The 60s Music Challenge
Over on Facebook, I was invited by a friend to post a series of songs from the decade, the 60s Musical Challenge, along with whatever personal and musical history I chose for each post. A [...]
For Jonny Lost in Canada
I remember Jonny—the first childhood friend I lost. Not to moving or diverging adult thinking, political philosophy, or any of that. I mean death. When I was just finishing college, I learned that Jonny had [...]
Virtual Wilderness?
I’ve been reading a lot lately about Virtual Reality and how our lives will be forever changed when we can be immersed in virtual scenes, whether these be business meetings, movies with friends, games, [...]
The Noise of the Village
The Chippewa song, Noise of the Village, reads, simply, “Whenever I pause, the noise of the village.” The context, understood by the intended audience, is the point of view of someone walking on foot on [...]
The Sound of Silence
Hello, Darkness Like many my age, and especially my generation—my g-g-generation— I have hearing loss. My ears literally, "whisper the sound of silence." And to add insult to injury, as I was first writing this, [...]