Neil Sedaka 3/13/39 - 2/27/26 There have been many tributes to the late Neil Sedaka since the news of his passing. To say that his contributions to music were important is an understatement. His story is one of ups and downs. He was a man who spent his early days at Juilliard. He then had … Continue reading A True Injustice
Book Recommendation – The Perfect Divorce
Yesterday I posted about Jeneva Rose's The Perfect Marriage. Today, I want to post about the sequel The Perfect Divorce. The book was actually written five years after The Perfect Marriage. The sequel takes place eleven years after the first book. SPOILER ALERT: I will tell you that if you do not want to know … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Perfect Divorce
Book Recommendation – The Perfect Marriage
Back in 2024, I read my first Jeneva Rose book, Home is Where The Bodies Are. I recently finished two books that kept coming up as recommendations from other bloggers, Goodreads, and from my wife. Today, I will feature the first one. The Perfect Marriage. Let me preface this by saying that tomorrow, I will … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Perfect Marriage
Friday Photo Flashback
This week, my wife and I were going through the many photos that we have of our kids. We have a wall lined with various pictures already, but in the past few months we've talked of adding more to another wall. We just received Ella's cheerleading photo. The Daddy Daughter Dance photos should be arriving … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback
Sharing Knowledge
This week I had another opportunity to speak to the EEG class at Carnegie Institute. Because what they do and what I do are very similar, they have me come in and do two presentations about sleep medicine. The first week is an intro to Polysomnography and the second week is about the various sleep … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge
Turntable Talk #46 – Love Is In The Air
Here we go with another month and another Turntable Talk topic from Dave at A Sound Day. For the 46th round, Dave has picked quite a broad topic - love. Dave has called this "Love is in the Air". He asks, "Has there been any topic that inspired more songs than "love"? I doubt it. … Continue reading Turntable Talk #46 – Love Is In The Air
Tune Tuesday – Move It On Over
Happy 76th birthday to George Thorogood! George and his Destroyers have released 20 albums and sold over 15 million records. At 76, he is still out touring. 2026 marks his 52nd anniversary with the band. He is known for Bad to the Bone and I Drink Alone, which were originals by George. He was also … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Move It On Over
Movie Music Monday – The Doors
In was on this day in 1991 that The Doors premiered in Los Angeles. The film starred Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. The film was directed by Oliver Stone. Val Kilmer's portrayal of Morrison, including his singing, received a lot of praise. The surviving members of the Doors were extremely impressed by Kilmer’s uncanny resemblance … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – The Doors
A Little Family Time
The kids were off school this week, so we’ve been enjoying some family time. Wednesday we decided to do an overnight stay about an hour away. We had no schedule, a few ideas of where to go, and time together. When we arrived in town, we were about an hour early for check-in. We decided … Continue reading A Little Family Time
Going For The Gold
The 2026 Winter Olympics have been very exciting to watch. My home state of Michigan has been well represented. A great example of this is Megan Keller. She scored on a backhand 4:07 into overtime, giving the United States a 2-1 victory against Canada. She’s from Farmington Hills, MI. Kirstin Simms was also on that … Continue reading Going For The Gold
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 