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Rain – more rain. The rain will help get rid of the snow – the early snow we had. Nah, the weather patterns aren’t weird. Check out this week’s show as you watch the rain come down (or whatever weather you’re experiencing) with the Smiths, Billy Bragg, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, the Jam, Folk Implosion, Loudon … Continue reading "Nothing"

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Mine went well; just battled a cat (allergy) for some of the time. Time to fight off the rains over the next three days, which chould help melt the snow to a more acceptable level. Got a response to the Tryptophan post last week – “The Myth of Tryptophan.” … Continue reading "Post-Thanksgiving"

It’s Thanksgiving week, so it’s time to hear about how the tryptophan in turkey makes us tired. I always wondered about that , and read that while tryptophan helps produce Niacin in the body, which helps with sleep, the reason why people get tired has more to do with everything else we jam into our … Continue reading "Tryptophan"

Thank you, everyone, for your concern. I am healing (slowly, oh so slowly). “Weeks” is the latest prognosis for how long I’ll be sore and achy – again, better than the alternatives. Need to get the insurance company going, though (theirs). Got a jazz podcast to share. Lots of great jazz put out this year, … Continue reading "I am healing"

I’ll steal my son’s joke – “hey, the license plate looks ok.” I hurt. On Thursday night, as I was sitting in traffic (the normal back up on Spaulding) I was hit from behind by someone going around 40 MPH (gleaned from conversation – I wasn’t looking). I don’t know if you’ve experienced being in … Continue reading "Crash!"

Simple post today – VOTE! Just get out there and vote. We need everyone to vote, with no excuses. I had an excuse – I’ll be away on Tuesday and can’t vote, so I got an absentee ballot. So vote, no matter that it’s the mid-terms – it’s big, as all elections are (and should … Continue reading "Vote!"

My Sportsball team won again last night, going up 3 games to 1 in the World Series. I’ve followed baseball most of my life, and became a fan of the Red Sox in 1967, during their first run at the World Series since 1946. After losing once in the 70’s and 80’s, they finally won … Continue reading "World Series"

So, last week Dallas. Dallas is a cold, rainy city – who knew? It was raw and awful while I was there. They were supposed to get a day or two of sun and then head straight back to more rain. I guess they’ve had tons of rain in the last couple of weeks. This … Continue reading "Road Time"

Travel time again for me. This week I’m heading for Dallas. I went to Dallas back on the 1990’s and had a chance to walk around the city, such as Dealey Plaza, which was close to our hotel. I won’t have as much chance to see what Dallas has to offer this time. When I … Continue reading "Dallas"

Late again today. Kate got me up early and we went down to Newburyport, MA to go to Plum Island to walk around and see birds. It’s so beautiful down there, and the weather this morning was incredible. It’s so nice to walk the beach (plover nesting is done – the whole beach is open) … Continue reading "kidnapped again"