Our new podcast

After acquiring a brand new, high quality Blue Yeti USB microphone, it's time to go back into the studio to record a new podcast and here it is:

Episode 1: We Haven't Decided On a Name Yet

Cello Concert

The last major composition by the Englishman Edward Elgar, this cello concerto was written after the end of World War I, when the Victorian world of his childhood had been forever replaced by a war-torn hell. The contemplative, somewhat somber tone of this piece didn't go over well with audiences and was forgotten until the 1960s.

Here you can enjoy a new recording by Martha Sprague, accompanied by pianist Kevin Johnson, performed in Spring 2018 at the University of Washington.

http://richardsprague.com/podcasts/MarthaElgarCello.mp3

Merry Christmas

Here's the iTunes version of our Christmas greetings:

http://richardsprague.com/podcasts/SpragueChristmas.mp3

Episode 2: Special Guest

This is an exciting podcast because today we have a special guest. Can you guess who?

http://richardsprague.com/podcasts/RichardEpisode2.mp3

 

 

New Podcast

You can subscribe in iTunes, then download the first test episode here:

http://richardsprague.com/podcasts/RichardInnauguralEpisode.mp3

 

 

 

Fireworks for sale

This is what Beijing looks like today, with fireworks sellers lined up all over the city, selling last-minute supplies for people who will light up the city for the next ten days in honor of the Chinese New Year.

Why this blog has been empty

Is it good to have public, online view of my family? I try hard to keep this URL private: it's not searchable from Google, it's a relatively obscure name, it's not linked from anywhere else, and I only give it to people I know. Note too that I never post last names and I even avoid posting first names too. If you don't know these people, then you won't be interested.

But some people are nervous about such an open display of our lives. Sure, I can track this site to tell how many people are visiting, their geographical location, and more, but is that enough protection if somebody, somewhere decided to stalk us? The risk is super-low, and arguably lower online than offline thanks to the ability to track, but I'm not going to do something that makes people nervous.

Anyway, we have plenty of news and you can get a good sense of what's happening by simply reading my blogs, either personal or work.

If you want to see videos, we regularly post tons of videos here too:
http://soapbox.msn.com/?user=4049526045870138919

Many of these are viewable on Youtube as well: if you search for "Mercer Island", you'll see my username and can quickly find all my posts. I also have a private, family account on Youtube which I'm happy to share with you if you email me.

(Another) snow day on Mercer Island

You saw them enjoy sledding down our driveway last year.  Well, this year we did it again:

Video: Snow Day 2007