Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Did you get an e-mail from my domain trying to sell you something, or asking you for personal information? I’m sure somebody has, as I have been receiving delivery failures from people I never sent e-mails to originating from addresses @themindofmatt.com that do not exist. Mind you, I am not an übergeek who knows a lot about these kinds of things, so I’ve been stumbling through my hosting provider’s configuration trying to block this from happening. There is only one valid e-mail address under this domain, which is matt @ thisdomain. I do not use admin@, postmaster@ or any other such identifier.
Batty!
Unless you’ve been hiding under the bed (and who could blame you?), you’ve no doubt heard …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS – The GALA Festival is over and all the choristers (estimated attendance was 6,000) have gone home feeling a warm and happy glow. Five days of singing and partying have left me feeling tired, but it’s a good tired. It’s also nice to be back to an elevation where I can breathe normally. While Denver is a mile-high city, Minneapolis is doing just fine here at 830 feet above mean sea level.
Back to the real world. Damn.
I can’t imagine a better venue for this year’s festival. The Denver Performing Arts Complex is an architectural wonder, three grand concert halls and three theatres all pulled together with a covered breezeway in between, which meant it was always …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
DENVER – It’s been a little bit of a sad week for me since last Thursday following the death of one of my dearest friends, Brody. Yeah, he was just a cat but I tend to get very attached to my pets. I’m a little nervous about the news from home, too. My mother will be having surgery today for a major blockage in her carotid artery. Really keeping my fingers crossed there. Meanwhile, I have to focus … because it’s GALA!
GALA is the quadrennial gathering of gay and lesbian choruses from all over the United States. This year we’re in Denver, and the climate is agreeing with me, but the altitude isn’t. Monday afternoon I started feeling …
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