Filler
Great concert this afternoon. Felt so good to play again. And let’s hope this is the ONLY placeholder post for NaBloPoMo.
Strike up the band…and the memories
Tomorrow is the first band concert for me in several years. Yes, I played in the summer community band this year, but this is different. This is heavy duty wind ensemble, aka holy crap on a cracker there are a lot …
What would I change?
I find it ironic that, just a few days after committing to looking forward instead of back, today’s NaBloPoMo prompt is If you could change one thing about your life right now, what would it be? Well, I’d really like to change …
Thursday Thankful
Sometimes you have a hard time believing you have much to be thankful for. And other times you run out of numbers to count your blessings. Many of my friends on Facebook are doing a daily giving thanks status this …
Mom’s 10 Commandments of Mornings
Thou shalt not speak to thy mother, nor make any requests of her, until no fewer than two cups of coffee have been consumed by her bleary-eyed self. Thou shalt rise from thy slumber with a cheerful countenance. Thou shalt …
Cast your vote
I have kept my mouth shut this political season. With the exception of a few comments on Twitter during the debates, I haven’t posted anything of a political nature, here or on my Facebook page. This was intentional. I’m tired …
Past Now Future
It’s no secret that I’ve been struggling for some time, trying to sort through everything the universe has thrown at me the last three years or so. While things are a bit calmer now, for awhile there it was one …
Shopping is not my strong suit
NEWS ALERT: Scientists have discovered the Shopping Gene! It’s at the very bottom of the DNA strand, hidden behind the Party Planning Gene and directly adjacent to the Holiday Preparations Gene, in an area now known as the Give A …
To call this a post
I refuse to fall out of NaBloPoMo on day three. No way, no how. So even though it’s 10:30 on a Saturday night, I’m cranking something out. More than a placeholder, far less than a thought-out post. So…three things. 1. …
Physics and the subway
Superstorm Sandy has been a topic of conversation (and education) around here for the last several days. Tom’s office is based smack-dab in the middle of Manhattan, so we watched a lot of live CNN streaming to keep up with …