by admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Life Lessons
I had another great time performing with my band this past weekend. As usual, we all ended up sitting back after the work was done and jammed a bit. Animal and I were doing our usual let’s sing everything we know and don’t know, accompanied by a spoons...
by admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Life Lessons
I’m sure everyone knows the saying, “Don’t Burn Any Bridges.” Well, I will say it proudly right now: I am a card carrying Bridge Burner. I have burned bridges throughout most of my life. I walk away from the inferno, never once feeling bad...
by admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Life Lessons
Several years ago I was having a crisis of faith. Not in the Big Guy upstairs, but in me. It always seems to come around the years that end in zero. This time, it was the big 5-0. I was looking back at my life and wondering what had I done with it. What had I...
by admin | Mar 21, 2011 | Life Lessons
I was watching a video on one of my favorite websites, TED. In case you don’t know what the site is about, really smart people are invited to share a topic of interest and it has to be under 20 minutes. The speaker was Laurie Santos and her topic was...
by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Life Lessons
My good friend Mike and I went to a local bar last week. The place, the Boozgeois Saloon has been in continuous operation since 1995. It’s just the kind of place the two of us like… a bit on the divey side but with lots of character. We took a place at the...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | Life Lessons
I got a mailing from my neighbor yesterday here in OFC (Old Fart Central). I don’t think I like what he’s telling me. No, it’s not his tone. It’s friendly and welcoming enough. It’s the subject matter. It was presented in glowing terms,...
by admin | Feb 22, 2011 | Life Lessons
As many of you know, I was born and raised in the Seattle area. The great Pacific Northwest, one of the only places on earth where you can spend the morning hiking on an ocean beach, do a little kayaking on Lake Union in the afternoon and head up to the mountains for...
by admin | Feb 21, 2011 | Life Lessons
For the first 22 years of my life, I managed to stay in the same place. I lived in the family home in Renton all the way up until my graduation from college. I don’t think that was too unusual, but what happened afterwards my not be a common occurrence. By last...
by admin | Feb 13, 2011 | Life Lessons
I grew up Catholic. I’m not really one now. A divorce or two and a subsequent crisis of faith took care of that. That’s not to say I’m not spiritual. I am, in fact, more spiritual than when I went to organized church. My faith is very strong, and...
by admin | Feb 5, 2011 | Life Lessons
I don’t know how it happened, but there seems to be a lot of old people in this world. Now, it could be that I live in a community where Snowbirds come to retire. It may skew the results some. And it could be because I’m the youngest person in the building...
