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Well, friends, Mom passed away last night. It was a long time coming so there is some relief now. She was comfortable for the most part, just taking her time. Here is my song “Prayer” that I wrote many years ago and was recently able to have recorded and shared with her. She had alwaysContinue reading “Bye, Mom”

Here is today’s haul.  My bag was so full I couldn’t tie it closed.  I had to get a piece of tape from inside and seal it with that.  I walked a route today that I have not walked in a while, so this was probably several weeks of accumulated trash. Some of these largerContinue reading “Today’s Trash Pickup”

I like to get out for a daily walk. Good not only for my physical health, but for my mental health as well. Lately it’s also been good for the planet. I read something recently about the plastics that get into the ocean. Little bits of plastic that wash into the rain sewer system andContinue reading “Walking for the planet”

In the fall of 2017, during one of my concert weekends in Newport, Oregon, my wife and I met a young man from Germany in the lobby of the Sylvia Beach Hotel. He, Robert, had just spent the summer bicycling across the United States from Boston to Newport. We struck up a conversation and invitedContinue reading “Siciliano”

Part of my preparation to play my concerto this year included practicing compassion for my audience. If we truly feel compassion for someone, or a collection of someones, it is difficult to also be afraid of them. I wrote the following meditation for myself. I keep it in my flute case and read it asContinue reading “Compassion for My Audience”

My friends – It has been way too long since I have written.  Yes, I’m still alive, which is more than just a flippant comment these days. I’m fine, just remaining recluse and healthy. Back in May of this year, a dream came true for me. I was invited to perform my “Fantasy for FluteContinue reading “Living my Fantasy”

Happy MLK Day, everyone. Although I’m not sure “happy” is the correct adjective. “Hopeful”? “Determined”? “Keep on Keepin’ On”? My wife and I just watched the “I Have A Dream speech” at this link on Youtube: (41) “I have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. Full Speech with Subtitle – YouTube (spoiler alert: get outContinue reading “Thank You, Dr. King”

I am in the process of retiring from my day job.  “Day job” is musician-speak for “real job”; you know, the kind that has a regular paycheck.  Income you can reasonably rely on. I get to return to being a starving musician now.  “Starving musician” is a redundancy.  Except this time I won’t be quiteContinue reading “Retirement”

We watched a very talented young flutist in Haiti on a livestream earlier today. They are sponsored by an organization called BLUME Haiti, which stands for Building Leaders Using Music Education in Haiti. Looks like you can view the video now on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/blumeHaiti/ The flutist’s name is Nannley Duverly, his facebook pageContinue reading “BLUME Haiti”