Thursday, August 31, 2006

Leonard Cohen

The night is quiet. I am listening to Leonard Cohen. It's an album called I'm Your Man. Circa 1988. Very electronic. Vocal very present. I like the sound. I have, and will continue to occaisionally work like this. I have a couple of numbers I recorded in the eighties that remind me of this style. I'll see if I can't dig a couple of these up and post 'em.

Tropical Storm Warning

I am up a little early today, and I like it very much. I went to bed around ten last night. It works for me. I like the quiet. It gives me time to leisurely get ready for my day. I am listening to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I am learning how to live today. Learning to live in day-tight compartments, as Sir William Osler said.I have a dentist appointment this morning. Just a cleaning. There is a tropical storm warning out all day today all along the coasts of North and South Carolina. I like the way the sky looks. We shouldn't see any heavy rains until later this afternoon.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Seth Godin

How's this for a cool quote by Seth Godin...

"The reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier between us and excellence, between where we are and the remarkable. If it were easy, everyone would have done it already, and it wouldn't be worth the effort."

Well said, Seth.

His blog is awesome.

TODAY

Today fairly rings with possibilities. The morning holds out its hands. All things have become new.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Happy Birthday Betsy

Today is my wife Betsy's birthday. Happy birthday honey!

Friday, August 04, 2006

New Morning

This is a brand new morning filled with promise. What magic will unfold today? What opportunities will arise to better oneself? What choices will be made today? Will you live or be lived? Are your emotions in charge of your will, or are you driving? Hmmmm? These are the questions I ask myself today, since I am so easliy swayed by my feelings. I am making a conscious effort today to see the glass half full, and it's working so far. I am leaning on God's grace to get me through.

I need the lenses of my soul polished and focused, and the blinders discarded. Open up and bloom!

Tonight's Gig At Ron Jon's

The gig went Well. Good crowd. Good sound. At least 5 or 6 new old songs covered, plus a few of mine, which makes it all worthwhile.

The original material is all I am interested in, in the scheme of things. That's what I'm about.