Reprise

And the song of the moment is, Rachmaninov's Symphony No.2 in E minor. Brooding and beautiful, powerful, and compelling, and somehow soothing. It quiets the mental static, and I can feel the house, and this neighborhood, settle into peaceful repose. Lots of time in front of computers and microscopes today. The work requires an intense level of concentration, but also allows too much time to think. Some questions really don't have simple answers, and successful resolutions require patience on the order of growing bonsai. Me for the wide open spaces and the weight of millennia...