http://ranprieur.com/#9a417fe513f58988c3b5b1e84cfc57397194a79b 2023-03-01T13:50:20Z Ran Prieur http://ranprieur.com/ ranprieur@gmail.com http://ranprieur.com/#bce4b5e62ec9ae55d7b64a5a10a901d9ffc2631d 2023-03-01T13:50:20Z March 1. Since student loan cancellation is back in the news, I'll say it again. Don't call it "forgiveness", because borrowing money for college is not morally wrong. More generally, this is something humans have been doing since ancient times, confusing the financial with the moral/spiritual. In the other direction, doing something wrong does not create a "debt" -- you just have to do it right next time.

New subject. While practicing piano, I finally started paying attention to form. I watched this video and watched myself play, and was shocked. My left hand, as far as I can tell, is perfect, while my right hand is all twisted and awkward, not just the fingers but all the way up to the shoulder. (Update: my right wrist developed a gooseneck form to fit a style of hovering for quick precise hits. But it does need some cleaning up.) So now I'm playing symmetrical chords, making the same motions mirrored, and my left side is teaching my right side how to move. By the way, I'm right handed.

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