Four Stringed Overdose
It’s possible I overdid it. I might even have a little bit of a ukulele hangover, if such a thing exists. My hands are a little stiff, my right shoulder complaining. That because I spent the better part of Saturday afternoon sexing up the chord progressions for Aaron Neville’s “Tell it like it is.” I …
Uptown, Downtown
I just started a new gig downtown. It’s a delight to work in downtown Seattle because there’s just a ton of stuff outside the office building, because it’s close to home, and because, hey, it’s downtown Seattle, how great is that? But also, there’s a fun thing that happens as I wend my way downtown …
Fish Wednesday: Back in the Kitchen Again!
Seems like it’s been a while since we’ve had Fish Wednesday at home. Bogged down in both a stressful day job and the desire to be a better educated eater, Fish Wednesday has been shelved, migrated, folded, spindled, and mutilated. But not this week! This week, I reclaimed Fish Wednesday in my Seattle kitchen. Shopping …
Car Talk
Ever since some person who’s going to be in the same circle of hell that’s reserved for bicycle thieves hit the Tercel, I’ve been noodling over the idea of a new car. Not a NEW new car, but a new to me car. A newer car, shall we say. I have shopped for cars exactly …
A Uke-ified Europe…
… will spread peace and prosperity from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, from the British Isles to the edge of the so-called West. And if you think we’ll stop there, well, you’ve got another thing coming. We’ve already begun our work in Austria, Germany, and Spain. Look out. We’re taking over Europe, one uke …