Bravo! The piece is very serene, occasionally sparkling (I love the "meow" w/ the strings toward the ending) and Nora's dodecaphonic interventions on the piano present a nice contrast.
Very gentlemanly and Arsene Lupin-like on the part of the thief, but that guy who got stolen was a schmuck for leaving his car open with his wallet inside. Anyway, I don't care if they both like B.B. King, I just hope the thief gets caught, you can't blame the victim even when the victim is that clueless.
Any attempt to control language one way or another, either by promoting or criticizing certain words, is pretty much pointless. "Absolutely" is good to me because it imples emphasis and direction, sounds much better than some apathetic, mokey-like "uh-huh", but to each his own.
Bryan C, I live in Europe and people take the subway. It's fast, reliable and inexpensive. If you factor in the costs when people keep using cars/roads (accidents, illness, timewasting, urban pollution etc) I think subways are the best solution. And the Government has a say on the matter, cars sales should be taxed and the use of public transportation should be rewarded.