I just started re-reading a book I haven’t read in at least 20 years, Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. I find it absolutely kick me in the nuts jaw droppingly amazing that despite the fact that I haven’t read this book since 1989 I remember it. I remember everything in here. [...]
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Journaling, Blogging, Gardening, Hiking, Biking, Geocaching….
In the last eight years, my online writing output has ebbed and flowed, changed tone, changed subject matter, and basically followed my life. What started as a diary to allow me to vent a little about my little life turned into a social platform for connecting with my friends, then a place to share my [...]
The Long Dark Night of the Soul
I’ve been trying to sleep for the last hour and a half. It’s about 3:30 in the morning. I fell asleep around 8:30 tonight, according to Esther. I don’t remember, precisely.
I got a letter from my grandmother today wondering if I was OK. She hasn’t heard from me in a while and she is [...]
Around The House
It’s been a while since I wrote a good old-fashioned personal update on my blog so here I go.
I’ve got a lot of exciting stuff going on around the house. This week we got our windows replaced and also had a sliding glass door installed in our dining room which, next year, [...]
Fixin’ Stuff
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Holding Back the Storm
I was just reading Thich Nhat Hanh on the subject of impermanence. He makes note of the fact that it appears that our suffering in life comes from the impermanence of things. Life itself is impermanent as death takes us all away in time and when we lose the ones we love, we [...]
Therapy and Meditation
In early 1995, shortly after my wife had beaten cancer and my mother had given birth to my baby sister Jasmine, I was feeling as if I were at my wits end from stress. I bottled up anger, bitterness, sadness, and even joy just so I could maintain a calm demeanor in the middle [...]
The Global Scourge of Friend Rock and How You Can Help Your Musicmaking Friends
Hi,
This is your old buddy Ryan and I’m writing today on behalf of all your friends who are aspiring musicians like me.
I recently became aware of a tragic affliction that, er, afflicts you gentle reader, that keeps you up nights, that causes you weeping and gnashing of teeth. Yes, I have learned of your [...]
A History of My Guitars
And now for something completely different…
When I was in 4th grade I decided to follow in my big brother Rhett’s footsteps and join school band. He had played percussion and I chose french horn. Now, if you know me you know I am not a french horn player but rather a guitarist. [...]
