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…
Maybe this is obvious to everyone, but it hit me in a big way this morning. Here's a question that I've had for a long time. Why did we go from monumental buildings made from granite, floored with marble, and finished off with gold leaf & putti to buildings made from steel, concrete block, and … Continue reading In Which I Finally Grasp a Secondary Impact of Lower Marginal Rates on the Wealthy
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
