• Writing 201: Water

    Springtime snow melting. Drips, trickles, streams a cascade Of life. Fresh water. by R. A. Richardson


  • Finally Back

    Today marks exactly four months since I last wrote anything here. There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t – some good, and some just excuses. Despite the reasons, I am writing again as of today. One of the reasons I’ve not written is that I have moved to the southeastern North Carolina coast;…


  • Hardcore 1970’s Blues

    I’ve read a few things about distraction free writing. In fact, WordPress offers a toolbar option for distraction free writing, which I am using now to write this. As long as my PC is connected to the internet and my brain is even half-working, I’m going to get distracted. Like yesterday, which led to this…


  • Soggy Bottom Boys / Alison Krauss and Union Station

    Here is how it happened. My youngest son called. “Dad,” he said “I’ve locked the keys in the car again.” So I went to wake my middle son up to go to the rescue. I don’t drive right now due to the meds I am taking. While middle son and I were smoking out in the…


  • More Great Bluegrass from Patty Lovelace and OCMS

    In a previous post, I wrote about sharing my passion for bluegrass music on this blog. Sometimes, like today, I might just share some great songs I am listening to, and my thoughts about them. To read a great article about bluegrass music, click the picture with your mouse.     Patty Lovelace is a…


  • “Rank Strangers” by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

    For as long as I can remember, I have listened to and loved bluegrass and gospel music. I’m sure a lot of  my love for this music, especially gospel, is due to my mother. Although she didn’t have an angel’s voice, she sounded like an angel to me as she sang gospel songs while she worked around…