2018
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March 11th, 2018.
It’s a good morning. Slow. The time change means my alarm went off before the sun rose, but even as it laboriously climbs over the horizon here in Manhattan, KS it’s not really lifting the grey too much. Huh. Looks like SOME towns have got the right idea… This was sitting next to my bed…
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March 9th, 2018.
I don’t like the notion of an “insurance adjuster”. I’m sure there’s a logical and maybe even benign reason for them being called that, but it sure always FEELS like they’re the person responsible for “adjusting” what you’re going to receive for your years of payments, and that that’s NEVER what you’d agreed to when…
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March 8th, 2018.
The last two nights we’ve spent with my old, old friend Jason Cox. And by “old” I mean “younger than me” but we’ve known one another since third grade or so. He plays games. Has a PhD in the world of role playing games. Like many people with doctorates, even in subjects that I think…
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March 5th, 2018.
This is our first time away from Not Our Cat since he’s become Our Cat. Farewell sweet beest! Racing westbound on I-70. How many times have I written that? For once we’ve timed it right and we don’t HAVE to race – easy departure from 695 dumping us on to the interstate, easy ride west.…
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February 21st, 2018.
Tonight’s open mic was a little weird. Thankfully, after three slow weeks it was once again PACKED but there was a little weirdness. Above – Drum Dr. Dot was marvelous and did a really powerful piece about Freddie Gray – but shortly after her another performer did a questionable slave song full of “massa”s and…
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February 19th, 2018.
Saturday the 17th found us making a quick jaunt to York, PA for a house concert. We weren’t sure about whether or not the snow would effect attendance… it totally did. Snew! A tiny audience, but a fun one. We had a good time in York… time to dig out and go HOME! SNEW!!!!! People…
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February 13th, 2018.
Let the Takoma Park Folk Festival angst begin. The applications are up, which means shit’s about to go down. Last year was the first year I’d been promoted to the Chair of the Program committee and as such was the first year that I didn’t get to SELECT artists, I just go to tell people…
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February 6th, 2018.
Hrm. This rob is not focusing. I’ve written a bunch of emails, but there’s other emails I probably really ought to write. I’ve frankly got all my deadlines redlined and there’s probably not much else I can do on those fronts, but it always feels like I should be doing more. Heather and I are…
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February 5th, 2018.
Justin Moyar performing at Teavolve as my featured artist on February 5th, 2018 – a very fun looping artist who’s unafraid of adding an element of chaos (I’ve never seen anyone else loop the squeak of their shoes). Life’s like a movie, write your own ending, keep believing, keep pretending… no other way to be.…