Archive for August, 2008
A Walk On the Creative Side
Somewhere down the road, I hope to have my name and work immortalized. This is through no sense of arrogance or desire for stardom . . . I guess, I just don’t want to be forgotten after I’m gone from this world.
I have to wonder how many others out there feel the same. I know [...]
The Entitlement Mindset
Who do these people think they are that they presume they know more what you want than you do? Or, better yet: those people who presume to know better what you NEED than you, yourself.
All these crankspankers who want to tell us what to eat, what to wear, what to listen to and even [...]
SISTER - a haiku
Days spent with Daphne
like finding a missing piece
of my heart and past.
Conscience
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Okay, so I am not a huge “rap” fan…but this guy certainly has my attention, now.
“The Beat That My Heart Skipped”
Enjoy!
Rain
I remember, growing up, standing out on the hill by my grandparents’ home and watching the rain coming down on the freshly-plowed field across the road. That smell of fresh-turned sod and rain has always held a strange feeling of comfort for me.
I joined the Army back in 1984 and headed off to New [...]
Tropic Thunder
So, the Wife, the Sister and I went to see Tropic Thunder last night at the Studio Movie Grill. In addition to the wonderful buffalo tenders, the movie just rocked.
We have been quoting the bloody thing ever since we walked out. My god, Robert Downey, Jr. is quickly becoming my favorite actor. The [...]
Night Music
Songs about the night that I love:
Into The Night - Julee Cruise
Waiting For The Night - Depeche Mode
Sleep’s Dark and Silent Gate - Jackson Browne
Midnight Lullabye - Tom Waits
Stars All Seem To Weep - Beth Orton
I Wish I Was The Moon - Neko Case
Moondance - Bobby McFerrin
Delta Rain - The Blessing
Under The Milky Way - [...]
Progress - Progeny
I began writing my first novel about a year ago. I had had plans to start the novel (seriously writing, not just jotting notes down) for at least a year prior to that. Foolish me, I thought it would be simple enough to take the short story I had written (and won a writing [...]
Raising Sand
My latest enthrallment is with the unusual pairing of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Listen to “Please Read The Letter”. Stunning! –> Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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