I heard a story on the radio the other day that was kind of interesting. It seems that when MIck Jagger was starting out in music, his vocal style was a little too refined for a blues band. An upper … Continue reading
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I heard an interview with Eric Weiner, the author of The Geography of Bliss, on public radio the other day. He was talking about something that he called “thin places”….places “where the distance between heaven and earth collapses and we’re … Continue reading
“a case of you” cover-Prince You take a great performance of a great song….a version you’ve never heard before….and it hits home even harder: “what planet do you come from to be able to write like this?” “A Case of … Continue reading
We watch a lot of “home shows” on TV. Shows about fixing up an existing house….shows about flipping houses….shows about building new houses…..shows about making your house nicer. It’s inspiring and irritating. “Irritating” because it gives us ideas that might … Continue reading
I wondered this morning how Joni Mitchell was doing. I haven’t heard much lately. Of course, I haven’t checked lately, either. Kind of quiet out there…..the news about Joni. Then I started thinking about her paintings…..and about how we’ll always … Continue reading
One of the perks of driving around all day delivering the mail is that I get to listen to the radio. I bought a Sirius radio when I’d been delivering full-time for about 4 years…and have a broader range of … Continue reading
Man. It’s a dangerous thing to do early in the morning….to start looking at old pictures. I could start to get sentimental if I didn’t watch myself. It’s pictures like this one….little guys now grown…. Pretty wild to see some … Continue reading
When I was 18, I spent the summer in Hinckley, MN working on some power lines that a company called Commonwealth Electric was building. That was pretty heady stuff for an 18-year-old away from home for the first time for … Continue reading
It’s interesting to see some of these videos. I don’t know who these people are….but watching a video is a fairly painless way to check out their world. It’s nice to be able to turn off the video if I … Continue reading