Yet somehow, I managed to do it, and I am ashamed and angry with myself. It’s the first time ever. July 18 this year was another frantic day. I’d just […]
The other night, I came home feeling really, really stressed. Some things had gone wrong, and I just couldn’t relax. Allison suggested I have a bit of Scotch. Thinking that […]
Did you ever have a love/hate relationship with a song? There are several songs that are like that for me. This is about one of them. I have always loved […]
I think disgraced Patriots quarterback Tom Brady deserves a little credit as an educator. After all, if it weren’t for him, there’d be a lot more people in this country who have no idea what the Ideal Gas Law is. PV=nRT for the win! 0
Never reveal your weaknesses. Your friends already know them, your enemies will use them, and to everyone else they’re just background noise. 0
The word “friend” sure has taken a beating in the last decade or so. As a member of the generation that actually saw the advent and rise of social media, […]
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to work on a really terrific musical. “Working” is based on a book of oral histories by Studs Terkel, and it’s a […]
In retrospect, I should probably have never mentioned my hikes to Humpback Rocks as a teenager to my best friend, BC. The reference seemed harmless during that phone conversation. But […]
As a result of some really crummy things that happened because of a Facebook post last Friday, I decided to unbook my face, at least for a while. It’s interesting […]
A conversation on Facebook reminded me this morning of Bam-Bam. I wrote this account as part of a larger post in 2004, 12 years ago. I’ve sanitized it a bit, […]
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Raymond Burnes, Allison’s son and the young man I have proudly claimed and loved as my own family for 9 years, has come to the decision that he’s going to […]
Sometimes I wonder what the great poet Robert Burns would say if he were alive today. I mean, besides, “OCH! Le’me oot of this box, ye rascals!” Last night, sitting […]
Just for a minute, because I need to vent. If you don’t like bare souls, this’d be a great time to click away and find a funny cat picture or […]
Since I was a kid, I have loved popcorn. I’m crazy about the stuff. I remember making it with my family, enjoying it while watching movies or just the regular […]
When I was in elementary school, mainly in first and second grade, we watched Sesame Street almost every day. Our teacher would wheel in a big black and white TV […]
I love what I do, and by that I mean being an audio engineer. I’ve been recording, mixing, and playing with sound since I was in my early teen years, […]
It’s been a while, Dad. Nigh on 30 years, I guess. I’m telling you, Dad, the way the world has changed in those three decades is something you’d have to […]
That beautiful girl to the left is Penny. I’m told her full name is Penelope P. Piddlesworth, but I’ve never called her anything but Penny. The title of this post […]
I want to go back. I miss the cool, late summer nights of my early teen years in Virginia, lying in bed, the only light coming from the pilot lamp […]
Taking road trips to see interesting things is something that’s as natural to me as breathing. I think a lot of people are probably wired that way; it’s just my […]