So, let me start with this. HERE is a fun website to see how your elected local official in New Hampshire voted on issues that matter to you. It's a trove of information that I think you should know. Politics is local right? If everyone is paying attention, even the local officials need to let … Continue reading ETHICS OF RECIPROCITY
Tag: fiction
DEAR DAD (1)
Dear Dad It's been a long time since I have written. Apologies. As you know, I have been pretty busy over here with several projects and getting ready to make mom a grandmother for the second time. My wife is feeling good as we approach the November due date. I know you will be keeping … Continue reading DEAR DAD (1)
STOP AND LOOK
As the wise movie character Ferris Bueller once told us: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it." That movie is 40 years old. Yup, life moves pretty fast. Ferris told us this before the internet, before cell phones and before on demand everything. … Continue reading STOP AND LOOK
HEY LOYAL LOYALS, WANNA HEAR A PODCAST?
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?
The THREAD
“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
YARD SALE!
What's the deal with yard sales? You're not selling your yard! Hahahaha....boooooo. Read this next line with your inside voice as the counselor in South Park: Yard sales are bad mmmm'kay? Haters gonna hate and tell me how much wonderful stuff they have "found" at yard sales over the years. I don't buy it. That … Continue reading YARD SALE!
THE HORSESHOE
Apparently hanging a horseshoe with the ends pointing up is said to capture and hold the luck inside. When I was a kid, I lived in a ranch house that had a 2 car garage under the south facing side at the bottom of a paved driveway. Somewhere my father got his hands on 2 … Continue reading THE HORSESHOE
SLUDGE
This one will resonate with all of you. Think about a time when you were on hold with a company and some LOUD music was playing in a loop. Every 15-30 seconds a voice comes on saying something like "Thank you for your patience. Your call is important to us." Maybe you get the good … Continue reading SLUDGE
ROAD TRIP
I recently had the pleasure of catching up with a friend from my performing days. He is a spectacular bass player, and he and I made for a tight rhythm section for a while in college We began playing jazz along with his cousin Jake and anyone else we could find in the halls of … Continue reading ROAD TRIP
FROM THE VAULT VOLUME XXVI
Well... I recently told a story to a friend about one of the greatest pranks that was ever played on me and it got me thinking that maybe you would like to hear it. So today, we again swing open the door to the vault that is my memory. I will change the names of … Continue reading FROM THE VAULT VOLUME XXVI