And now for something completely different--a little Souvenir...

It's a dull, cold, windy night here in central Maryland.  Winter seems intent on holding spring off as long as possible.  But like all bitter entrenched reactionaries, winter will soon be overwhelmed by the goodness of spring.  So kick back, click on the full screen option, put on a good set of headphones, close your eyes and relax to the sweet, soothing voices of Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca as they sing "Barcarolle" from Jacques Offenbach's  Les Contes d'Hoffmann.  Ahhh, I feel better already.  For those unfamiliar with these vocalists, I'll let you do some google research to answer the question of who's who--a little mystery to figure out.