Jazzed off two relatively good days, I went into this one with high expectations, and little sleep. I finished organizing my website to present an introductory SEO webinar. Truth told, it went much better than I anticipated. I thought radio was a frightening medium because of the inability to get reads off people, allowing one’s […]
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#HoldMeAccountable Day 02: The Jesus, The Gomez Show & The revival of the Summer of 210,000 Words
So, eventually you have to quit celebrating the idea of a weight loss program, hunker down & prepare for the grind ahead. Welcome to the real day one. But the day started off with some incredible news: My Summer of 210,000 Words project was saved. We double-checked the web servers and at 10am CST, Google […]
#HoldMeAccountable Day 01: Gettin’ Ready to Kick Dave Woodson’s & Allyn Hane’s Lilly Asses in the Finish-Losing-Weight-a-Thon
So, Daver came out about his weight issues and what he intends to do about it. That got me thinking: Man, if I drag anymore on getting back on the dietary wagon to the point where he’s skinnier than me, I’ll never forgive myself. Why? Because I am that much smaller than him right now. […]
“I’m dumb because I have a brain tumor. What’s your excuse?”
I just got home from spending an evening with some neighborhood friends who were in town for the weekend. We were catching each other up on our recent woes. In years’ past, our misery this evening would be centered around the rival St. Louis Cardinals being 3 (now 2) outs from winning another World Series. […]
As long as you believe in the happy ending
When learning how to publish a book of blues, one finds that the only thing one can hold on to during the journey is to the relationship between the contradictions. Some days one needs to embody Sun Tzu & embrace the five constant factors: The Moral Law Heaven Earth The Commander Method & Discipline Other […]
Why I Haven’t Written in Nearly Three Months
It’s almost 3am, nearly 3 months since I last wrote on here. I’m on a couch up in Duneland. We tried margarita recipes. I’m not drunk, but I can see that neighborhood from here through the soothing peach light of the street lamps. My mentor Douglas Karr would point out that one shouldn’t stop writing […]
Why You Should Watch The King’s Speech Once a Day for a Week
It’s a tempered summer Friday night & I’m with my family watching The King’s Speech. My aunt & the OldOld man have never seen it and, not to put too fine a point on it, my grandfather needs a break from Fox News. His heart valve transplant surgery recovery has given him more downtime than […]
Roy Buchanan’s “Roy Buchanan.” (2nd) First Album. 1972. 30+ Listens Later.
This is how I know that time is passing me by: I was talkin’ to The Wolf about going back into some old blues and soul to pick up what I’ve been missing and he threw me a video from a guy named Roy Buchanan. Dude’s got coarse, short curly hair and a beret. I […]
Otis Redding, “Pain in My Heart,” 1964. Otis Redding’s debut album
Doing a quick album review of Otis Redding’s Pain in My Heart reminds me how absolutely frightening it truly is regarding how much I don’t know about what I should know. For example, I still have only heard 50% of Otis Redding’s work and know maybe 1/3rd of his story. It’s even worse for Sam […]
Jesus, Etc.: “Two, Two Chords” or “Tuned to Chords” (It’s How Things Stick with You)
“Jesus, Etc…” by Wilco. Divine song. It came out in 2002 and everybody thought the song was about the 9/11 attacks. Truth told, it was written and recorded before 9/11. In fact, in my opinion, the grief becomes misplaced in the song if you think it’s about 9/11. But it’s how things stick with you. […]