Hacking Moods With Music
It should be no surprise that music can change your mood. It’s pretty hard not to tap your feet or sway a little when a catchy tune comes on the …
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Space Between
I’ve always been one to arrive early and make sure I’ve not cut myself to close when it comes to the next task/meeting/event. That has the unintended consequence of my …
Jefferson & Claybrook – Circa 1976
The neighborhood I grew up in is called Madison Heights. I didn’t know that at the time and only recently learned that while researching other streets and neighborhoods for my …
Comfort
“You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. …
Day 3 – Quarantine – News – Is It Worth It?
Been reading more and more posts and news articles on whether this whole quarantine/shelter in place is worth the economic hardship that will most certainly come. In those articles I’ve …
Quarantined Day 2 – Today In Madrid
With some funeral services halted in the Spanish capital and no space left in the morgues, corpses are being stored at the main ice rink. Intensive-care wards overflowing and new …
Quarantined Day 1 – Smokey Mountains
We decided to make a 6 hour trip east to the Smokey Mountains and to a cabin along a stream. Figure if you have to stay away, might as well …
Neighborhood Memories
My last post was about the house I grew up in on Jefferson at Claybrook. Over the years the building just to our west was the scene of many a …
Roots
A good friend sent me a copy of the 1953 Sanborn Map with my house on it. Even though it’s basically a crude line drawing it brings back a lot …
