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 of memories. I was raised at 1296 Jefferson, in a duplex just east of Claybrook. You can see the house just about the middle of …

Looking Forward

I turned 55 this past October. Didn’t think that would be much of a big deal but this birthday affected me more than hitting 40 or 50. Those are supposedly the ones that cause more heartache but the big 55 was worse. Not sure why but it made me really think about mortality and exactly …

Friends

I’m reminded lately of time passing. It seems that birthdays come much quicker than they used to. Now we count friendships in decades rather than years. Old friends are on your mind more than they used to be. You care deeply about them and how their life is going. I recently had the immense pleasure …

2016

I’m getting an early start on 2016 and the things I want to change both in my life and around me. Music – I recently bought some musical gear to rekindle my desire to write and record music. I’ll spend more time on that this year and hopefully I’ll post some songs before the year …

The Music Reboot

Anyone who follows this blog probably knows that I was a musician in my younger years. My much younger years. If my math is correct I haven’t played an instrument since the early to mid 90’s, so more than 20 years. That changes this week. I have ordered a guitar, bass, drum machine, keyboard midi …

Our New York Trip

Most of you who are friends on Facebook have seen some of the images we took while we were in NY this past week. These are some of the pictures I took. I’ll post more once Suzanne downloads them from her phone & camera.  

How Time Flies

We’ve all heard the old adage “Time flies when you’re having fun” or “Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted” (John Lennon). Funny, but it seems annual events come around quicker these days. My family and I enjoy the Germantown Charity Horse Show each June. It seems we have just finished emptying the cooler and …

Happy Mother’s Day

My Mom passed away back in 99, same day as the Columbine massacre. I think of you every day and wish you were here. Love you Mom.