As I have stated on several occasions previous, music that touches the soul and inspires the spirit forms a tapestry that serves as the backdrop of life. Few things arouse the senses as thoroughly as a live performance of by an artist and group that has been an integral part of one’s daily auditory escape…
Continue ReadingMonth: January 2018
USS Pueblo Incident + 50: An unresolved issue with North Korea
The more things change the more they stay the same. That particular aphorism may be wearing pretty thin of late but it sure fits this particular anniversary. Members of the “below 50” demographic may remember reading or hearing about it in the Cold War chapter of a high school U.S. History course. Yours Truly was…
Continue ReadingCapturing progressive inertia
Is it ever too early to begin thinking about and planning for what may lie ahead? The future is upon us and the time to plan for it is the here and now. I have always been pretty hit-or-miss when endeavoring at matters involving what might happen on the timeline forward of the present. I…
Continue ReadingEndings, beginnings, aspirations and expectations
This week as I transitioned into living in 2018, I experienced a deep and visceral sensation that I am sitting stationary on a huge existential conveyor belt being slowly but forever pulled forward on a great master timeline. So many times in my life the month of January has been one of endings and beginnings,…
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