Weekend Musical Diversion: GTR

January 8, 2011

Combine guitar players from early versions of both Genesis and Yes and you get one of the 80′s greatest supergroups – GTR.  The band features Yes’ Steve Howe and former Genesis guitar player Steve Hackett.  Being the guitar nerd that I was, I saw this band play Chicago’s Riviera Theater with couple buddies in the [...]

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    RAOKA: Simplicity

    January 5, 2011

    This month’s RAOKA (Random Acts of Kick Arse) topic is simplicity.  Each month a new theme is explored.  To get involved, please visit Positive Provocations. Let’s face it – we live in an incredibly complex world filled with more choices and more demands than ever. In addition, we now have access to more information than [...]

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      Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

      December 26, 2010

      Though it’s a day late…have a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe holiday season. I took a few pictures today that exemplify the beauty of a fresh clean snowfall… and the not so beautiful aspects of slushy snow… I’ll be on the lookout for objects and furniture that Chicagoans use to save their parking spaces [...]

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        Master Storyteller: Spalding Gray

        December 14, 2010

        I know I’ve written on this blog about my interest in and admiration for great storytelling. Truth be told, I’m not sure if my interest in the fine art of storytelling would be possible had I not seen Spalding Gray perform two of his monologues at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre several years ago. One word can [...]

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          Weekend Musical Diversion: Shop Vac

          December 4, 2010

          I don’t know a whole lot about Jonathan Coulton, but I was recently sucked into a video for the song “Shop Vac.” Not knowing whether this was a commercial or song, my curiosity told me to investigate a little closer.  One view of this video, I was entertained by the typography animation and the catchy-ness [...]

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            Re-Blog November 2010

            November 30, 2010

            I’ve been meaning to get to a post with links to some of my favorite blog posts read during November (and before). As always, I’m amazed at all the great content out there. Here’s a selection of blogs and blog posts that stand out to me… Expressing Thanks and Gratitude I’ve already linked to Marissa [...]

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              Weekend Musical Diversion: Buddy and B.B.

              November 20, 2010

              I’ve been a bit reflective lately about life.  That is why this song from Buddy Guy’s recently released CD Living Proof really struck me.  It’s a collaboration between Buddy and fellow blues legend B.B. King.  I really love the reflective tone in the lyrics and the sense of gratitude that these legends express throughout the [...]

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                Living With a Sense of Gratitude

                November 13, 2010

                With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, I am reminded of the key elements that make the holiday special to me: thankfulness and gratitude.  Sure the turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie all make the holiday special too.  But for me, it’s about family and gratitude. Oh, and hopefully a good football game. There have been [...]

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                  Re-Post: You Are Needed More Than Ever

                  November 4, 2010

                  This is another post in a series of best-of posts from this blog on Blogger and was published originally in June of 2009. While time has passed since then, we are still needed more than ever… A few weeks ago I went to a small, local storefront theater in my neighborhood and saw a play. [...]

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