It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these posts. I’m using Discogs to catalogue my entire music collection. I recently finished folk music. I have 45 folk albums in my collection. Folk is a weird genre label. Almost everything made by folks could be considered folk music. Blues is a type of…
I take a doctor prescribed medication for my chronic insomnia. It works, but I really don’t like taking it. If I fall asleep right after taking it, which is most nights, I don’t even notice it. But if something forces me to stay awake after I’ve taken it, I hate the way it makes me…
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since I first heard singer, guitarist, songwriter, and band leader Susan Tedeschi. Not to the day, of course. I’m pretty sure it was the summer of 1998. I went to a concert, as I did a lot back then. I don’t remember who it was. Maybe Buddy Guy…
Every year for the past 26ish years, I read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s one of my favorite holiday traditions. The other day, my dad asked me if I get anything new out of the book each year. My mom chimed in that there’s always something to discover in a good book. I agree….
Good morning. It’s 9:11 in the AM on Christmas Eve. I’m listening to the Campbell Brothers’ Sacred Steel for the Holidays. I’ve woken up, brushed my teeth, pooped, and showered. It’s going to be a busy day. I have to go Christmas shopping, grocery shopping, wrap presents, help mom with pies, go to my brother’s…
As a former horn player, I listen to as much French horn music as I can get. I love the big orchestras and bands, but there’s always been a special place in my heart for small ensembles. Things like woodwind quintets, brass trios, and brass quintets. One of my favorite brass quintets is the Canadian…
Good evening. It’s 11:36 PM on the 22nd of December. I’m just now getting a chance to sit down and write something. Anyone who knows anything about writing knows that it’s impossible to get anything good written in 24 minutes. Heck, it’s almost impossible to get anything bad written in 24 minutes. But I promised…
When I hear the phrase “large numbers” I instantly think of the law of large numbers. That’s just that the average of a large number of results approaches the expected value. And that’s not what I’m talking about here. What I am talking about is literal large numbers. Things like a million or a billion….
Someone brought a tray of Italian cookies to work today. It’s the holiday season and there’s been different kinds of food in the breakroom all week. It’s been kind of nice. Today it was Italian cookies. I didn’t have any. It wasn’t that I wasn’t quick enough. There were plenty there when I walked into…
It seems like whenever someone wins something, an award or a race or something, they say that it makes them humble. Apparently, winning gold at the Olympics is a humbling experience. I always find the statements confusing. I guess I don’t know what all those winners mean by humble. According to the internet, there are…
