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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
“Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past” Excerpt FromEverything Is TuberculosisJohn Green If history took one minuscule wrong path from where you now read these words, you're not here. I'm not here. Let your brain ruminate on that for a moment while you realize how ridiculously lucky all of us are … Continue reading The THREAD
"And we call ourselves the human race..." John F. Kennedy Statement to Secretary of State Dean Rusk just after they had been given a military briefing on every city that would be wiped out with a nuclear bomb if war should break out, 1961. Well. I'm not really comparing the weight of JFK's words to … Continue reading YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
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