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It’s time to play the music, It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to get things started On The Muppet Show tonight! Have you ever re-watched the first season of The Muppet Show? They had no idea what they were doing. I don’t mean technically – clearly Jim Henson […]

My 2016 New Year’s Resolution is simple.

2015 has been a year to remember. Here’s a look back at what I did this year. Writing I published this blog every day, by my count 367 total posts. Of those, I wrote 363; I published four wonderful guest blogs from Jeremy Fox, Justin Binek, Jonathan Van Eck, and my son Owen. I totaled around […]

Endings and beginnings have rituals. New Year’s/New Year’s Eve. Christmas/Christmas Eve. Last day of vacation/first day of school. Cherish the penultimate. The day before the last day. The rituals of endings and beginnings can lead to a locked-in feeling. You are doing what you always do. The penultimate day is free of […]

I published a post here every day this year. Here’s my favorite post from each month.

I’ve kept a composition book since 2005 simply listing the books I read. As I write this, I’m reading my 25th book for 2015; well off my peak of 44 in 2009, but showing an encouraging trend: the last three years I’ve read 6, 8, 16. Here are a few books I […]

I listened to a lot of music in 2015. Of course I lean heavily on old favorites (new favorites for my kids!) but here are some new or newish music I enjoyed this year. 1. The Real Group: Three Decades of Vocal Music. Released February 2015. I think I might have […]

It used to be difficult, expensive, and/or near-impossible to get the song you wanted in the right key. Pay someone to transpose it for you, or spend hours to do it yourself. That’s if you could find the song in any key in your local music store. That’s all changed. It’s suddenly ridiculously easy […]

I only want the world for Christmas. The blue-green, forever turning World for Christmas, Nothing more, nothing less, I want it for keeps and I promise to share, So that everyone who wants can cuddle and care. I only want the world for Christmas. The blue-green, forever turning World for […]

I’ve said a bunch of times this December, “Friends don’t let friends use the radio for their Christmas playlist.” I know a lot of people with great and specific taste in music who will nevertheless turn to the local 24-7 Christmas radio station to determine what “Seasonal Favorites” they get to hear. […]