idea of adequate protection.”
February 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“You’re so delightfully…literal.”
“I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, so that makes two of us.”
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
And, more Bogart: “The only thing standing between you and a watery grave is your wits, and that’s not my idea of adequate protection.”
“I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, so that makes two of us.”
“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”
And, more Bogart: “The only thing standing between you and a watery grave is your wits, and that’s not my idea of adequate protection.”
Could be crazy-making as an endless loop!
OTOH, you may be onto something. Listened to Aki Takahashi today and got an auditory flotation tank of the gentlest kind. Suspended between chordal shapes, nothing urgent about to happen, mind at rest. Feldman at bedtime—I’ll let you know how it goes!
🤔
OTOH, you may be onto something. Listened to Aki Takahashi today and got an auditory flotation tank of the gentlest kind. Suspended between chordal shapes, nothing urgent about to happen, mind at rest. Feldman at bedtime—I’ll let you know how it goes!
🤔
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Could be crazy-making as an endless loop!
OTOH, you may be onto something. Listened to Aki Takahashi today and got an auditory flotation tank of the gentlest kind. Suspended between chordal shapes, nothing urgent about to happen, mind at rest. Feldman at bedtime—I’ll let you know how it goes!
🤔
OTOH, you may be onto something. Listened to Aki Takahashi today and got an auditory flotation tank of the gentlest kind. Suspended between chordal shapes, nothing urgent about to happen, mind at rest. Feldman at bedtime—I’ll let you know how it goes!
🤔
Oh, wonderful choice. I haven’t listened to Clementi in eons, definitely overdue.
February 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Oh, wonderful choice. I haven’t listened to Clementi in eons, definitely overdue.
I am so glad you’re appreciating his work — and thank you for the plethora of poets (is that a collective noun?!) you’ve shared. So many I didn’t know, such amazing poetry.
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I am so glad you’re appreciating his work — and thank you for the plethora of poets (is that a collective noun?!) you’ve shared. So many I didn’t know, such amazing poetry.
OMG, that had to be stunning!!
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
OMG, that had to be stunning!!
Update: Ever the reliable communicators that US government agencies are these days (/s), FAA opened #ELP as fast as they closed it.
My French is quite poor, but I believe the phrase I’m struggling for is, “Da fuq?!”
🎁 Gift link to background & updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
My French is quite poor, but I believe the phrase I’m struggling for is, “Da fuq?!”
🎁 Gift link to background & updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Lifts Closure at El Paso Airport
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Update: Ever the reliable communicators that US government agencies are these days (/s), FAA opened #ELP as fast as they closed it.
My French is quite poor, but I believe the phrase I’m struggling for is, “Da fuq?!”
🎁 Gift link to background & updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
My French is quite poor, but I believe the phrase I’m struggling for is, “Da fuq?!”
🎁 Gift link to background & updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
It is such an incredible piece! I am not sure if I am coordinated enough to bring my feet into playing to take up the organ. There is probably a reason uncoordinated me probably should have taken ballet lessons as a child! 😁
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It is such an incredible piece! I am not sure if I am coordinated enough to bring my feet into playing to take up the organ. There is probably a reason uncoordinated me probably should have taken ballet lessons as a child! 😁
😆 A little bit /s. The fun part is she is the spitting image even more so of my mother—at every stage, from toddler to adulthood, side-by-side they’re like twins separated by generations.
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
😆 A little bit /s. The fun part is she is the spitting image even more so of my mother—at every stage, from toddler to adulthood, side-by-side they’re like twins separated by generations.
What an amazing, brilliant, and generous woman!
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
What an amazing, brilliant, and generous woman!
Oh, that concert should be fabulous!! Thank you—going to go down the gentle tea and winding down period tonight. 😴
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Oh, that concert should be fabulous!! Thank you—going to go down the gentle tea and winding down period tonight. 😴
Oh, well played my friend!!! And I adore that piece!
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Oh, well played my friend!!! And I adore that piece!
There’s a ground bass that can help you find bliss—Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582, for example.
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Bach - Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 - Smits | Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There’s a ground bass that can help you find bliss—Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582, for example.
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
I’m sure @thalia.bsky.social has some advice & thoughts to offer on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science…
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I’m sure @thalia.bsky.social has some advice & thoughts to offer on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science…
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
Last night was less insomnia and more…rest-adjacent. Not surprising after an always-complicated day. 🤷🏻♀️
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Last night was less insomnia and more…rest-adjacent. Not surprising after an always-complicated day. 🤷🏻♀️
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
Oh, thank you for sharing the title in Japanese!! And I’m so glad it is part of your day—it is one of those pieces that stays with you. I guess I get emotional about beautiful music, and tend to share those emotions 😊🤷🏻♀️. Enjoy the rest of your holiday, and I hope it remains calm and relaxing! ☺️
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Oh, thank you for sharing the title in Japanese!! And I’m so glad it is part of your day—it is one of those pieces that stays with you. I guess I get emotional about beautiful music, and tend to share those emotions 😊🤷🏻♀️. Enjoy the rest of your holiday, and I hope it remains calm and relaxing! ☺️
‘Nite, peeps.
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Bach Double: Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock BWV 1043 (Violin Concerto in D Minor) 4K
YouTube video by Voices of Music
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
‘Nite, peeps.
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
He also scrubbed his social. Most of those posts are gone now, altho you may be able to see part of them under the “Replies” tab.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
He also scrubbed his social. Most of those posts are gone now, altho you may be able to see part of them under the “Replies” tab.
Reposted by Lisa
To my lost sheep night readers.
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM
To my lost sheep night readers.
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
I like this end-of-day wrap-up. Than you!
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I like this end-of-day wrap-up. Than you!
Reposted by Lisa
Not your average “I got a new job” post. A measured and powerful act of courage—read the thread!
so i have news. i am starting a position as an assistant professor at the graduate institute of journalism at the national taiwan university, 台大新聞所。
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Not your average “I got a new job” post. A measured and powerful act of courage—read the thread!
Drafts have arrived—finally! Looks like it’s an option when composing, or as an option after posting when you remove a post (correct those errors!).
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Drafts have arrived—finally! Looks like it’s an option when composing, or as an option after posting when you remove a post (correct those errors!).
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
ETA: Same for the others like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant.
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
ETA: Same for the others like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant.
HCL, based in India, does. Not sure of total scope out of their 250K employees, but they have to hire some for security clearances and on-shore client requirements, compliance, etc.
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
HCL, based in India, does. Not sure of total scope out of their 250K employees, but they have to hire some for security clearances and on-shore client requirements, compliance, etc.
I thought it was beautifully filmed, but could do with out all the screaming “I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no babies, Miz Scarlett…” pregnancy and other scream scenes, frankly 🤦🏻♀️. Possibly what Primal Scream therapy sessions would’ve been like. There are many 🎬 fans, of whom I am not one.
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I thought it was beautifully filmed, but could do with out all the screaming “I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no babies, Miz Scarlett…” pregnancy and other scream scenes, frankly 🤦🏻♀️. Possibly what Primal Scream therapy sessions would’ve been like. There are many 🎬 fans, of whom I am not one.
I loved Levis’s recounting of driving Zbigniew Herbert around LA.
blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v7n2/nonfict...
And, of course, his poem that went with…”For Zbigniew Herbert, Summer, 1971, Los Angeles”
allpoetry.com/poem/1433084...
blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v7n2/nonfict...
And, of course, his poem that went with…”For Zbigniew Herbert, Summer, 1971, Los Angeles”
allpoetry.com/poem/1433084...
Strange Days: Zbigniew Herbert in Los Angeles, Larry Levis
blackbird-archive.vcu.edu
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I loved Levis’s recounting of driving Zbigniew Herbert around LA.
blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v7n2/nonfict...
And, of course, his poem that went with…”For Zbigniew Herbert, Summer, 1971, Los Angeles”
allpoetry.com/poem/1433084...
blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v7n2/nonfict...
And, of course, his poem that went with…”For Zbigniew Herbert, Summer, 1971, Los Angeles”
allpoetry.com/poem/1433084...