This here blog-a-roo, now in its 20th year, has spanned yet another noteworthy tenure. Back in 2014 I noted Andris Nelsons taking up the baton as musical director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The end of his association with the BSO has been announced.
“BSO and Andris Nelsons were not aligned on future vision.”
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/06/bso-ends-maestro-andris-nelsons-contract
This being Massachusetts, I need monthly home heating oil deliveries from November to March. Consumption should start tapering off soon.
I have just paid $160 more than I did in November, for the exact same amount of home heating oil. That’s a 25% increase in just four months, from $4/gallon to $5/gal.
Diesel and home heating oil track each other, so I wasn’t surprised to see $4.99/gal. posted for diesel at a gas station today. This is, of course, a direct result of Trump’s war of choice with Iran.
I’m really fed up and not wanting to follow the news. Except for my core interest, which is also everybody else’s, and that’s the economy. Until the mid-term elections, I’ll try to laugh at all of Trump’s inanity and insanity.
Tariffs are taxes on consumers that pay for the tax cuts that corporations and the ultra-rich enjoy.
In the category of unintended negative effects from Dumbald’s presidency, there’s this.
Glass has selected the Boston Symphony Orchestra to premiere his new work, this summer at Tanglewood.
Something I said in December, 2023.
