I swear to you “musician” really is a thing I am a musician. Yeah, it’s really my job. Not a rock star. No, just trying to be a regular middle class guy. …

Sometimes I have trouble with my early childhood memories. I often feel like everything is compressing into a year or two of time. Like not enough happened for me to actually fill all that time. I guess that’s one reason I’m writing this. …

And the News is always just reruns (Written before I started up on Medium) Last Saturday was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. I did pause to think about that day and where I was and what it was like immediately after, but I also thought about living in constant trauma. 20 years of nonstop war that did…

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We were all supposed to do a little bit. Recycle. Donate some money. Volunteer to clean up a river bank. Drive less, walk more. There was still time to make a difference. There was still time to fix climate change. “If we all…

Apropos Halloween month stories of my youth. I was a candy maven when I was a kid. Maybe that’s a little strongly worded, but as I’m reflecting on my childhood I do have strong memories of candy. 1980s candy had a particular vibe. I’m sure a lot of the candy…

From my old blog after my father’s passing on 10–08–2011. This is the way of fathers and sons I remember bike rides and baseball. Our dog was the shortstop. I was never very good at baseball. He wanted me to be good at it like he was. This is the way of fathers and sons. We went fishing…

I’m a Gen X member. A late X’er to be specific. Pretty much all the things you hear about Gen X are true. I’m pretty nihilistic, although I frost and sprinkle it with optimism. With my generation I think we have hope, we want things to be good, but we…

I’d like to think everyone has a story to tell. I’ve often been jealous of those who could do it well, especially in song. As I reach middle age I’ve been taking the time to write a lot, and I don’t know if it’s a good story but I’m telling it anyway. I’m 45, a Gen X’er, liberal but logical. I’m a musician by training and an avid science supporter. So, expect my writing to be a mix of memories of my past, and my view of things today.