The last two months have been a boon for my musical collection. Typically I purchase quite a bit of music in a year, but for some reason I have added twelve new pieces to my collection in the last two months and I’d like to share my thoughts on 11 of those releases.
In addition to [...]
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Cultivating Music in 2009
March 18th, 2009 · Comments
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The End of a Love Affair
January 20th, 2009 · Comments
One of the toughest decisions of my life happened in the past two weeks when I decided to end my love affair with motorcycle riding. I’m almost crying as I write this and look at the included picture. I’ve been riding since age 14 when our family had a little Honda 50 for dirt riding [...]
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Renewal and Taking Care of Yourself
January 6th, 2009 · Comments
The new year brings us the opportunity to reflect on the past and ponder the future. Our family spent two weeks at Deer Park Monastery with a six-day Holiday Retreat in the middle. The second day of the retreat I was honored when Thay Phap Hai asked me to participate in the planned dharma talk. [...]
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Music from 2008 - My Picks
December 15th, 2008 · Comments
In the past decade, I have put together a mix of my favorite tunes from the CDs I bought that year and have given it away to friends and family. Last year, I tried something different by posting the files for download and keeping to the CD-length selection. This year everyone gets this blog entry [...]
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Music is Still Central
May 19th, 2008 · Comments
One of my great loves in life is music. Though I can read music, and have played an instrument in the past, my primary interest is in listening to music - both live and at home. Since the children came, and we moved to a small town, I don’t see as much live music as [...]
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