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Confessions of a slow runner

I starting running as a hobby in 1980. I was never a fast runner, but I was decent. I would often finish at the top for local neighborhood races. For larger races I would shoot to finish ahead of the…

Covers I like better than the originals

Covers Sounds of Silence by Disturbed Twist and Shout by The Beatles Wish You Were Here by The Milk Carton Kids The Dutchman by Steve Goodman Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt Oh So Quiet by Bjork Originals Sounds of…

Palate cleansers

One leftover Christmas wish What if we were monks, sworn to silence, but we loved Handel’s Hallelujah chorus? Innovate! Some New Year resolutions Face your fears. Well, some of us are better at this than others. Dance like no one…

I internet so you don’t have to

Paperboy Karaoke My mom had the records of many of the original soundtrack musicals. When the movie Oliver! came out I listened to that record over and over. I was also a paperboy at that time – the Milwaukee Journal,…

I internet so you don’t have to (1)

Thunder Road I lived in New Jersey for six years in the eighties and one time I was helping a friend move. Just seven or so of us slinging boxes in silence. Then someone started in on Thunder Road. Well,…