Remembering My Piano Teacher
2021-12-30 – Her name was Mrs. Clark. She was my piano teacher. I don’t know her first name. She was married and had several kids who were a few years […]
Tag Archives: Music
#Pocalypso | Hearing Yourself Play Guitar Weakens Self-Deception
2020-03-27 – Yesterday was too cold to bike. So after tele-work we had a dinner of sushi and I got set up form my online guitar class. We did the […]
Don’t They Know It’s the End of the World?
2017-01-19 – Often when I’m feeling blue, a song from the past starts playing in my head. Today, on the eve of Donald Trump’s Inauguration as President of the United […]
Piano-Forte
2016-12-22 – I am on vacation, starting today, for the rest of the year. Actually, it is a staycation. I do this every year. I try to use the time […]
Finger Picking
My “career” as a guitarist is notable by the fact that I’ve had very few lessons. If you listen to me play, you might say that it shows. I can […]
Taxes Are Just an Excuse
2015-12-27 – I had a couple of interesting experiences last week while I was shopping for a gift for my wife Kit. The main portion of the gift I found […]
Liberty Bell Waltz
2015-07-07 – We’re getting some mixed messages from liberals these days. On the plus side, there have been a couple of big wins in the Supreme Court. Obamacare is safe. […]
The Rhythm of Prayer
2015-05-26 – My friend Natalie celebrated her bat mitzvah this week. I wasn’t there but I read her reflection on a prayer I once said: Elohai Nitzor. This is a […]
I, Too, Came to Like Country Music
2015-03-31 – When I read about Ted Cruz’s conversion to country music, I thought: “Hey! Me too!” I can’t date my conversion to 9/11, like he did, but my change of […]
Share With Me the Son
2014-04-24 – I’m a little late posting today because I am listening to some songs from my son Cal’s recent art project. You can find it here. The pictures are […]
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