Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 27, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First


Hi, there. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. It’s a nice late spring morning here; sunny, cool (it’s only 72°F/22°C) and the skies overhead are clear. It hardly seems like summer – meteorological summer, not astronomical (traditional) summer – is only a few days away, along with the official startContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 27, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First”

‘The New Story: Music from the Original Writing Soundtrack’


When I write fiction – be it Reunion: A Story (AKA “the one that’s floating out there on Amazon and the online Barnes & Noble store”), “The New Story,” or the occasional screenplay – I tend to listen to music as I sit at my desk, regardless of whether I’m writing or gnashing my teethContinue reading “‘The New Story: Music from the Original Writing Soundtrack’”

On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words – They Go Together Like Bacon and Eggs


Today’s post will be a short ‘n’ sweet one, partly for aesthetic reasons – it’s been a while since I did one with a bunch of music videos – but mostly because I was up late last night and worked (a bit too much, I dunno) on The New Story. I didn’t write too manyContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words – They Go Together Like Bacon and Eggs”

Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First


Things on My Mind…. I woke up incredibly early this morning. Not at 4 AM, thankfully, but it was still pitch-dark when – as is all too familiar an occurrence for me – I was awakened by a full bladder and the need to pee. Of course, I ventured forth to the bathroom across theContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First”

On Writing & Storytelling: Monday, Music, and Waiting for My Muses


“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.”― Julio-Alexi Genao Late morning – at least in what is, for now, my room in Lithia, Florida – on Monday, April 10, 2023: Curtains cracked open, but the blinds are closed to preventContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Monday, Music, and Waiting for My Muses”

On Music & Musicians: Some Tunes for a Monday in March


I was going to write a review of a Star Wars The Black Series collectible action figure, but I went to bed far too late and did not sleep well, so I woke up tired and foggy-minded. And I don’t feel like writing about my birthday; I’ve written way too many posts about that topicContinue reading “On Music & Musicians: Some Tunes for a Monday in March”

Music Album Review: ‘I’ll Remember You: The D-Day Darlings: VE Day Celebration Edition’ (2020)


I’ll Remember You: The D-Day Darlings VE Day Celebration Edition Release Date: March 26, 2020 (Original version released on November 9, 2018) Record Label: Sony Music UK On Friday, November 9, 2018, Sony Records released I’ll Remember You: The D-Day Darlings, the recording debut of The D-Day Darlings, a British “wartime choir” of nine womenContinue reading “Music Album Review: ‘I’ll Remember You: The D-Day Darlings: VE Day Celebration Edition’ (2020)”

Five Things I Am Good At


Share five things you’re good at. Auburn hair, loose, brushed Past fair shoulders gently spills Catches morning’s light

Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T: Music from the Original Blog Soundtrack


Last week, as many of you know, I wrote a series of posts in the “memoir” category I call Tempus Fugit (Time Flies) about a boy, a girl, and their painfully brief schoolyard romance at Coral Park in November of 1972. I called it Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T – 50 Years Later, and evenContinue reading “Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T: Music from the Original Blog Soundtrack”

On Music: Melodies for a Lazy Saturday, from a Profoundly Lazy Blogger


Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. It is a hot late spring day in the Tampa Bay area. This being Saturday, I’m going to take the path of least resistance, as far as blogging goes anyway, and share some of my favorite music videos instead ofContinue reading “On Music: Melodies for a Lazy Saturday, from a Profoundly Lazy Blogger”