365 Posts

This post marks my 365th post on this blog. It has taken me three years to get here. There have been lots of dry places and lack of communications. Procrastination, waffling and vacillation. I have been even worse on my Podcasting track record. As much as I love these activities I have a tendency to either get lazy or second-guess myself into thinking that what I had to say wasn't worth saying at that time or ever. The sound of my babbling is frequently intolerable to my own ears. But striving to stay current is not without its blessings. A clean slate, for starters, and the fact that the decks are clear opens the way for a fresher creative mindset. Of course I am speaking for myself.

Got CDs?

My CDs have arrived and are available in Myrtle Beach at either Tinder Box location (Broadway at the Beach, or Barefoot Landing). Online sales via CD Baby, Snocap on MySpace and directly from my website will be coming shortly. I'm figuring this out as I go people, so thanks for your patience....

New Look

Obviously I have changed the look of this blog. I am going to do some experimenting. My links have been deleted, but I will be restoring them and more over the next few days. I just wanted to make the blog look more like my main website for better integration. Hopefully, this will be a nice improvement. Let me know what you think?

Rainy Night Thoughts On Exercise

It's a stormy night as I write this. Thunder is booming and rolling. and the rain pattering on my bedroom window. This region is badly in need of rain, so I don't care if it was the first day I decided to get back on my bike and start riding to work again! Despite the scattered storms today, I somehow managed to escape getting rained on, which was a minor miracle. It feels good to get the blood circulating again, and resuming some sort of exercise program. The benefits to body, mind and spirit are known to everyone. I have been so lazy about this area of my life, but every time I do something about it, positive results in terms of energy, vitality, and clearer thinking and well-being always manifest themselves.

I am grateful that I am healthy enough and actually able to get off my butt and bust a move.

Homecoming Pics

Here are some pics from the homecoming. I was honored to escort my daughter Katharine. I had never done anything like this, and I had an absolute blast!

Goodnight, my lovely Willoughby

Our beloved 19 year old female cat, Willie, died this morning at about 11:40. She was a dear friend for a very long time, and she will be sorely missed. We were fortunate to have her for as long as we did. She started going downhill sharply a few days ago, and lost interest in eating, and became very weak. We had an appointment to take her to the vet on Monday, but she had a bad night and through the efforts of my Mother-in-Law we found a wonderful place that took us today. Despite my attempts to keep her hydrated, she was indeed dehydrated and had lost a lot of weight. Her body temperature was very low as well. The doctor told us that it was pretty much hopeless, and that it was a metabolic issue (kidneys, liver, etc), very common to older cats that live to this very old age. Her body was shutting down, and she was pretty much oblivious to everything.

She was put to sleep peacefully while Betsy and I were by her side, loving her and kissing her little head as she slipped away.

No more pain now, my little angel. You will never, ever be forgotten.

Goodbye darling Willie.

Grand Strand Bloggers

Yesterday's blogger meetup was a blast. It was great re-connecting with friends, and meeting new ones. The attendance about tripled from the initial meetup, which was cool. It will be interesting to see what happens next time. There is truly a sense of community brewing, and the brews at Liberty Taproom were outsanding as well! It was an absolutely gorgeous afternoon.

In Distress

sending out a message i'm in distress
the little devils think that heaven bless them
my eyes are open but i see no solution
we waste our efforts on a mass revolution
i see the trouble and it's lying within
you play the game but you just can't win
i got a book off a dusty shelf
it said you can't change the world 'till you change yourself

i can feel myself changing isn't that what you told her
and i can't hear what you're saying 'cause you're saying it backwards

sending out a message i'm in distress...

tides are turning it's a question of power
people change with the needs of the hour
the situation's blown all out of proportion
the sea of life is in a state of abortion
i see the rupture at the base of the tower
it's gonna crumble like the actors in power
i'd like to talk to you for one more minute
the boat is sinking and we're dying in it

i can feel myself changing isn't that what you told her
and i can't hear what your saying 'cause you're saying it backwards

sending out a message i'm in distress...


From an old song of mine by the same title. I'll have to dig up the old tapes. Seems kind of appropriate now as it was then. To me, anyway.

CKY Podcast 7 - Walking My Bike

Episode 7

Get this episode here.

Walking my bike to the gas station for some air. I thought I'd check in and say Hi.

Sneak Preview of my song, Matter Of Time, from my upcoming new CD, Well Enough Alone.

Babbling and walking around Myrtle Beach.

DiscMakers

The Power Of Intention

Be There Or Be Square

Grand Strand Blogger Meetup, Sat October 13th at Liberty Taproom

Click the link for more info, but if you are a blogger, a podcaster, or thinking of doing anything like that you should definitely consider dropping by. Meet some awesome people and hang at the Taproom for a while. It'll do you good!

Starts at 3PM.

Be there or be square.

The Power Of Intention

I'm reading Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's book, The Power Of Intention. There is a lot to be learned from this volume.

Currently reading : The Power of Intention By Wayne W. Dyer Release date: 15 December, 2005

Scholastic Rumination

It's a rainy Saturday morning. It's a little cool, I wouldn't mind it a little cooler. Katie got up early to take the SAT this morning. She is trying to beat her previous scores and make this one her personal best. That kid is the most self-motivated person I have ever known. She's got the self-discipline of fifteen people. Way more than I ever had. I was a bit of a slacker in School. As a matter of fact, I didn't even go to college, per se. I took the California State Proficiency Exam (similar to the GED) in eleventh grade and, after passing, ditched the rest of high school. I did take a few semesters at L.A. City College. Mostly real practical stuff like Philosophy, Logic, Psychology, Film. The typical Jim Morrison influenced acid head/stoner classes.

Those Philosophy classes were wonderful, though. I had a professor named Dr. Richards, who was the greatest teacher I ever had. I was a monster in his classes, scoring well above anyone else in the exams and essays, and I attribute that to the inspiration and tuition of Dr. Richards. He was brilliant, yet he could relate to just about anyone, and he never lost his cool. He was surprising not only in his depth of knowledge, but his breadth of experience and street smart hipness as well. My friend Steve Kobashigawa and I were frequently astonished by the guy. He was the kind of guy you'd want to take out to the pub and have awesome conversations with. Unfortunately the only guys at the pub were Steve and I, but that was cool enough. We had some staggering conversations ourselves, figuratively and literally! Truth be told, I probably only took those classes to be able to hang with Steve, and talk some heavy topics together. Those were great times. They will stay with me forever.

Times Square

Incoming Train

Here's a short video of a subway train coming in to a station in Midtown Manhattan I filmed on our trip about a month ago. I liked the vibe. I'm also testing out this new Blogger app for videos.

Sometimes

Sometimes I get in such a funk that it's hard for me to see the beauty of the moment before me.

Sometimes I allow my emotions to get control of me, and I forget to be thankful.

Sometimes my dark imaginings threaten to undermine the good things.

Sometimes I know that I am doing this, but cannot seem to stop.

Sometimes I stop the flow of love in my life, and feel cold and empty.

Always, the grace of God pulls me through, and enables me to see clearly again.

Hopefully I will listen to the voice of the Spirit more and more, and the pull to sadness less and less.