tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.comments2024-01-02T07:46:37.119-08:00SmorgZoneSmorghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comBlogger1237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-26117091071432819652023-12-24T20:12:58.089-08:002023-12-24T20:12:58.089-08:00Thank you for the info re: Sports Arena to Hillcre...Thank you for the info re: Sports Arena to Hillcrest!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-90085767363073826242023-04-08T11:03:39.486-07:002023-04-08T11:03:39.486-07:00Hi Anonymous:
So sorry for the late reply. I have...Hi Anonymous:<br /><br />So sorry for the late reply. I haven't been checking the blog much. <br /><br />For a beginners friendly (as much as possible) route from Sports Arena area to Hillcrest and back, perhaps something like this: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42467826 <br /><br />No steep climbing, and mostly away from really trafficky roads that don't have bike lane, and avoiding Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-80342033269450807022023-02-23T13:31:16.211-08:002023-02-23T13:31:16.211-08:00Hi! I'm living in San Diego without a car, so ...Hi! I'm living in San Diego without a car, so I currently use public transportation, and I often need to go from the Sports Arena area to Hillcrest. Would you be willing to recommend the safest and least strenuous route (for someone who hasn't biked in decades)? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-69453735639233397802021-07-10T18:10:18.678-07:002021-07-10T18:10:18.678-07:00Bonjour ma cherie Yvette!
I'm sorry I haven&...Bonjour ma cherie Yvette! <br /><br />I'm sorry I haven't been in touch in a long while. It's been a crazy year and a bit indeed. I'm thrilled to hear from you and that you are still able to attend concerts! <br /><br />I have been meaning to make a post about our pandemic year, but works have been totally crazy and eating up all my time (my private tutoring job had quite a boom Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-76217114145755459262021-07-10T10:11:25.392-07:002021-07-10T10:11:25.392-07:00Hello dear Smorgy! I am happy to leave a note on y...Hello dear Smorgy! I am happy to leave a note on your far awy shores and see you are fine and posting! pandemic is still active and stay safe ! we are doingour best aging !!! I am gald to see Arturo Chacon Cruz having a concert ! I saw him in Werther in Lyon, staged by Rolando Villazon ! He was a fine and delicate werther as I remenber! <br />Hope you will have a nice season in San Diego! Best yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-68948890962747086522020-05-05T06:24:55.734-07:002020-05-05T06:24:55.734-07:00Dear Smorgy I have not been writing to you for suc...Dear Smorgy I have not been writing to you for such a long time because I have negleted writing on my blog lately not travelling for opera like Iused to and not trying even to listen to opera singers like I used to either... <br />But with that pandemic wave I must share fraternal thoughts with you and your dearest friends knowing that we all have to face this infection spreading around us.<br />yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-33690067912498881312020-01-04T15:09:58.878-08:002020-01-04T15:09:58.878-08:00wonderful , many thanks for posting your explanati...wonderful , many thanks for posting your explanation of this piece of musique, I'm currently obsessed with listening to it. Merci beaucoup!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673342575421277168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-24464502057942664912019-03-07T00:23:49.628-08:002019-03-07T00:23:49.628-08:00Hi there. Sorry for the late reply! Sure, you can ...Hi there. Sorry for the late reply! Sure, you can shoot me an email at sdcmorg@yahoo.com Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-83032538694085199732018-12-12T11:45:37.627-08:002018-12-12T11:45:37.627-08:00thank you for the translation of the lyrics, and y...thank you for the translation of the lyrics, and your information about the ariaTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680988840628161042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-69108801658569144122018-08-12T10:11:22.822-07:002018-08-12T10:11:22.822-07:00Hi—is there a way I might email you with some ques...Hi—is there a way I might email you with some questions about Kasarova recordings? Thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154826619808899087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-35054804463116598712018-04-09T06:56:35.386-07:002018-04-09T06:56:35.386-07:00Bonjour Smorgy,
Are you geting fed up with the blo...Bonjour Smorgy,<br />Are you geting fed up with the blogging, old friend? Your last input was made around Christmas!<br /><br />On the uppermost picture I see the frontwheel <br />of your bike, still a roadbike though. <br /><br />I gather that Vista Oceanside does not belong to SD. Let's hope you have cleaner air for happy breathing. <br /><br />Georg Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094981773426247796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-13403463048614334162017-06-10T18:57:05.578-07:002017-06-10T18:57:05.578-07:00Avec plaisir, mon amie! :oD I hope you will get to...Avec plaisir, mon amie! :oD I hope you will get to see her live again, too. She's been popping up on Facebook nowadays, and looking happy!<br /><br />I hope summer has started well your way. I'm afraid I haven't been posting much. Have moved to Oceanside (in the norther edge of San Diego County) and spend most of my non-working days out riding my bike around exploring the new Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-79487939447702587912017-06-09T07:44:21.338-07:002017-06-09T07:44:21.338-07:00VK on stage again and this delightful account! thi...VK on stage again and this delightful account! this reminds me of wonderful musical moments with Vesselina ! Gosh if anly I could see her on stage again! thanks so much for sharing! all of you! Best ! yvetteyvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-53695477256375457962017-06-06T10:33:38.906-07:002017-06-06T10:33:38.906-07:00Mea culpa, AM.FM. I haven't posted yet. Sorry!...Mea culpa, AM.FM. I haven't posted yet. Sorry! I got on to other things and just sort of lost interest. It may get posted yet, tho, when I managed to dig up the draft and finish. :)Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-6399621287510044972017-06-04T19:38:10.238-07:002017-06-04T19:38:10.238-07:00My pleasure, Dehggial. :D My pleasure, Dehggial. :D Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-21203623572118493212017-06-03T14:59:04.403-07:002017-06-03T14:59:04.403-07:00Awesome! Thanks both of you for taking the time to...Awesome! Thanks both of you for taking the time to share it with us :-)<br /><br />- dehggial from WordPressUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848024127767126711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-48024361498898678582017-05-06T00:57:09.853-07:002017-05-06T00:57:09.853-07:00Bonjour Smorgy,
So you are no longer in Didacus S...Bonjour Smorgy,<br /><br />So you are no longer in Didacus Santos, got a new job and flue on top of that. Best wishes for overcoming.<br /><br />Let me give you a Latin proverb you might like:<br /><br />Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat = Always in the shit, but the depth varies <br /><br />GeorgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094981773426247796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-76325323866377286062016-11-16T17:17:22.880-08:002016-11-16T17:17:22.880-08:00Dear Smorgy take care because it is not Winter yet...Dear Smorgy take care because it is not Winter yet and 4th flu is one too much...Reading you I always thought you were in very warm surroundings. I had not followed that you moved to another place which obviously is no good fot you. Do not worry, here in France people dring 'apéros'before lunchtime and dinner time. here in the south they drink Pernod and Ricard and not just one... Well yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-42321147969230620702016-03-15T10:13:37.407-07:002016-03-15T10:13:37.407-07:00Hallo Georgy! Sorry it's been such a long time...Hallo Georgy! Sorry it's been such a long time since our last visit. How are you? :o) <br /><br />Thanks very much for the clip of operatic flash mob at the school cafe. It is quite cool and the kids seem to enjoy that a lot! I wish the SD Opera would do that sometimes. The symphony did a few months ago on the trolley cars and got pretty good responses.<br /><br />I'm afraid I have been Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-69200695781866368382016-03-12T08:40:17.875-08:002016-03-12T08:40:17.875-08:00Hi Smorgy,
Best wishes for the remaining 9 1/2 mo...Hi Smorgy,<br /><br />Best wishes for the remaining 9 1/2 months of this year. <br /><br />Considering your love for the opera, you might appreciate this YT video. It is about some opera singers performing - unannounced - in an English primary school. A real treat.<br /><br />Cheers Smorgy,<br />Georg<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNgCM7zp30MAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094981773426247796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-28467158606955182252016-01-16T22:26:46.647-08:002016-01-16T22:26:46.647-08:00Ooops! Sorry I missed the comment notifiers someho...Ooops! Sorry I missed the comment notifiers somehow, Knotty & Yvette. :o( Thanks very much for good wishes and for stopping by! :o)<br /><br /><br />I'm afraid I haven't caught up on things yet, Yvette. :o) Would love to give our lass more incentive to do a recital or two while she is in Paris indeed. In the meanwhile, though, you might find this quite a balm for the winter.<br />Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-33587679132291932332016-01-11T22:57:40.288-08:002016-01-11T22:57:40.288-08:00Dear Smorgy, this virus appears to ne 'interna...Dear Smorgy, this virus appears to ne 'international' ... and it takes a long time to get over! I had to cancel my first concert at the Philarmonie and lots of New Year outings around here! still I do hope the fine weather in your shores will help you to feel fully alive very soon! <br />Did you get my lines about Vesselina K ? An and me would like to do something to have her sing a yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-18438086873245171082016-01-08T02:34:07.665-08:002016-01-08T02:34:07.665-08:00Happy new year, Smorg. I'm sorry you haven...Happy new year, Smorg. I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well. Hope you're on the mend now!knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-25145283179394046512015-12-30T01:20:33.150-08:002015-12-30T01:20:33.150-08:00Chere Yvette,
Thank you very much! Sending you, yo...Chere Yvette,<br />Thank you very much! Sending you, your family and friends the best of wishes for the holiday season and beyond as well. :o) <br /><br />Sorry I'm so far behind these days. I've been out of town since late November and broke my computer in the first week. Have bought a new laptop, but haven't had much time to be online. Coming back home in a bit over a week, though (Smorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604438508775705758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768110968262106410.post-11584138473604733622015-12-26T14:25:17.405-08:002015-12-26T14:25:17.405-08:00Dear Smorgy,
I have come to your post several time...Dear Smorgy,<br />I have come to your post several times and could not write a line because the blow is still too hard and painful. But somehow you are right and somehow some of us in France heavily voted Far Right. But on the whole we want to resist hatred. <br />Here are my best wishes for the next period to come, all my warm feelings for you and your friends and all the people you help along. yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298209092809775284noreply@blogger.com