The sharps container

When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis I was prescribed Copaxone which was to be injected daily. I went to my local pharmacy and picked up a container made to receive the syringes when I did each injection.
The container is bright red, and is labled with clear bio-hazard warnings.
When the container was getting full, I made some phone calls to find out how to dispose of this dontainer.
I had been doing these injections while at work, so I called the waste disposal department at the town hall. The person I spoke to said that my doctor should be able to dispose of it. I called local hospitals and asked if they had a way to propperly dispose of it, but nobody knew how to get rid of it.
I called the city waste department, and they actually told me to disguise the container, and to just put it in the trash!
Finally, I asked my primary care doctor what I should do and he told me to bring it to his office and he would get rid of it.

The right way to play

I know a person who took ten years of piano lessons and could play beautiful classical music, but she was unable to improvise. Without the sheet music in front of her, she couldn't play.
  I think it is wrong to teach that there is a right way and a wrong way to play. Especially if teaching a child. Music as a form of expression suffers when a musician is not able to hear and feel their own emotional influence on the music.
  I gave my acoustic guitar to my eight year old niece and was told to make sure she understood that it is noy a toy. I asked why we call it playing an instrument. Or why we say that is for playing music.
  Sure, it can evoke emotion other than happiness, but playing it should be fun for the one playing. Otherwise the motive is going to compromise the quality of the music being played.

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JFC