Sam, Either this is a reminder, or maybe the first time I’ve shared this with you… Sometime, during the 2009-2011 “Great Recession”, I somehow came across a story you wrote for a magazine. It was either a sailing mag or a vacation mag. Either way, I enjoyed what you wrote, and, (here is the part […]
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Buying a book at Barnes and Noble
Wanted to buy myself a new (techie/geek) book today. It’s $10-15 cheaper if I have B&N ship it to me, getting it to me by Tues/Wed, or $10-15 more expensive, if I drive the 5 miles to the local B&N store to have it in my grubby hands today. Tough choice. I was interested in […]
Composing music – John Adams
This is how my mind works. A friend attending a concert tonight posts a picture of a (living) composer giving a talk before/after this particular concert and mentions their name: John Adams. I just happen to know or believe that I vaguely remember there are two composers (living) having that name. One of whom I […]
Jeremy Cowart – photographer – video
Jeremy Cowart I have to admit, when my friend Kathy Pretty Kaczmarek shared this just now, I was going to scroll right past it. But, for some reason, I felt a little bit “compelled” to see what it was about. I’m very glad I did. It is a long (25 mins) video. So, if you […]
Vivian Maier – unknown (but now famous) photographer
It’s just freaking how my mind works. A FB friend of mine “liked” a Christmas photo of Marlo Thomas, her husband Phil Donahue, and their family. I’d thought I had heard a rumor about Mr. Donahue’s health, so I decided to read his biographical article on Wikipedia. Fortunately, there was no mention of any health […]
