Comfort Zone: Exit, this way
While I have greatly expanded my comfort zone in recent years, there are still a lot of things that exist well outside that zone. Traveling to another province to take Continue Reading →
Category Archives: music
Rock Legend up Close
Well, not too close but the floor tickets to Alice Cooper let me get about thirty feet from the stage. Could have pushed in closer but I was pretty comfortable Continue Reading →
Ten Songs
Tumblr is full of Q&A posts and quite often I am asked for my top 5 or 10 songs… so I decided to post a list here that I could Continue Reading →
Whoop Whoop!
A lot of my friends have been boggled by my recent obsession over Insane Clown Posse. I’ve weathered everything from raised eyebrows to concerned brow furrows to derisive laughter. Friends Continue Reading →
Sounds of the Season
Tired of the same eighteen Christmas songs (and Eight Crazy Nights)? Try some of these streaming playlists to change it up a little: The Celebration’s Starting — indie artists for Continue Reading →
Music, Memories, and a Muse
On Friday, I found myself crying at the bus stop when “Daft Punk is Playing at My House” rotated into play. An odd song to trigger tears, right? But some Continue Reading →
Pop Culture or Cultural Appropriation?
Sooooooo, there’s been a heap of controversy over Avril Lavigne’s new video, “Hello Kitty.” I finally watched/listened and I didn’t hate the song. It’s not going to be a classic, Continue Reading →
December 25th Peaceful Wishes
Merry Christmas & peaceful wishes. Here are a few lovely and peaceful videos for Christmas Day…. Christmas Animation from Ufilmhouse.com on Vimeo. Corelli Christmas Concerto: Adagio from Voices of Music Continue Reading →
National Podcasting Day Podcast
Just squeaking in for Canadian National Day of Podcasting with one of my very irregular podcasts here at Flotsam & Jetsam — this is episode 6 (since 2010). At about Continue Reading →
Feeling Mortal Today
Most days, I don’t think about death, not in a personal way at least, but I’m old enough now that people within a few years of my age are dying Continue Reading →