January 21. What percentage of people would say their parents did an adequate job? J believes – and she has talked to many more people about this than I have – that seventy percent accuse their parents of failure.

Concert in Woodstock. I am very perplexed that the work of the conductor – whether he is passionate or lukewarm – should be able to fundamentally change the character of a piece, but tonight it seemed so. Overture Magic Flute, Open The Door by Gwyneth Walker, Overture Hebrides, Beethoven 7.

André Spiegel @drmirror