Category

Posts

The Beatles Song That Isn't a Beatles Song

There's a lot of hubbub in the news and online about the "new Beatles song" that dropped yesterday. As a life-long semi-pro musician, this headline hits a sour note with me.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

No matter how well-intentioned we are, sometimes we allow things to sneak into our lives under the guise of it being something important.

The Ant Mound

One of my earliest childhood memories is traumatic. At least it would seem traumatic to a three-and-a-half-year-old little boy.

Start Somewhere

Eventually you use up every excuse in your book for not doing the thing you keep saying you're going to do.

Memorable Cigarettes

I can still remember the first time I smoked a cigarette. It was early spring and my family lived on a farm in a semi-rural part of Colorado, a little north of Denver, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

Eliminating Digital Distractions

Life is so full of distractions. It seems everything is vying for our attention in one way or another these days, with most of it coming from our electronic gadgets. If you take time to look up from…

Saying No

Saying no can be one of the hardest things to do.

Spin Cycle

I've been around long enough to know life moves in cycles.