Songbird Piano Lessons

This post has nothing to do with music. And if I had a huge following, I might think twice about posting this. But most of the people who read my posts are my friends & family, anyways, so .... 😏    I'm sharing the following video. There's a lot of talk about racism these days, but the solution is not political correctness, because political correctness never changed anyone's mind or heart. It's also not tearing down statues. Christopher Columbus, to borrow a pun from David Barber, is not in a position (lying down dead) to care what people think about him.     I believe this video has the true solution. WARNING: If you are politically correct, this video might make you angry. 😊 I still think you should watch it! 

Hey, I'm finally back!     So ... I haven't actually posted about how my teaching has been going, with COVID-19 and social distancing and all. Life has been too busy to worry about a trivial thing like blogging.    Yes, I did say busy. Because when you live on five acres with two parents, three to four siblings (depending on who's home), two cats, and a hyperactive dog ... the idea of being quarantined doesn't look that bad! Taking an exam over Zoom (which was NOT fun and games), planting the garden, other miscellaneous yardwork, cleaning, and other need-to-do tasks have been more than enough to keep me busy.    But today it's raining. So, lucky for you, I can't go work outside!     Now I'm rambling.     When COVID-19 hit Canada in mid-March, my first response was to continue lessons as normal. Quickly that became apparent that it wasn't going to be possible to do so.  There was just one problem: I had never before Skyped, FaceTimed, or used Google video