A CD and a Book

A couple of months ago Ted and I watched an episode of Battlestar Galactica called “Valley of Darkness” (link contains spoilers). In it was featured a piano solo composed by Philip Glass titled Metamorphosis One. It caught Jaeger’s and my attention. The melody is fairly simple and it’s repetitious. It is probably because of these characteristics that I find it very soothing to listen to. Jaeger tracked down where the song came from and then I started looking for it online. I was excited when I discovered that there was sheet music available for this song. However, the only place I could find selling the book was Amazon. I went ahead and ordered both the sheet music and the accompanying CD. I was a little distressed when they said the sheet music wouldn’t be available till the end of October (it was either late August or early September when I ordered) but figured late music is better than no music.

A couple of days ago I recieved an email from Amazon informing me that so far they have been unable to track down a copy of the sheet music and so they would go ahead and send the CD (I’m cheap so chose to ship the two items together). Today I received the CD annd immediately started listening to it. It provides a very nice calming atmosphere perfect for relaxing after work.

Speaking of work, today while I was searching the catalog, I ran across a fascinating book called So You Want to Be President written by Judith St. George and illustrated by David Small. It’s a very amusing yet educational picture book that won the Caldecott Medal in 2001. I learned quite a bit about our past presidents such as:

  • Eight of our presidents were born in log cabins
  • William Taft weighed more than 300 pounds
  • Warren Harding appointed dishonest friends to office and later said, “I am not fit for this office and never should have been here.”
    It’s fascianting. Next time you visit your local public library (and please tell me you visit at least occasionally) stop by the children’s section and take a look. It’s a delightful book.