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On July 7, Jason Russell, while saving his eleven-year-old son, Aaron, died in the waters of Lake Champlain. I can’t stop thinking about that boy.  And about us. About forgiveness. It Wasn’t Your Fault A boy swims. Too far. Trouble The ocean, as always, indifferent to struggle A father unskilled dives to the blue Willfully … Read More

When I was a kid, we had several groves of trees near the house; a cluster of trees on open prairie landscape is like an oasis in the Sahara. Trees are the lifeblood of farm kids. Strangely though, I was also drawn to a lone tree that stood at the end of a half-mile cornfield. … Read More

One of the songs on my upcoming record is called “John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me” (you can listen to an almost completed version here).  It’s about how I first heard The Beatles and the continuing effect of that experience. But that’s only part of the story. As Paul Harvey might say, “Page two”. I heard … Read More

This is a far cry from the same-titled song by the Beatles. (but then, isn’t everything?) Every day, until July 23, I am posting new and old material as a way to promote my Kickstarter campaign. This is the 2nd day in a row of pretty bleak stuff. Tomorrow will be lighter. But then again, … Read More

“What’s wrong with me!!?” I actually said that out loud the other day. I don’t say it nearly as much as I used to but, still, what’s wrong with me that I would ask that question at all? I was relating this story to my imaginary friend (OK, my therapist; same thing) and he said, … Read More

While my Kickstarter runs over the next month I will be posting a range of material – sometimes tracks from the upcoming record. I will also be posting audio or video of unreleased tracks. Today it’s “I’m a Lot Like Lincoln“!