Itty bitty brown Israeli street kitty aka IBBISK in 2013 outside company office where she kept me safe from roving gangs of pigeons in return for a plate of tuna from the cafeteria.
She was there a few years later too, looking hale and hearty and well-fed.
@steter It snowed last time I was in Portland, about 2-3" of slushy. Luckily I didnโt have to contend with hills between my customer and the hotel in my rental minivanโฆ but goddam nobody there knows how to drive in snow in the first place.
@steter@darkling the โextremely goodโ part is somewhat relevant for professional employ as a classical musician eg in a symphony. Competition is insane. I was decent but never near pro level. Yr basic wedding quartet grinding out The Four Seasons for the thousandth time, yeah I could get that work. Which pays nothing. And I hate that piece anyway.
But yeah Iโm sure orchestras are no strangers to nepo babies and who-ya-knows.
My string manglings arenโt for public consumption ๐คฃ โAaaa that guy in 308 is strangling cats again!โ
@darkling@steter oh wow. Thatโs great. I also plan to pick it up again once I'm retired. Played for about 12 years thru early uni. But unless you are extremely good and even more extremely lucky, it's not a career, so I had to focus on other things.
Yeah right, after theyโve formed a committee and elected assorted do-nothings to assorted do-nothing roles then gone on a luxury retreat for a month.
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