Sherds from a jar of clay

OK, admittedly this post is mostly for my husband, and my friends Tina, Steve, Ruth and Richard who are TMBG fans. They should go listen to track 4 of the Flood album (brief audio clip here if the album is not handy) and they will know what we covered in history lessons today.

I will tell the rest of you that I had my kids dancing in the kitchen to the tune "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by this fun and quirky band that I only became aware of when I married Paul. It was a great way to end our brief study of the Ottoman Turks and the fall of Constantinople and bought me some time to get lunch on the table. It also induced some aerobic movement and dance that my playing of classical music seldom does. I thank TMBG (They Might Be Giants) for a fun moment on a dreary day!!