Was the most exciting thing that happened to me yesterday my first cold brew coffee of the year? It might be. I wonder if what I like about it is just how it’s made. If there were a blind taste test would I know the difference between it and regular iced coffee? Would most people? […]
Category: bigotry
I’m trying something new today. I’m writing as I listen and watch Amy Speace stream a concert. Two songs in a row from Killer in Me including the title track. This is not going well. I spend all my time watching and not writing. So many of my friends are watching too. We are isolating […]
I’m remarkably busy for someone for the most part staying at home. Social Distancing Streaming Concerts is taking up a lot of my time. It’s taking off wonderfully. I have to work on scheduling the staff so that it’s always someone’s job to reply to people and post shows. I wrote that last sentence half […]
Happy Independence Day! That must always be acknowledged. I listened to The Egg and Is Anybody There from 1776 before I went to sleep last night. I couldn’t wait till I woke up. There must be someplace I can watch the film on TV today. I’ll see. Yesterday I did one of the top items […]
I’m writing my first think piece in quite a while. When I started Wise Madness it was my intention to write mainly think pieces. I discovered it’s hard to come up with something new every day, it’s even harder to remember the ideas, and posting them causes anxiety. I’m always afraid how people will take […]
I owe you an apology; I didn’t blog yesterday. I got a call from Jane that she needed my help and I went over there instead. I hope you managed to survive without my words of wisdom. I’m helping Jane clear out her apartment. Anybody know how to get rid of a collection of vintage […]
Sometimes fate helps me write Wise Madness. I had today’s entry planned out for days without any tie in to my personal life. Yesterday, right on time, the topic affected me. I’ll let the story unfold. Jane is back in City Island trying to get her apartment in order and I went over to help […]
I’m going to write about seeing Miles and Mafale and friends but before that I’m going to tell an ugly story and use an ugly word. If you want to skip that and get to fun it begins after the horizontal line.
My therapist has me make a list of my achievements; today’s is registering for NERFA. Now I have to find a roommate. Registering is difficult for me, it’s an anxiety trigger; most monetary transactions are. I rarely get a roommate and registered with much time to spare. Fortunately, NERFA is understanding of my problems and […]
I’m going to write about values and ideals that I’ve had since childhood and this album evokes them, Dar evokes them, Falcon Ridge evokes them. I’m addressing this to the people I love that share my love of the album, the artist, and the festival, and share those values, but whose blind spots I see. I’m not saying that they, or should I say, you, have blind spots. That’s pointless, we all have blind spots. I’m in the passenger seat adjusting the side view mirror for you. You’d do the same for me.
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