fun hogs

There was an article this morning about a young guy dying trying to duplicate a YouTube stunt that some other young guys filmed pulling off in Utah. It used to be that we never had the chance to call anything … Continue reading

waging heavy peace….talking to Neil Young

I just finished reading “Waging Heavy Peace”, by Neil Young. I suspect that it’s the closest I’ll ever get to sitting down and having a real conversation with him.               This is a stream … Continue reading

the best thing for a child

My little boy and I both woke up early this morning. I get up early every morning, but this morning I had some company. When I get up with Nate, my day is different in a good way.  We have … Continue reading

hot white sidewalks

I used Google Earth to take a look at our old house in San Jose the other day. It was a normal looking little house…I think my father told me that in 1963 he bought it for 27,000 dollars. Last … Continue reading

the video store had boxes that frayed

One of the surest signs of “maturity” is starting to reminisce. I think when a person is young, they’re too busy running around and in the moment to spend too much time looking back. Get some years under your belt … Continue reading

it’s what we watch

Children’s programming is where it’s at. At least, it seems to be where we’re at these days. Luckily, a lot of it is pretty entertaining…so when our three-year old becomes obsessed with a show, it helps that it’s watchable. The … Continue reading

flat on the bottom

Stopped to talk to a buddy who’s refurbishing an old house on his property. He’s using a lot of red oak tongue and groove paneling that he had milled from some lumber that he had drying out for a couple … Continue reading

in the details

  One of the legends of rock, and one that I never really understood, was the request that Van Halen put into their concert rider that asked that a bowl of M&Ms be placed in their dressing room that contained … Continue reading

how does it feel

How do you suppose it would feel to be flying high off the success of one of your most popular albums ever…an album released during the singer songwriter renaissance of the early 1970’s…and then be told by your record company … Continue reading

just look it up

I remember going to the library and if I couldn’t find anything about what I was looking for in the old card catalog , I’d go to the well-worn set of World Book or Encyclopedia Britannica encyclopedias  and try to … Continue reading