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For all of my adult life, the length of which is debatable, I did not eat cherries. For whatever reason, I decided that I did not care for them. It was not like I hated them, I just had no interest in eating them. Ironically, I have always loved cherry flavored Kool Aid, candy, gum, …read more
“Are you going to eat that?” “You’re not throwing that out are you?” Certain members of my family (my parents and my in-laws) hate to throw away food. Conversely, my wife and I hate to keep food for more than a few days. This difference in mindset often results in vigorous debate about whether or not something …read more
Yes, I said “The Amazing Pizza Box Video.” it is not a typo. Need proof that the opportunity to innovate is all around us? Check out this 45 second video from Eco Incorporated, a company who is “saving the environment one pizza box at a time.” This is such an awesome concept for so many reasons. …read more
Last night Derek Wade and I took the stage at Canal Street Taven in Dayton, Ohio for the second time in as many months. We performed a half hour set of original music, that included a few new songs, a few old songs, and even a few songs with Derek playing Banjo. While were were …read more
On May 12th, 2009 longtime friend and musical collaborator Derek Wade and I took the stage for the first time in about 7 years. We were asked by my friend Tim aka — Windsor Knotts, to play at Canal Street Tavern on the Tuesday night open stage. Open stage may not sound like the big …read more
Great news for music fans out there who are sometimes lyrically challenged — a recent post by my brother in law Geoff about a “Cobra” illustrates the importance of this idea for you more completely. Pandora has begun to add lyrics within the information for each of the songs it plays. I can’t tell you how …read more
A few years ago I discovered an amazing web site called inbubblewrap.com The site gave away free books every day. All that was required was to answer 2 random questions created by Ryan a.k.a. In Bubble Guy. Not only did I win a handful of books, but the site also tipped me off to great …read more
For years now I have told my wife all about how as children on Bosart Road, my friends and I used to put on our parachute pants and bust out the break dance moves from time to time. This was the era of the Moonwalk, the robot, the centipede, and the wave. At this time …read more
20 years ago this month, one of the finest albums ever made was released to the world — Paul’s Boutique by The Beastie Boys. At the time, it was not widely appreciated. The album was the B Boys follow up to the wildly popular album Licensed to Ill. It was a radical departure from its …read more
A few weeks ago I decided to write a post about how I was going to watch less television in 2009. No sooner than I hit publish, did PBS start hitting me with some can’t miss programming in the form of the series Make Em Laugh. Let’s face it. We all can use a good …read more