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I am Obsessed With Music, as many of you know. So an awards show that honors music should be right up my alley, so to speak. And the Grammys are not some dumb popularity contest based on who sold the most albums to clueless airheads. No no no, these are decided by critics and the [...]
We had a double celebration last weekend. First, we have a wonderful new president, Barack Obama. Second, the previous president, George “Dubya” Bush (least popular since Nixon, btw) is finally leaving office! Either of those things would be reason for a party, but both? Be still my beating heart! Yes, yes, yes!
So, naturally, we invited 30 or so [...]
I never thought I would live to see this day. The first African-American president. That would be amazing enough, but he is a special man apart from that. He is intelligent, thoughtful, and inspirational with a positive vision of hope for America and everyone in it. As I watched the inauguration today I was enormously moved by [...]
President-elect Obama has asked us all to step up to the plate and do something to make this world a better place. He asked us that today, on the Martin Luther King holiday, that we volunteer to do something useful for our community and country. With a mild and appreciated nudge from my wife Petra, [...]
Good ol’ Uncle Jim. Well, technically, he wasn’t my uncle but he did care about me. He was my wife Petra’s uncle and he passed away on December 27th in Illinois. Jim always told Petra how lucky she was to have me, and I won’t argue with that. But the bigger truth is that he [...]
“Stupid is as stupid does”. Isn’t that how the sayng goes? Well, just a few miles from my house recently there was a case of extreme stupidity. See what you think. Is this guy just totally dumb or what?
From the local paper, the Sacramento Bee:
Popcorn Trail Leads Cops To Burglary Suspect
Just hours into the new year, [...]
OK, so I am almost a week late. We move at a relaxed pace out here on the left coast. But here’s wishing you all the the greatest new year ever possible. As for the past year, well, it’s over and we can say that for it at least. Bygones. There were a lot of highs [...]