When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
Just the facts for you: There are 42 types of MD. Mine is called Limb-Girdle type 2e. The 2 refers to the fact that I have a recessive gene defect, and the "e" simply means it was the 5th type of gene mutation discovered and catalogued. Limb-Girdle (LGMD) is one of the milder forms of … Continue reading muscular dystrophy 101
In 2023, I retired from being a full time middle school music teacher. I loved it and would do the whole 28-year gig again if I could. So many amazing kids and colleagues. SO...now as I am in my 50's, I have pivoted away from music, and I focus on advocacy for individuals living with … Continue reading Please allow me to introduce myself…
So I guess this will be part 2 of what I wrote last week. I didn't plan on a follow up blog, but the information below came across my reading eyes and it is too timely not to share. If you missed last week's blog, you can refresh, but I wrote about history repeating itself … Continue reading IT’S ALL BEEN DONE AGAIN
I might not be the best teacher that ever teached (ha), but let me share something with you that I have learned: nothing is new. It's all been done. These days, thanks to technology, everyone has a megaphone. It's all been done. It was the same when people figured out that they could draw on … Continue reading IT’S ALL BEEN DONE
One of my more enjoyable lessons from music teaching was a short project that I did with 7th grade students based upon the musical tastes of aliens. Let me explain, and give you a bit of background... I am a space nerd and love anything and everything that has to do with our solar system, … Continue reading ALIENS
Those of you who have read my words know that I love a great quote. Who doesn't love a great quote? I don't believe in Beatles. I just believe in me. You see, history will be kind to me, because I intend to write it. I ask not what my country can do for me, … Continue reading I FINALLY FOUND IT
As a musician and performer, I have vivid memories of practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and stages large and small, bright and dim, organized and chaotic... and all things in between. I always tried to bring a positive, energetic vibe to all of them when playing drums or percussion. Hitting drums brought pure joy, even when … Continue reading THE MUSIC
With a nod toward my goal of global domination, I have thrown my voice into the underdeveloped space of the podcast world. Just kidding, the podcast world is flooded with all kinds of people talking about all kinds of things. Not kidding about adding my voice, and thoughts to the ever expanding universe. So, who … Continue reading HEY LOYAL LOYALS, WANNA HEAR A PODCAST?
Sounds like a heavy title huh? I've been playing with a thought that has been plaguing me for weeks after I read (and re-read and re-read) the following quote from smart guy and co-developer of the atom bomb, Richard Feynman: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be … Continue reading GENETIC MEDICINE AND SPACE TRAVEL
I'm fascinated by history. When we are young, we are taught about dates, battles, power struggles and mass migration. Boring right? It matters less that we know JFK was murdered on November 22, 1963 instead what the hell happened next: his wife, with blood still on her clothes, stood next to VP Johnson as he … Continue reading PASSING THROUGH
I always laugh when people write prophetic things around this time of year (mid to late December). Telling me all of the things that will happen when the calendar resets on the first of January. Right. Go ahead and try to predict the future, and even more hilarious: try to control it. Even your own. … Continue reading 2025, HAIL AND FAREWELL
What is the saying? It takes a village to raise an idiot? One idiot can ruin the village? One idiot can raise a village? I am the idiot and ALL of you are the village. A few years ago, if you told me that I would appear live on stage without middle school band kids … Continue reading SHAMELESS BONUS POST
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