"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Hemingway

My third semester at Berklee College of Music, I was in a Harmony/Composition class taught by a talented and accomplished composer whose name I can't remember. He was blunt without cruelty. We always knew exactly what he thought of our pieces.

There was a ( Read more... )

Every time I sit down to write here, I draw a blank. Not that I have nothing to say. I have too much to say.


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Justine is 90 miles south of Oklahoma City right now. So they should be here in 90 minutes or so. That's pretty damn cool.

I have noticed that people keep referring to other political affairs when referring to the Governor Sanford scandal. Like if we want him to resign, why wouldn't we have wanted Clinton to resign. I don't particularly care if he had an affair. That's between him and his wife ( Read more... )

It is amazing to have so much to do and for it to truly be impossible to do any of it because it is so hot. weather.com say that right now it is 100 degrees outside with a heat index of 106. It could feel a lot hotter if it weren't so dry. The humidity has disappeared along with the rain. I would call it a drought, but in Houston 9 inches below ( Read more... )

Yesterday I rented a trencher and dug a 40 foot trench to build a french drain. This is a long awaited task in my tortuous journey of dealing with the drainage on the property. Five years ago we had a trench dug on one side of the house and it solved a lot of problems. Water flowing under the peer and beam house. I jack hammered and sledge ( Read more... )

I wish I posted more often, but maybe everyone will find this funny at least. Read the reviews at the bottom of this page.http://www.

Justine's water did not break. She has a high leak but the cervix is still plugged and long and closed. The leak made her think that her water had completely broken. While this is good news, it also means that a particular protocol will be followed. So she is now bedridden in the hospital on a cocktail of drugs with IV's and crazy stuff like ( Read more... )

I am writing like a maniac in my blog. I have syndicated the feed in livejournal as 365songsfeed. Just add 365songsfeed to your friends list if you like.

Okay I will tell you about my blog. I am writing about a song every day. I have been doing that since New Year's Eve. I'm surprised. If you like it, please tell me a song you want me to write about. I'm having a good time writing. I hope I continue doing it.