Tellico….Salsa….a song about a dog….

Here’s a local band with a song about a Great Pyrenees. There’s not too many of them out there….the song about the dog, I mean. Our Pyrenees, Appa, busted a move and got past me the other day when I … Continue reading

Repeat, Repeat, Re-Pete

I think that I used this in an earlier blog post….but…it’s so good. When you build a life….and you build the buildings that surround the life….that you inhabit for all the living you do….make it something interesting like Sun Ray … Continue reading

The Part You Don’t See….

A good documentarian probably lets the subject of the film tell the story. They don’t intrude. Here’s the story of the filming of Alex Honnold’s free solo of El Capitan. That’s some crazy stuff….climbing like that. And…it’s pretty crazy to … Continue reading

The Terrifying Art of Free Solo Slacklining UNTETHERED….a film by Levi Allen

I heard a story on the radio about pro football players who had retired before 1993 and the small retirement benefits they receive. It was Hall of Famers….living at poverty level….unable to pay for their funerals. Man. That was pretty … Continue reading

Ben Harper….Hallelujah….live

There’s lots of versions of this song….some listenable….some horrible….some Jeff Buckley….but…. Man! Ben Harper! Pretty darm great! (Pretty “darm” was a typo….but maybe that’s my new, more emphatic version of “pretty darn”…sounds almost like….?)

Family of 7! Off-grid in Canada!!

Big ice storm here….the trees bending and popping….getting ready to let mayhem rule on our power lines. Maybe we’ll lose power soon? I better write fast. Here’s a family who live in Canada….solar powered homestead….off-grid. Check out the new “battery … Continue reading