Optimism and Pessimism ““ Why choose one? I remember, quite a few years ago, I was in a restaurant with a group of friends who were talking about optimism and pessimism and using the old “glass half empty or half full”analogy. Optimism has been my choice for 99% of my life. But I didn’t like the either/or debate. My thought was”if you’re truly an … Read the rest…
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Who is the mother of invention? You know the answer, right? Of course! Necessity is the mother of invention. When a big enough need or problem arises, there’s almost always someone around to invent a solution. And that’s how jobs are “created”. Out of the need to solve problems. One big problem is how data has been hacked so many times”even in companies you … Read the rest…
I’ve been marching to a different drum Christmas morning. 1967. And there it was. A large gift-wrapped box with MY name on it. When I picked it up, it felt kinda heavy, and it made an odd sort of rattling sound. But I still wasn’t sure what it could be. So, I tore the wrapping paper off, opened the flaps of the box, and … Read the rest…
Is the music cupid talkin’ stupid? Okay, before I go any further, it’s probably a good idea if I identify the music cupid. That would be me. I know”my header says Rhyme and Reason. But I’m also the music cupid, in order to draw out a point. And the point is”there are a lot of places (translate: websites where they’re either confused or smokin’ … Read the rest…
What? A jingle producer with skills and no computer? Back in the 90’s I was still a full-time live entertainment musician and a local jingle producer in the Denver metro area. I was also very late to the home computer game. My recordings were digital, but they were done on dedicated recording gear, not computers. And I didn’t have a cellphone (basically no one … Read the rest…
System Activation ““ more of the power of music A few years back, a young teacher, in a school near where I lived and worked, asked me if she could use some of my children’s music for a presentation she was gonna make with her class. I said, “Of course.”After she picked the four songs she wanted to use, I asked her why those … Read the rest…
Be angry AND do not sin There’s a lot in this world that makes me mad. Does that happen with you, too? Have you noticed how people who hate God have gotten a lot bolder these days? And it makes me mad that there are so many of them. More and more each day. But I gotta remember the Bible says be angry and … Read the rest…