Archives for November 2012

Still Incredible After 200 Years

I had the great pleasure of starting a monthly piano recital in the school district where I supervise.  You see, there is no place for a pianist in a school music program with bands and orchestras; it’s primarily a solo and chamber music instrument. …

Lifestyle Inflation? Yeah, I’m Guilty.

Some how, some way, I got roped into the whole pursuit of stuff, status, and happiness thing.  That is really embarrassing to say, but hey…I said it.  As is the case with our entire culture, at some point in my life (it was around 26 years of age) …

Embracing a Renaissance Lifestyle, Part 2

As I discussed in the first post regarding a Renaissance Lifestyle, we live in an era of specialization; most people have a lot of depth of competence in only one field, thus needing to pay other specialists to “fill in the gaps” in other areas of …

When Your Passion Becomes Your Job

When I began writing this blog 10 days ago, if you were to tell me that 10 days later the site would reach 1,000 views I would have said that you were nuts!  However, it’s true, and I am very flattered to have an audience.  It’s not the reason I …

I Just Caught Up With Technology!! Oh…Wait….

Before this whole blogging kick, if you had asked me if I was technologically adept I would have told you that I certainly was.  Well, folks…

I don’t know crap, and most of the rest of us don’t, either!!!

I have been enveloped in a whole new …