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That’s What Music Is Supposed To Do 9 May 2013 | 09:39 am
“Driveway Moments” happen when you’re listening to NPR while driving, get to your destination before the story is over, and you stay in the car just to hear the end. I’ve had a LOT of driveway moment...
Essentials 26 Mar 2013 | 07:10 am
These things are essential even in the best of times…but even more so when things aren’t so peachy. - Lots of music - Physical labor - Quiet time - Endless puppy snuggles - Wine - A little quality tim...
Down the Rabbit Hole 9 Feb 2013 | 09:39 am
A couple of months ago I was in an uncharacteristic funk and couldn’t shake it with the usual remedies, despite repeated and very creative attempts. Happily – and unexpectedly – my spirits were lifted...
Looking Through a Filter 25 Oct 2012 | 09:11 am
Despite our best intentions, we all look at all things through filters, be they economic, aesthetic, academic, philosophical, or even the very mundane geopolitical. From time to time I’m blessed with...
Celebrating Autumn 19 Oct 2012 | 03:18 am
Is there anything more beautiful than the changing of the colors in autumn? It’s high time I make my way to the Japanese Garden at Missouri Botanical Garden, to see some of the glorious splendor drap...
The Water Can’t Wash Us Away 24 Aug 2012 | 08:47 am
We all have days were we really have to reach deep to find joy. Music is where I can find it, no matter what. Today I was looking for some of that magic and stumbled across a song I hadn’t heard in a...
Little Things 21 Aug 2012 | 07:57 am
Colleen Moore, a star of the silent film era, had a lifelong fascination with dollhouses and their furnishings. Her eighth dollhouse, now called the Fairy Castle, was imagined while on a cruise to Ha...
Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues 10 Aug 2012 | 11:08 am
Last weekend I finally got to check out Buddy Guy’s Legends in downtown Chicago, after three failed attempts over the past five years. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely! As we walked to the club, peop...
The Water Can’t Wash Us Away 24 Aug 2011 | 08:47 am
We all have days were we really have to reach deep to find joy. Music is where I can find it, no matter what. Today I was looking for some of that magic and stumbled across a song I hadn’t heard in a...
Pura Vida – Part III 13 Apr 2011 | 06:29 am
Some things just never fit easily into categories but they’re pretty awesome in spite of – or perhaps because of – it. These photos are a pretty great example of that. This was a water taxi working t...
