There must be some money to be made around here by starting a radio station that offers something other than pop, country, religion, hard rock, conservative propaganda, and adult contemporary music. It's stunning how little the radio dial has changed in my lifetime. There's more than one radio station playing the same music that the … Continue reading So, Radio…
Category: Etudes
2018 ReleasesI listen to a lot of music that comes out, but not a lot of it sticks. I've attempted to get excited about the pop and hip hop music that's being released. And I can appreciate it. But I have become a middle aged person and my taste is far too shaped by what … Continue reading Favorite Records of 2018
Linda and I have named quite a few things, from cafés to people. Linda named Kavarna after having seen a picture of a coffeehouse in Prague. Kavarna is, simply, the word for coffeehouse in Czech; we must seem pretty simplistic to native Czech speakers! It would be like traveling to the Ukraine and finding a … Continue reading On Giving Things Names, Branding, and the Like
Drinking hot liquids is a skill, which might be obvious to a rehabilitation therapist, but it wasn't to me. Not until one evening thirty years ago when my Aunt Lori made tea for me, herself, and her son. Lori and I began drinking the tea immediately, aerating it as we sipped. Her son Justin just … Continue reading Etude: Skills
