A Haven For Birds

A Haven For Birds

by | Feb 19, 2024 | Nature

I’m watching the birds come and go, they flit and flutter from tree top to branch to feeder. The titmice peck contentedly at the seed feeders until they are supplanted by a larger species like the towhee or golden crowned sparrow. When the magnificent scrub jay with...
One Second

One Second

by | Feb 16, 2024 | Meditations

How long does a second last? As long as it takes for a hummingbird to beat its wings 70 times, as long as it takes for you to blink your eyes. The difference between winner and runner up in the Olympics is one second, it could also be the difference between life and...
The Best Job I Ever Had

The Best Job I Ever Had

by | Feb 6, 2024 | Meditations, Music

On a typical day at Tower Records there was sex, there were drugs and there was most definitely rock and roll. Rock stars and movie stars were regular customers, members of the San Francisco Giants and 49ers could be spied browsing the racks. Famous bands would make...
The Marriage of Music and the Movies

The Marriage of Music and the Movies

by | Jan 30, 2024 | Music

Since the dawn of cinema, music and the movies have been integral to one another. Even before the advent of sound, films would be accompanied by live musicians in the theater. Back then a movie theater was a palace, the viewing of a film a shared experience in the...
A Date With Destiny

A Date With Destiny

by | Jan 21, 2024 | Friends & Family

des-tin-y 1. the seemingly inevitable or necessary succession of events. It’s entirely possible that one of the most significant days of your life has come and gone without you noticing. It most likely appeared uneventful at the time but somewhere down the road...