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
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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
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
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 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
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
The thing about great moments in history is that by the time they become “great moments in history”, the people involved have become almost super human….able to leap tall buildings, etc. I’m listening to a book called Quiet by Susan … Continue reading
When I was going to school in Atlanta, we used to take our sketch pads to one of the parks downtown to draw. We were stationary entities, sitting ducks for every curious homeless person who wanted to panhandle us or … Continue reading
I grew up in a Lutheran household…so most news of the Catholic church didn’t go much farther than remembering that Martin Luther put some nail holes in their door. Yesterday, they chose a new Pope. Usually, I’d greet the news … Continue reading
Somewhere, someone in this country will be eating a nicely grilled chicken breast or a well prepared veal cutlet and will say to their dinner companions, “Did you read that horrible article about Ted Nugent slaughtering all those nice wild … Continue reading