Today’s post is all about why the Sochi Winter Olympics reminds me of Eurovision…
My friend Dave is now living in Ukraine’s capital city, Kiev. I met Dave in 1995, when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia and he was a newly returned Peace Corps Volunteer who had served in Russia. Dave had a job at a non-profit aid organization and, since there were few Americans in Armenia in the 90s, we […]
Should I be ashamed to admit that I like kids’ music?
I’m 41 years old and I don’t have kids or even any nieces or nephews who are young enough to enjoy children’s author Sandra Boynton’s latest book, Frog Trouble. And yet, yesterday morning I bought the album that accompanies her book. Why? Because Alison Krauss sings a song on it and I noticed I liked a lot of the other artists on […]
Yesterday, I asked my Facebook friends who they think are the most egotistical rock stars…
I was inspired to ask this question after reading up on The Eagles, specifically Don Henley and Glenn Frey. I actually like The Eagles’ music, though I stopped listening to them as much when they fired Don Felder. I like Don Henley’s voice and fully admit that he writes great lyrics. I like Glenn Frey’s music, too, though […]