Shagtastic Voyage

I’m a strong proponent for knowing whom you’re mad at. It’s the first thing I think about when I find myself in an irritating situation; it’s the first thing I remind people when they want to take their frustration out on an innocent party. The guy behind the counter is likely just doing what he [...]

Last night, I was forced to take a walk without my ear buds. I know, I know. It was tough but I made it through. But, instead of my head swirling with jazz riffs and me mentally playing along, my mind started to wander. As it did, I began to imagine the scenario of a [...]

When I was younger (way younger) being a professional musician meant playing and only playing. Of course, I knew teaching would be part of it. Then I assumed I would get a couple degrees and finish my days out teaching and composing. That’s not far from my goals now but I have learned about many [...]

Last week, a friend of mine posted a link to a video advocating education reform. It starts with the fact that our education system was designed for different times and circumstances and talks about how students are pushed through and not encouraged to think outside the box. At 7:42 it talks about divergent thinking or, [...]

Thanks to the awesomeness of Gizmodo and their live blogging from the 11 am (Eastern Time) Verizon announcement, I was able to find out in real time that my dreams of a Verizon iPhone have come true. I am literally giddy. Literally. This is a beautiful day. People always ask me, if you’re such a [...]

Here’s the deal, TLC has seen an opportunity to get some ratings…The cost? Making Dothan look like a cesspool of inbred toothless lawnmower racers that spend their time wiping dear urine on themselves.

Every year in our little town of 60,000 (almost 100k counting surrounding areas), we have a giant festival. It’s a big deal and a big rip off…but it’s fun. It gives all of us an excuse to eat huge servings of fried dough covered with cinnamon or powdered sugar. There are, of course, lots of [...]

With all the things that seperate people (races, creeds, interests, situations, financial status, etc), it is easy to find ourselves judging each other. People we work with or see in a store or where ever. It’s human nature, I guess, or maybe it’s an aquired trait we adopted as a defense mechanism. A way to [...]

I’m no economist (though I did make a B in my Macro class in college) but, as we all do, I have my own opinions on many economic topics. The recent recession is, of course, one of them. I have pondered and read about the causes and effects and I have come to realize that [...]