May 2012
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Celebrating the birthday of Keith Jarrett,...
April 2012
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Beatrice is my favorite Sam Rivers tune. Sam was a...
February 2011
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This Canyon Is No Place For Christo
Supporters of Christo’s Over The River please think again.
A massive rockslide closed highway 50 this week, less than a month after a wreck shut it down. These closures have and will cause painful inconvenience and financial loss to many, and they last a few days. Over The River, designed to be built in the very same area, will cause three years of hardship.
And what kind of nightmare will...
January 2011
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A Close Call With A Cell-phoning Driver
Eddie, my dog, and I were walking and nearly home when a pickup truck charged past a stop sign at a cross street, just stopping 18” from my right leg. The woman at the wheel was talking on a cell phone, oblivious to our presence until the last second.
The evidence clearly shows that it is not just punching buttons or texting that makes phones dangerous while driving - it’s the loss...
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Hunting as a sport - a cruel joke
Picture source: Denver post - Bears in dens to be off limits to Colorado hunters.
Today’s hunting culture is a sick corruption of what was once a necessary survival skill. There is no “sport” in this barbaric practice. The argument that “game” licenses pay for conservation is a cruel joke. The needless killing of our wild neighbors is OK if a guy from Texas pays a...
December 2010
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“But grassroots supporters of net neutrality are beginning to wonder if...”
– Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time
November 2010
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Crazy Daylight Saving time
“Daylight Saving time is like cutting one end off your blanket and sewing it on the other to make the blanket longer.” Anonymous
Anybody beside me think DST is just a crazy inconvenience? Who do we have to thank for this wacky practice?
Benjamin Franklin is credited with conceiving the idea of daylight saving in 1784 to conserve candles, but the idea got legs through support from, you guessed...
October 2010
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Automate and increase your enjoyment, socialize...
Automate and increase your enjoyment, socialize with music lovers, and manage your need for fun:
Be part of the FluteDaddy Jazz experience November 7.
An analysis of 3,000 titles concluded that the words increase, socialize, automate and manage appear most in posts that prove popular. and increase the likelihood of a post being retweeted.
Is this self-promotion too blatant?
Joseph
“In those nine years, the United States has spent more than $1 trillion on combat...”
– While we insanely spend for war Americans living in poverty hit a 15 years high: One in 7 or 44 million people.
Stop this!
Op-Ed Contributor - The Wars That America Forgot About - NYTimes.com
September 2010
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Poverty, War and Priorities
More people live in poverty while we the people pay obscene amounts to finance war. What’s wrong with this picture?
1 in 7 U.S. people living in poverty
“The percentage of Americans struggling below the poverty line in 2009 was the highest it has been in 15 years, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, and interviews with poverty experts and aid groups said the increase appeared to be...
Froma Harrop: 'Art' fights nature in Colorado |... →
Art’ fights nature in Colorado
– Excerpted from a column by the Providence Journal’s Froma Harrop. Her e-mail address is fharrop@projo.com.
Colorado’s Arkansas River is a masterpiece. Crafted by the Creator, it is a natural work of art that needs no improvement. That a ludicrous proposal to cover 42 miles of it with 120-foot-wide fabric has gotten as far as it has speaks to the...
Today is your last chance to comment on OTR
Colorado Citizens: Don’t miss the chance to give your input on Over The River. Comments may be submitted by e-mail to co_otr_comments@blm.gov or by fax to 269-8599, enter the words OTR Comments on the cover sheet subject line.
The volume of feedback will be important in the decision. Here’s a copy of my email feel free to use any part of it:
Please, please don’t compromise the...
August 2010
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Stillness Within and Without
A faint breeze was barely stirring the aspens. Eddie and I on our morning hike; more a walking meditation. The profound silence penetrated occasionally by the call of a crow or the first songs of a meadowlark. The silence is without and within. I am blessed with peace and happiness. This dawn will pass. The stillness and the peace reside in me.
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It's Not About Art It's About Money
As a coach I recommend people write to the editor of their newspaper, on things they feel strongly about, as a way to access and express their authenticity. Have you? I highly recommend the process to you. Let me know how you feel afterward.
Here’s a letter I wrote regarding artist Christo’s proposed Over The River Project - a plan to install 5.9 miles of fabric over the Arkasas...
July 2010
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I'm Insane
Racing my dog Eddie down a steep, rocky mountain wash at 6 AM this morning, and laughing crazily I thought: “Im insane.”
A fall or even a stumble could be a disaster, especially to my no longer young body. But I don’t care. I’m insanely happy. Perhaps happier than at any time in my life. Why? I’m doing what I love, taking risks and letting go of more fear....
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Forget The Underwear and Just Believe
A new study published online in the journal Psychological Science makes a compelling case that each of us should find lucky underwear of our own.
“Activating a good-luck superstition,” the authors wrote, “leads to improved performance by boosting people’s belief in their ability to master a task.”
link: Phys Ed: Does Lucky Underwear Improve Athletic Performance? - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
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“If the only alternative is slow and painful failure, the way to get unstuck is...”
– From Getting Unstuck Seth Godin
Seth's Blog: Self marketing might be the most... →
What story do you tell yourself about yourself?
A fine reminder from Seth on the power of self-talk.
The Introvert's Cure
What a great party - now for my escape.
My Myers Briggs profile shows me to be equally an introvert and an extrovert. I get energy from being with people but I need my own space too. This has been challenging to live with since most of my career has involved heavy people contact.
This week I had lots of contact in business, we threw a small party for musicians and we had...
Facebook | My Photos - musical cookout →
What do musicians talk about at a cookout?Mmmm…music.
Here’s some quick snaps of drummer Dick Cunico and his wife Robin and guitarist Wayne Wilkinson and his squeeze, Ellen. It is great to have some purely social time with the people I make music with. I love getting to know them and I think it makes our playing more connected too.
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A Day In The Life
Focus And Determination Can Make’s Dreams Come True - But so fast?
What was my day like yesterday?
Shortly after dawn Eddie, my constant canine companion, and I did our daily hike for an hour. I then responded to email and took care of routine business things early in the morning. Then I talked about music and performing with a fellow musician, and set up a contest for my Jazz N The...
“Wherever it comes from, there is some unique quality about what the Beatles had...”
– Editorial Notebook - Ringo Starr Is 70 - NYTimes.com
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Beatles Nostalgia With Jazz Excitement
Familiar Beatles songs presented in cool jazz arrangements are both nostalgic and exciting.
I wasn’t into the Beatles when they were happening. I was into jazz and other things. Yet the tunes stuck in my body and mind - they are that good and memorable. When I hear some of the songs I go back in my memory to what I was doing in my life when I first heard the song.
The Beatles jazz concert...
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Posters For The Steam Plant
Putting up Jazz At The Steam Plant posters was fun! Yesterday I had great fun driving around Salida, Colorado putting up posters for the free FluteDaddy concert July 18. I visited restaurants, the hot springs pool the tourist center, coffee shops and more. It was great meeting people, and they were all so gracious. I have worked from home for years, spending all my time on the telephone and...
June 2010
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Living The Dream
Q: What’s a life coach doing on the bandstand? A: Having the time of his life!
For many years I have been coaching people to enjoy an authentic life. As they say, “you teach what you need to learn.” Finally I am expressing the passion I have held in check for so long. I am now living the life of a performing artist.
It is a fresh start for me and my new life is unfolding in an...
January 2010
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“Regretting a mistake is a waste of energy. I’d rather Realize, Refocus,...”
– Joseph Liberti
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habitforge - Getting you to the finish line! →
Great tool to help you form a new, productive, habit.
My previous post was about forming habits and then I came across this tool. I’m going to use it. What do you think of it?