Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is my favorite.  I’ve loved it since I was a child – pieces of the fourth movement were printed in our church hymnal under the title “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee.”  I have loved it on telecasts for the Olympics over the years, where it now helps Visa pay the bills.  I […]

My new phone has integrated Beats Audio.  That’s the same Beats Audio that produces the headphones kids and whatever we’re calling hipsters these days wear on their ears – the bulky, often red but sometimes white, green, or orange headphones that cost more than I have ever imagined spending on headphones.  Happily, on my new […]