I Heart Strings
Here’s today’s #1 reason a child should study a stringed instrument. Cello and violin have never looked and sounded so cool. \”Viva La Vida on YouTube\” Our house contains one lapsed clarinetist, one...
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The nonstop reports of Hurricane Ike must have gotten into my subconscious, because over the weekend I found myself singing out loud in the kitchen. “The Lord said to Noah, there’s gonna be a floody,...
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Oh, mirror in the sky what is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? Today’s Trivia Question: How many times...
View ArticleStart Again
I am not one for New Year’s promises but I do promise you all that I will do this for the next 30 days: I wrote a dozen checks yesterday and at least half of them have the 20089 feature. Luckily,...
View ArticleMorning Has Broken
It was 1972. My friend Lisa was in love with Jim Croce, and I was in love with Cat Stevens. Our crushes were partly based on the fact that we lived in Missouri, surrounded by Scots-Irish-Anglo blond...
View ArticleCare for a Threesome?
Maybe it’s a hangover from my meltdown last week. Or maybe it’s the fact that I’ve yet to advance any of the balls in my court in the right direction this week. Or perhaps it’s my obsession with...
View ArticleMovin me down the highway
Continuing my very belated entry into the 21st century, I also got my iPod set up over the last few days. The gadget was my birthday present from Chris in 2009, but due to a series of unfortunate...
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