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I grew up on Marvin Gaye. My mom had the What’s Going On album and played it rather frequently. Like many, it would be my introduction to the man who helped shape modern soul music. That album came at roughly the midway point of his career, something I didn’t really know until I was in…
I am Catholic. I wouldn’t say I am proud to be Catholic, but on the other hand I am not ashamed to say it. My cousin Sara identifies as Muslim, particularly of the Sufi faith. I knew of her Sufi identification, but for some reason never made the connection between Sufi and Muslim. Sara is…
I recently had need of some rain gear, and I won’t bother you with the particulars of why I was to be standing outside in the rain for hours – suffice to say I needed better protection. So I picked up this rain suit from Coleman. I figured, heck, Coleman is a decent brand, they…
When writing I try to listen to music I am somewhat familiar with, so as not to get caught up and distracted. The Ramones is probably my most used “go to” band for this. Usually I don’t use Devo because I wind up getting caught up in the music, but there is a playlist of…
Faith Group (Teaching) Sunday School Jiu Jitsu Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Coding Club Robotics Club Youth Group Gymnastics Tutoring Math Olympiad Swim Lessons Piano Lessons Irish Dance Altar Server/Lector/Eucharistic Minister I’m not counting band because that happens during lunchtime at school.
The first Art Of Noise track I remember being aware of was “Close (To The Edit)” essentially a remix of “Close To The Edge”. Yeah, I don’t get the video either. It remains one of my favorite tracks from the band. Other than Trevor Horn, The Art Of Noise was a creation of studio musicians…
I came up with a dinner menu for the week, and a list of groceries that we needed in order to have said menu items. It should be noted that all items here are vegetarian. Sunday: Baked Ziti Monday: Chicken Nuggets Tuesday: Stew Wednesday: Chili Thursday: Stir Fry Friday: Fish & Chips Saturday: Pizza After…
I took the kids to see The Good Dinosaur this afternoon. It was good. I understand that many critics are giving it mediocre reviews. I think this is because they are comparing it to Inside Out, rather than letting it stand on its own merits. I had talked previously about Ciarán’s fear of a movie…
Surprisingly, only a couple of pictures, despite the Thanksgiving holiday. Earlier this week I caught Tevye “reading”. And yesterday I caught him getting the camera off the table. Kyle came over for Thanksgiving dinner. This was the only good picture from the whole evening. Every other one was blurry because either people or the camera…