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HAPPY TIMES FOR HAPPY PEOPLE. ARE YOU HAPPY YET?

September 1, 2022 by

Happy times don’t always show up in the present. Sometimes you have to get through things first. Then, on looking back, you see it. You were happy and didn’t know it.

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MUSIC MANNERS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING

August 31, 2022 by

Music manners start with listening, which may be a reason school music programs get cut: No one knows how to listen. And being able to listen is the key to musical education. Teachers don’t tell their class to shut-up and listen, but it’s a goal.

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LIVING TOGETHER, DYING TOGETHER, RIDING THE WAVE

August 28, 2022 by

Living together doesn’t always mean living under the same roof. The same goes for dying together. When we lose someone close, we lose a little bit of ourselves. But we never lose the shared memories. This is one of them:

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YOUNG PEOPLE NEED BETTER NARRATIVE FROM ELDERS?

August 22, 2022 by

Young people want to hear from the olds? They need a better narrative from us? Us boomers? Sure they do, just like you did when you were young. We heard something, but what it was ain’t exactly clear.

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SUMMER PARTY SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY

August 2, 2022 by

A summer party in a party house? That’s what it’s made for, both season and house. After twenty years, it finally felt right.

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BEATLES BREAK UP REASONS REVEALED IN GET BACK

July 13, 2022 by

The Beatles break up runs through the Get Back documentary. The lads joke about it, work through it, and eventually the end is near. Why the break up of the greatest band ever assembled? They weren’t as happy together as they were alone.

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LAST CONVERSATION UNTIL NEXT YEAR

June 20, 2022 by

One last conversation before Father’s Day, 2023. If you have adult kids, it helps to talk to them. Based on the inspiration from one of my favorite twitter follows, it’s important. Do your kids know you better than you know your own parents?

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MUSIC GOALS: MEET THE FANS

June 1, 2022 by

Music goals come with a problem: Not everyone shares the same goals. Whether you learn music theory, go to music school, or tear it up in a garage band, the basic goals apply. Stay in rhythm, hit the leads, and sing low. And leave room for others.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS OF THE FUTURE WITH CHILL

May 29, 2022 by

Happy birthdays seem to tail off the older you get, and that’s just sad. We all get excited for little kids’ birthdays, but what happens when they get older? Around my place they get better. Here’s why:

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DISCOMFORT LEVEL FOR NOISE, WATER, AND ELON MUSK

April 14, 2022 by

I set my discomfort level running a marathon in new insoles. It was my only marathon. Training rules say don’t run in new shoes, not insoles. By five miles my feet were on fire. I ran past it. I squeezed sponge water down my neck at an eight mile water station. It drained down my […]

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