Monthly Archives: July 2019
BORROWED, BEGGED, AND STOLEN WISDOM, PART 16
July 31, 2019
(Fave things I come across from books, music, and conversations) We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. —Confucius A lazy man works twice as hard. Gently in manner, strongly in deed. —Eisenhower Life is leaning back in the chair and it’s about to fall. It’s almost always this way. —My wonderful neighbor … Read More
My Top 10 Desert Island Records
July 24, 2019
I have done a couple of blog posts about records I love, but these are the infinitely listenable ones in my collection. These are the ones that I can dip into anywhere, anytime and still find something new. They are complete records and work as a record but are also full of miracles and wonders on a song by song … Read More
THE BEGINNER’S MIND
July 17, 2019
(4 min read) “Don’t try so hard.” —Freddy Mercury “You don’t need anything outside of the work.” —David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish “Hello there, Junior…. Here’s your first car—it’s a Boeing 747.” —Guitarist Paul Gilbert on giving a first-time guitar player pedals with 10,000 sounds So many of the great rock and soul records of the late 60’s sound … Read More
WANDERLUST AND HITTING THE OPEN ROAD
July 10, 2019
What is it about maps? I could look at them all day, earnestly studying the names of towns and villages I have never heard of and will never visit… I could spend my life arriving each evening in a new city. —Bill Bryson A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and … Read More
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