the lunch ladies couldn’t hang

My first year of college I worked at the school radio station. I don’t know that you could really call it a full-fledged radio station. We broadcast for an hour every night on a local “legitimate” radio station…WHKP from what … Continue reading

a tiny home used to be a trailer

I love creative building. I love the tiny home movement.  It frees up a way of affording a home that wasn’t really available before. But most (or many) of these tiny homes used to be trailers. They’re built on trailer … Continue reading

the wastebasket in the middle of the room

If you want to be happy, be.  ~Leo Tolstoy My first year at camp I had a friend who asked me what I wanted out of life. I didn’t think very long about it before answering, “happy…I want to be … Continue reading

you better roll up your sleeve

I’m feeling a little bit under the weather this morning…and thinking about being required to take the flu shot. How about that?  Required ….you read that right. Earlier in the week, I saw a video report about health care workers … Continue reading

i need a new perspective

  My oldest son says, “I hope it’s going to snow”  when the forecast calls for a possibility of frozen precipitation. I imagine skidding off the mountain, trying to stop for one of the funky “side of the hill” mailboxes … Continue reading

Matthew 6:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45DMMgLMYuU Two posts in one day isn’t usually something I have the “energy” for…but felt like I needed to counter the negative with some positive. Here’s a snippet of a Joel Osteen sermon that addresses what the other video was … Continue reading

my old morning ritual

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfEPWB6MJs I used to wake up everyday to this guy’s website. Glory to the day…here’s a healthy helping of angst and paranoia. There are things that happen…there are things we can do something about…but to live each day aware of … Continue reading

vinyl

I’m reading a book called Record Store Days by Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo now and it’s bringing back a lot of memories.  I guess that’s a trend right now…see yesterday’s post if you don’t notice any continuity.  I’m not … Continue reading

everyone has a “back in the day”

Until you get old enough to have a “back in the day” moment, it doesn’t really hit you that everyone has a yesterday. When I was in High School, I played bass and screwed around with playing in a couple … Continue reading

the old rock solid

There are performers who remain so rock solid, who’ve been around for so long, that it’s easy to take them and their gifts for granted. I was and am a big Jesse Winchester fan.  There’s not a lot that’s flashy … Continue reading