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MUSIC GOALS: MEET THE FANS

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.

DESPERADO DECISION? COME DOWN FROM YOUR FENCES

A desperado decision happens the moment you spread your wings and fly. Like an eagle. It happens when you meet someone who says, “We can do this together.” That’s the day things change, the day you agree with a strong, “Yes, we can.” Set it in stone.

STILL LIFE CONVERSATION FROM A NOW LATE AFTERNOON

A still life painting is every painting, but not according to the Tate Museum. One of the principal genres (subject types) of Western art – essentially, the subject matter of a still life painting or sculpture is anything that does not move or is dead. A painting may depict action, but when’s the last time […]

SELF CONTROL: SETTING AND REACHING ACHIEVABLE GOALS

The best examples of self control come from those who have reached their limits. They set a goal and worked toward it. If it was an easy goal, they hit the mark and moved on. Unrealistic goals not met leave a haunting reminder that we’re not who we thought we were. The self-aware person gets […]

IMPERFECT GOALS? NO ONE SAID YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT

Imperfect goals are a good reason to write, to explain, to instruct. It doesn’t take a licensed teacher with three masters degrees to understand the pressures of perfection. “Do your work the best you can and let it stand” is the right motto for moving forward. The hard part is watching it all get torn […]

TRAVEL GOALS FOR ASPIRATIONAL ADVENTURERS

Travel goals are more than just getting out of town. Let’s start there. More than changing surroundings, travel goals are so much more. Like what, then? Some are bigger than others, but they are all goals.

YOUR TRIBE: HAVE YOU FOUND IT, OR STILL LOOKING

Your tribe is waiting and it’s accepting memberships, if that’s the sort of tribe that appeals to you. Or maybe you’re more of a “Membership? We don’t need no stinking membership” sort of person. Either way, the yearning for connection, human connections, isn’t going away. But which tribe is your tribe? A few clues:

BODY WEIGHT: A FAT MAN’S CONFESSION WITH NO SHAME

Body weight became an issue for me in 7th grade. And it wasn’t fat shaming. That came later. In seventh grade there was a football weight limit for playing in the backfield. One twenty if I remember right. What I remember very accurately is I weighed slightly more, like five pounds. Coach Peasley, a small […]

KNOWN BLOGGER TELLS YOU WHAT’S WHAT REVIEW

Known blogger: a page you check to see if something could possibly show up on a regular basis. Or, A solo website dedicated to ads, plugins, flash, and splash, where everything is glossed over with a sheen of disingenuousness entertainment. Let’s go with the first one, a known blogger working to help others wade through […]

GOVERNMENT GOALS: TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE

Does it take a movie star, or blogger, to help get out the vote? Probably not, but it can’t hurt either, especially when the voter numbers look so sketchy. If the question is why vote, I know the answer.