Confessions of a High School Band Geek
The Conductor had an extra spring in his step. He bounced up the podium, surveyed the crowd, smiled at familiar faces. Not a single empty […]
Author: Mike
National (In)Security
Two weeks ago, a violent mob attacked two New York policemen, repeatedly beating and kicking them in the head. The thugs who were caught? Arrested […]
The Love Doctor Isn’t In
Having previously committed matrimony, sometimes stories about relationships that go the distance catch my attention. So when I saw a headline about how Garth Brooks […]
War and Peace
For all of the problems we have in the U.S., and there are plenty, we’ve had it pretty good in my generation. Aside from the […]
No Music Required
Today I learned of the passing of actress Annie Wersching, who was in a couple seasons of one of my all-time favorite shows, ’24’. Gone […]
A Little Bit More
A little bit more forgiveness. A little bit more love. A little bit more compassion. A little bit more peace. A bit more patience. A […]
Sniff Sniff!
We’re a whopping 2 days into 2023 and so far, she still has that New Year smell! Well kinda. There’s always a whiff of Optimism […]
Feel The Love
I was doing some serious channel surfing the other night when I came across the Hallmark Channel. I usually surf right on by, but I […]
Red Asphalt
The monster known as The Merchant of Death, international arms dealer Viktor Bout who was freed in exchange for Brittney Griner, was arrested in March […]