Elliot Fisk plays the cello music on the Guitar

I heard an interview yesterday with Elliot Fisk, who’d transcribed Bach’s Cello Suites to guitar. This doesn’t have anything to do with that….but I thought it was kind of cool anyway. I love hearing interviews with real artists…people who’ve lived … Continue reading

voice like a horn

Kenny Rankin….man. Kenny Rankin was so good in so many ways…..a real musician. Here he is doing a version of Blackbird. I woke up late this morning and rushed through the day….and this is a good way to close it … Continue reading

knowing that there’s a big world out there doesn’t mean that your own corner of the world is any less big….it just means that you know that that there’s a big world out there.

My world is pretty darn big right where I am. The only thing that makes it feel small, really, is knowing that there is a lot more to see out there…..a lot more to see that’s really not hard to … Continue reading

Over in Yosemite

Funhog. That’s OK….most of the folks I really admire and get along with are funhogs….or, maybe, reformed funhogs. When you have kids you grow up some….sometimes. But…wait….there’s no reason to give up fun when you have kids. You can live … Continue reading

Camping Norway.

Jenny wants a camper. So do I…but I’m slow to get it all together. Look how much fun these guys are having in Norway. What’s taking me so long to get a camper? What am I afraid of? … Continue reading

See the World…episode 6

It’s Sunday…and time for another in Iohan Gueorguiev‘s video series, See the World. This time it’s SEE THE WORLD 6: Copper Canyon and The Backroads of Mexico. These videos are so great…so full of gentle humor and good vibes. And….you get to … Continue reading

it’s the soundtrack

I have a buddy at work who comes in early and gets the mail ready for us…to get ready to take out on the mail route. He blares good rock and roll while he works….and if I get in early … Continue reading

my thrift store jacket

I don’t have a Harris Tweed jacket anymore. My wife gave me one before we were married. She got it at a thrift store that her family ran. Man. I want one again. But….you don’t see any of these jackets … Continue reading