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Happy Decoration Day! That’s how Memorial Day started – people used to go to cemeteries and spruce up the graves of military veterans who died in combat. My wikipedia page says it started before the Civil War, but really it was the Civil War that popularized the practice, especially in the South. African-Americans claimed that…

I am completely out of touch with what’s going on culturally. Never thought that I wouldn’t at least know basic stuff (what’s being watched on TV, who’s topping the music charts?). I always thought when I was a kid that I couldn’t understand how my parents couldn’t at least identify what I felt was very…

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. Hope your day goes well. Enjoy some Mother’s Day with music,. How about this podcast, which today features Felt, Medium, Medium, Brazilian Girls, John Lennon, Marshall Crenshaw, Robbie Robertson, Tommy Keene, Pet Shop Boys, Bananarama, Sade, Chaka Khan, Brian Eno, John Cale, and Robert Wyatt. This podcast is, as…

I have a bad left knee. It’s “classic” osteoarthritis says my Doctor. Great, another classic. I’ve had a couple of cortisone shots for it, and while I’ve complained that they weren’t effective, they did relieve some of the symptoms. Problem was, my knee was getting worse – walking up and down stairs got to be…

Spring is a season of change. The earth begins to renew, flowers spring up, trees and animals, and sometimes it’s time for humans to make or face changes. My son is getting married in June, so he’s facing a change. Oh, it’ll mostly be a subtle change, but the pomp of it all makes the…

Well, after some occasional snow this week (none of which stayed around here, but in Northern New Hampshire – geez), looks like spring might actually be happening. Looks like a pretty solid week of spring in the forecast – let’s hope. I’ve been on a diet lately, as well as ramping up the exercise,and I’ve…

Well, it’s tax time again – seems like it happens every year around this time. We’ve been pretty lucky, in that we are delayed in the due date by the 15th being on the weekend (today if you’re reading this when I post), and having a delay due to Patriots Day (thank you Massachusetts). Every…

Sunrise is at 6:14 this morning – so the day is lengthening – almanac says that the actual length of day is 13 hours and 4 minutes (more than half of day), with an additional 2 minutes and 53 seconds of daylight tomorrow. We need the temperatures to follow suit for it to become real…

This’ll be quick, as I am in Massachusetts to celebrate Easter with my son and his fiance (June 23 wedding). My sister-in-law and brother-in-law will be down, too. Should have fun. For Easter, it’s a hodge-podge of great music, with James Brown, Joe Jackson, Malo, Wilson Pickett, Beach House, Cat Power, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joss Stone,…

Time for another jazz podcast. Today’s selections include a lot of great jazz guitarists – I love jazz guitar, and Julian Lage is another young jazz guitarist who may become a great jazz guitarist soon. He’s really put out some great albums already, and we get to listen to one of his tunes to lead…