John Prine was a Mailman

John Prine was a mailman. He was a mailman when he stepped on stage for an open mic night way back when and sang three of his songs…”Hello in There”, “Paradise”, and “Sam Stone”. Now, if you’re going to make … Continue reading

Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

I’ve gotten to where I don’t really trust music anymore. There’s too much Autotune…too much Protools…too many “apps” to believe anything that I hear. There’s too much correction. There’s too much “fixing it in the mix”. I don’t know what … Continue reading

I’M MARY POPPINS, Y’ALL!!

This is a spoiler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRdfVolRfHQ If you haven’t watched the movie yet….this is a spoiler. It’s a good scene from Guardians of the Galaxy 2….and it’s a spoiler. So….SUE ME!! I watched this movie three times. The first two times, I was … Continue reading

the “beautiful” exemption…

“Code” is there for a reason. Things should be safe….and, I suppose, what everybody expects. We don’t live in a world that values surprises. We maintain the status quo. But….wouldn’t it be nice if sometimes we could figure out a … Continue reading

Incredible Mini Earthship Style Cabin – Tiny Off Grid House with Solar Power

Nice video from a YouTube channel called Exploring Alternatives. Here’s the YouTube description: In this video, we tour a mini earth ship style cabin at the Terra Perma community (http://terraperma.ca/en) to learn how the building is designed to produce heat, … Continue reading

Another Snow…

I was working at a local radio station called WSKY in Asheville when another snow went down….back in 1993. The morning of the blizzard, I hiked into the station to do the morning shift for the first time….subbing for the … Continue reading

Nice Tiny Home in the Olympic Rainforest

Here’s a small home up in the Olympic rainforest in Washington. Another nice video from “Living Big In A Tiny House“. Here’s the YouTube description: This spectacular cabin is like nothing you have seen before. Hidden amongst the towering trees … Continue reading

keep it between the fenceposts

Man. It snowed like a real mother today. I don’t know what “real mother” really means….but it sounds kind of hip or something. So….I’ll stick with that. It snowed hard. Like a real mother. When I was going to go … Continue reading

the spices

I love that “you are what you think about all day” idea. Maybe the quote is “you become what you think about all day”. Anyway, it’s a good truth. I woke up thinking about that this morning, and something came … Continue reading

Who You Gonna Call? Who You Gonna Call….Anyway?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ev7GXzFTPg This was really good….and, even though it mainly addressed the plight of the millenial (which would be a great name for a band….sort of….) is good for all of us to hear. I don’t know how to text. I … Continue reading