First Stringed Instruments and Then Hockey Players

Stanley Cup winnder 2010 Chicago Blackhawks

My love of men who play stringed instruments is legendary, but I bet you didn’t know I kind of sort of love hockey, and the men who play it. We all have our vices. Congratulation to Chicago for bringing the Cup home to their city for the first time since …

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Don’t Let It Bring You Down, It’s Only Castle’s Burning

Helen, Helen, Helen. Some things are beyond indefensible, so thank you for not “But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood” crying on Nightline . There are more opinions on this than on the war in Afghanistan, the Gulf Oil Spill, …

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Welcome To The Third Weekly “Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday”

Heartstones

I was around 10 years old when I gained possession of a book by Ruth Rendell called Heartstones. More of a novella than a book, it was a psychologically tragic type of read, horrifyingly good, and at 10 years old I was hooked on the likes of it forever. I’ve …

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Quick Pass

My abode, peaceful for the last few months has been busy recently. The weekend with a smattering of friends and family, today and tomorrow my old friend John (from John’s Blog), and his current his GF. They’re are staying for a few days on their way south, she wants to …

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