Dear Friends!

POPSICLES FOR PESSIMISTS was fueled by a vivid dream-scene: My brilliant composer friend Ersilia Prosperi and I were crossing a piazza, speaking in Italian (my favorite dream-state). She was troubled, so I reassured her: Obstacles exist only in our minds.

This dream reveals the beauty of improvisation: Rather than bemoan what we don’t have or can’t do, we can act positively, using the tools we have in hand.

Happy May Day!

Onward!