4 years ago, I dove deep into The Blues in order to write a book of blues, or two. And about on a third. But life has been changing rapidly. And a trip to the doctor’s indicated I got the blues. Stretched too thin. Not takin’ good enough care of myself Not exercising enough Adjusting [...]
The last few days at Blog Indiana’s BIN2010 were an absolute whirlwind. Liveblogging, catching up with friends, helping out wherever possible. I even pulled out the old Valet skills and handed out parking tickets the first day. I still don’t think there’s a “niece who was volunteering.” jk Of all the great lessons I learned [...]
Van Morrison’s Into the Mystic from his set at the Filmore West, April 26th 1970 is playing from my iPhone through the local establishment’s speakers as I help to close’er down, again. Not that it’s a habit, but it’s a great place to work when friends work the place. My new, old friend behind the [...]
A highly tantalizing holiday taken to writing took its typical course… behind closed doors windows drawn and close my computer my thoughts. What did I accomplish? viewed season two of my second favorite television show watched a few movies The good news was, during all that watching, closed-off and isolated, those blues thoughts got time [...]
And then it started like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons. – Hamlet. Act 1. Scene 1. (Shakespeare) I never read Shakespeare. At least I never read them all. I read Julius Caesar a couple times. And Romeo & Juliet. But there’s this stack of stuff I’ve been meaning to read. The stack’s pretty [...]