Hey, remember the Jazz Festival we used to have for twenty years, till it ended in the late ’90s? Here’s a clip I found on YouTube of Jim Cullum’s Jazz Band from San Antonio, Texas when they played here in 1986. Bet you’ll like them…for shooting with a handheld Sony Video8, the guy who posted  Continue Reading

My friend John Simon always sends me stuff to think about…so I figured if he made me get up & think, I’d share the effort. Here’s what he has on his mind this morning: I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. Gardening Rule:  Continue Reading

Here’s Coldplay with Square One…a little song for your morning!

It’s fun to look at stats & such…the stat tracker thingie says in the last month folks in 52 countries (the ones in green) checked out the Update. Cool. Where are you reading from? Leave a note in the comments below if you like….

Folks have been asking lately how it’s going – my move from the Corporate Suites of By Design on Guard Street to the home office at my house in a 12 x 12 room that used to be my son’s hideaway. It’s great. Much easier to keep tidy, easier to make tea, and fun to  Continue Reading

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Music takes you where you need to go…take a moment to discuss it with Bobby McFerrin here:

Do you ever think about how everyone in Australia has the bottoms of their feet pointing at us right this minute (if they’re awake)? I think about stuff like that.

How many days start with a chance to sing along with Bob & Willie? Here’s Pancho & Lefty in 1993 (“out of kindness, I suppose…”):

I told my friend Anna Maria at Tucker House/Harrison House that I’d be happy to tell you about this – she has a rental place right next to the Olympics that is, amazingly, available this weekend & next. Here’s more: There is still time to catch the Olympics. Slope side townhouse by base of the  Continue Reading

Seems like if it’s time for Valentine’s Day, ya gotta kiss somebody. So here:

Tramps like us….baby, we were born to run. Get your day pumping:

The other day (like, November), my friend Pam asked me if I liked scary movies. I asked her, “Like what?” And she responded with the usual – Friday the Thirteenth, Jack the Ripper, Ghostbusters (you know, the part with the Stay Puft Marshmallow dude at the end). I told her, yeah, spooky stuff, but the  Continue Reading

It was supposed to be a prank, but islander Colleen Bennett’s cousin made a half-court, blindfolded shot at halftime of a basketball game…here’s the scoop: The prank was set up perfectly. A high school girls’ basketball coach in Kansas was told he’d win tickets to the Final Four if he hit a half-court shot while  Continue Reading

It’s always good to hear from old friends…here’s one from Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1983 to start your day: