Background Noise?
It’s not about the melody, it’s about what’s happening in the background. I believe the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is the most glorious piece of classical music ever… Read more »
Category: Recommendations
Apparently, Beethoven wasn’t really that good…
I love Beethoven. Have since I was a kid…which is weird, because kids don’t usually dig that kind of stuff. But I did, and there are probably a couple of… Read more »
Gently and Respectfully
Ponderings that came out of the morning: People come to Christ but are sometimes sidetracked shortly thereafter in their inexperience. “I am now a Christian, so I have to seek… Read more »
How It’s Done
I’ve probably mentioned before that I have the ESV Reader’s Bible — a 6-volume set of high quality (paper and printing) that leaves out all chapter and verse numbers, as… Read more »
The Forgotten Soldier
It’s been a while since my last book recommendation, but here’s one I think is one of the best. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer (a pseudonym of Guy Mouminoux)… Read more »
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
I’ve never minded excessive language in books as long as it gets somewhere. I’m quite often long-winded myself. By example, I will always bring up that I don’t mind the… Read more »
Music for the Peace of It
One of the most pleasant things I’ve experienced over the past year or so is the use of Amazon Music. It sucks in one respect (and I may have written… Read more »
Yes, it makes no sense…
I guess it was somewhere during my first time in Monterey (over 40 years ago now) that I first heard the group “Yes.” They were good — interesting, musically. I… Read more »
It’s been a long time…
In more ways than one, it’s been a while since I’ve put in the work to finish a good book. That dry spell ended today when I finished the 601-page… Read more »
A Couple of Old Guys
I like listening to what I call “throwaway” podcasts. That is, podcasts that’ll put me to sleep within minutes and that I don’t mind what I miss because of it…. Read more »