Random Past Posts
Mardis Gras Bands 2012 As I mention in my main Mardis Gras post, some of the best parts of Mardis Gras parades are the New Orleans area high school bands. The best ones are often from the mostly-black high schools. I started trying More...
Almost Famous? A few months ago, I told the story of my initial Forest-Gump-like foray into the world of Nashville songwriting. Now there's actually something to listen to! "We" recorded studio "demos" of the three songs. It was great fun, and I More...
The Class of ’83 Vian High School’s Class of ’83 hadn’t gathered for a reunion in two decades. I brought cameras, but quickly realized that the point and purpose of the weekend was to spend the time chatting, hugging, laughing and catching up with More...
Mt. Cook, New Zealand 2013 was my Year of Mountains! I hiked and/or biked them on four continents in Patagonia, Europe, Colorado, and here. Next year? Beach!! Pennies aren't lucky in New Zealand. In fact, so ill-fated is the New Zealand one cent piece that it's More...
Another Hotter’n Hell Hundred For the small group of my friends that makes the annual late-August pilgrimage to Wichita Falls, Texas for its Hotter'n Hell Hundred (“HHH”) bike ride, the weekend is all about tradition. Like we’ve done for almost all of the More...