“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” Satchel Paige (1906-1982) Hands in the air, hands on the keyboard…”it’s your birthday, it’s your birthday”…it’s my birthday today. 53 years old…and well marked on the calendar … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLVd7plaV8 I turn 53 years old tomorrow. I needed something to write a short blog post about…and what better fodder for an idea free head than another YouTube video. Check these two fellows out. Right down to the wire, it … Continue reading
I was watching a documentary about financial troubles in the United States of America on a free preview of HBO the other night, and this guy’s music was featured. One of those “who the heck is that?” moments that come … Continue reading
I deliver the mail. Understanding sometimes comes through repetition…so I’ll say it again, even though I’ve said it a couple of times before in this blog…I deliver the mail to provide us with the money we need to make a … Continue reading
It’s a sure bet that if I’m posting another YouTube video that I’m so completely uninspired to write a blog post that I’m desperate for content. Completely uninspired…fuzzy headed early morning survival mode…not a good place to be if I … Continue reading
What more can I say? Happiest of Easters to you. … Continue reading
When one of our children was confronted with something that was really hard to figure out, he used to say “I CAN’T KNOW”. Of course, that was when he was pretty little…things are rolling a lot more smoothly now. We … Continue reading
Ah, so good. Here’s a video from a young guy named Allen Stone. Here’s some info about him from his official site Like many soul singers, Stone got his start in church. He was a preacher’s kid, so whipping crowds … Continue reading
What’s going on when …how many years after your death?…43 years after your death…you’re such a major influence that people are still producing cool covers of your songs? What kind of legacy and influence are you going to have a … Continue reading
“Survivalism” is kind of like “soul food”. Soul food is just Southern cooking by a different name. Food for the soul…good eatin’. Survivalism isn’t much different from anything that a backwoods, country folk would be up to every day of … Continue reading