Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965) - It's not Christmas at my house until I hear this album. I will go so far as to say that if you made me choose only one Christmas album for the rest of my life, this would be it. Guaraldi had a fairly successful jazz... Continue Reading →
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (1961) – A satire of the American military, capitalism, and morality set in a WWII bomber squadron in the Mediterranean. At the center of it all is the way out of the madness – Catch 22. That may be the greatest madness of them all. Two devastating World Wars stripped... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. WKRP in Cincinnati (Season 1) - The classic television series about a struggling radio station in the Queen City. Because of music rights issues, most of the series was unavailable for... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Le Vent du Nord - Maudite Moisson ! One of the many great things about living in the Richmond, VA area is the annual Richmond Folk Festival each October. A celebration... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. The Soul of a Business - Managing For Profit and the Common Good by Tom Chappell (1993) - There has been a steady market for all kinds of "business philosophy" books... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Fawlty Towers (1975-79) - While with Monty Python, John Cleese created characters who ranged from just a little off center to hilariously deranged. None of them was as perfectly formed as... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Earth Spirit by R. Carlos Nakai (1987) Until I went to college, I was a musical innocent. I couldn’t even claim a deep knowledge of the popular music of the day.... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. I went back and forth on posting this one. It's the only one that is a negative review. But it also speaks to how our understanding of the media can change... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. What Dreams May Come (1998) - Following his own death a man discovers that his wife is in a very different part of the afterlife. This movie was never a... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits (1987) It was my first piece of personal music. The album was "Pete Seeger's Childrens Concert at Town Hall". A wonderful bit of interaction from the folk... Continue Reading →
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