This past week it was announced that you could no longer buy 11 albums for one penny as Columbia House - the most famous of the "record clubs" of the 1970's - finally called it quits. More lament for this aging baby boomer. Several weeks ago I shared similar sentiments … [Read more...]
Big Speakers – The Circle of Life
I grew up in a magical time in a magical place. The time was the early 1970's. The place was Southern California. During that time, there was a once-in-a-lifetime confluence of musical talent and new musical technologies that created a boom in consumer electronics. Before the … [Read more...]
Video Games – What’s the Problem?
For our twelve-year-old boy, all roads lead to video games. I don't like this. It bothers me, a lot. Frankly, I don't know what to do. When he is not playing video games, he's either thinking about playing games or talking about them. More maddening is when he … [Read more...]
Labor Day – How I got the perfect job!
There was a time many years ago when, more than anything, I wanted a job that would give me "most evenings and weekends off." That would be my perfect job! At the time I was reaping the rewards of some horrible choices I had made early in my life. I was working multiple j … [Read more...]
Simplify My Life – 3 spot check questions
I don't know about anyone else, but for me, I am always doing a "how I am doing on my life journey" type of gut-check. Not sure this is a good thing either. To paraphrase and slightly amend Socrates, "The over-examined life is not worth living!" Over examination is so … [Read more...]