Old Enough to Know Better

Sunday Concert Schedule Went to the show at Marylhurst as we usually do, and if you were local and you skipped it, you missed a gr...

Hey, check out Mike Byers' new toy, a homemade lap-steel guitar: Sound sample here. Way cool ...

So, I am about to finish the copy-edit on the current book-in-progress, Stemwinder: An Urban Fantasy in 4/4 Time. Probably the subtitle ...

Smooth Operator ... Let's get this out of the way right up front: You are going to die. Not a matter of "if," but ...

Got an iPhone–not the very latest one–and it's the cat's pajamas, except that after a few days, the camera stopped working. Black...

Crap. Another one gone ... I met Nimoy once, worked with him on a book project. Here's the link to that post:

I am pleased and privileged to own three handmade ukuleles, from luthiers with high-level skill and artistry. Two of them were made for ...

Came out of silat class on a chilly evening this week and when I turned the key in the ignition of my automobile, I got that little sole...

Photo by Chuck Gilman So, I have mentioned that I go to the local pub, The Lehrer, for an acoustic jam. This is great fun, the group ...

So, most recent jam session at The Lehrer, it was pouring rain and Saturday holiday shopping madness. Had a handful of players show up, s...

... that's the point of the song ... Finally got around to doing this on the ukulele. A little  rough still, but I'll get it done be...

Come the cold and rain in the fall, I sometimes get reflective about old memories, and here's one that burbled up ... Aeons ago...

The smell of burning vegetation wasn’t so bad, but when the flow crossed the road? The stink of melting asphalt was acrid, it made your...