Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about The Hu, a Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2016. I had never heard of the group until three days before I wrote the post, but thanks to a comment from Clive at Take It Easy, I gave a listen to their music, and I liked … Continue reading Music Monday: Blogging Leads to Real-World Experience
I only know a handful of Van Morrison's songs, but I enjoy every one of those. If I had to pick my favorite, it would be Wavelength. It may not be as popular as some of his other songs, but it did reach No. 42 in the U.S. Here's a bit of background on the … Continue reading Music Monday: Wavelength by Van Morrison
For those of you who were excited to read this post because you thought it was about a classic Beatles song, I am sorry to disappoint you. For those of you who were wondering: "what friends could I possibly have", I'd be wondering the same thing. And for the remaining 98% of you who are … Continue reading Music Monday: I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
I'm always grateful when a fellow blogger suggests a possible topic for one of my posts, since many days I have trouble coming up with an idea. So a big thank you to Jeff Cann at the wonderfully eclectic blog, The Other Stuff, for the inspiration for this week's Music Monday. My guess is that … Continue reading Music Monday: Heavy Metal and Hijabs
As I noted in yesterday's blog post, today was my first day of classes for the semester. The course I am teaching is a freshmen-level, Intro to Business course. I typically start each class by sharing and discussing a few articles from that day's Wall Street Journal. Since this was our first day together, I … Continue reading It Only Took One Day for My Students To Realize How Out of Touch I Am
The idea for this post came from an exchange I had with Clive who has the wonderful blog, Take It Easy. Clive mentioned he had never seen Rod Stewart perform live, and I mentioned that I was surprised at that revelation. He noted that Rod was just one of many he had never seen perform … Continue reading Music Monday: What Band Do You Regret Never Seeing Perform Live?
I guess I was so excited about my home repair success over the weekend that I couldn't wait to write a blog post about it. But what I forgot is that Mondays have always been my day to write about music, at least they had been for 181 weeks in a row until I took … Continue reading I Guess 181 Weeks In a Row Wasn’t Enough to Make It Part of My Long-Term Memory
Note: this is a repost of my blog from September 29, 2018, titled: Returning to the Scene of My (One and Only) Crime I think at this point the statute of limitations has expired. So it’s time to come clean. When I was about 18 years old a friend and I went to Zern’s Farmers … Continue reading A Tribute to My First Crush – Olivia Newton-John
It's hard to imagine that Stuart Scott, an iconic ESPN anchor died over seven years ago. Here is the tribute I wrote in his honor at that time, as well as recounting other times I've been moved to tears. from January 4, 2015 I just watched a beautiful tribute to Stuart Scott, a longtime ESPN … Continue reading Hard to Believe This Was Seven Years Ago
While last night's Academy Awards were overshadowed by some shameful behavior, there were some wonderful moments. I was happy to see CODA win two Oscars, one for Best Movie and one for Best Supporting Actor, Troy Kotsur. Kotsur, who is deaf, was greeted with silent applause, as shown in the video below: https://youtu.be/O2FvECYsmsk?t=45 a great … Continue reading Music Monday: And the Winner Is…
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