The Music of My Life – 1980

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1980 →

Tune Tuesday – Criminal

Admittedly, this is an odd pick for me. It is one of those songs that got my attention because of the instrumentation of the song and the unique voice of the singer. It was a song that would play on the radio on one of the stations I would listen to while driving and delivering … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Criminal →

Movie Music Monday – Shrek

The Shrek movies were such a big part of my older boy's childhood. They loved them, and I did, too. I am not ashamed to admit that I am a tad bit excited that they just announced a 5th installment to the series. I can relate a bit to this ogre! They've always seemed to … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Shrek →

Book Recommendation: The Book of Lost Names

I am finding that there is no shortage of books set in World War II. What is really fascinating is that despite the number of them, they all seem to have a unique story line to them. That was the case with the book today. This was a book I kept seeing come up on … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Book of Lost Names →

Expensive Trip To The Book Store

Because of the Microsoft issues yesterday, I got a text from my boss saying I could stay home if I didn't want to come in. Well, almost everything I do needs a computer, so I stayed home. It was nice to have lunch with the family and, honestly, even nice to be able to grab … Continue reading Expensive Trip To The Book Store →

Friday Photo Flashback

Last week, I posted a couple pictures from the St. Jude Radiothon that we did when I worked at B-95. (The radiothon was to help raise money for kids with cancer.) In that post, I mentioned two very special people who I met because they were local St. Jude patients. I knew that I had … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Book Recommendation – Energy Follows Thought

By the title of this book, you might think that it might be some sort of self-help book, or maybe a book about mindfulness, or some sort of science/psychology book. "Energy Follows Thought" just sounds ... profound. It sounds deep, right? To a degree, it can get a bit deep at times. It can be … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Energy Follows Thought →

The Music of My Life – 1979

Tune Tuesday – Surfin’ Safari

It was on this day in 1962 that Capitol Records signed one of the biggest acts of the 1960's! The Beach Boys had been turned down by the Dot and Liberty labels, however, Capitol executive Nick Venet was sold on the group after hearing about eight bars of their song "Surfin' Safari." According to Brian … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Surfin’ Safari →

Movie Music Monday – An American Tale

We go back to 1986 for today's movie - Steven Spielberg's An American Tale. In the movie, a family of mice from the Ukraine immigrates to the United States, but loses young Fievel along the way. One lonely night, Fievel (Phillip Glasser) and his sister Tanya (Betsy Cathcart), separated by a long distance, sing "Somewhere … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – An American Tale →