If you haven’t seen me on my blog or on YouTube the past couple of months, there is a very good reason. I got married. …
Korean, Mexican flavors come together at northwest OKC’s ‘Chigama’
So, I ain’t gonna lie. I’m beat. Kristi, too. I’m lying in bed as this blog is being crafted. We’re both super busy at work. …
Browns on the rise, but Haslam ownership provides doubt
As a new Cleveland Browns fan, I’ve taken to consuming all-news Browns: I listen to WKNR when I can, online of course, and I subscribe …
“PYT” by Michael Jackson: Cover Song of the Week (with Tutorial!)
For anybody in the 1980s but especially for those of us just hitting puberty in 1982-83, Michael Jackson was the biggest musical influence on everybody. …
My Shazam! My 2 favorite songs of January 2019: J.D. McPherson + Jenny Lewis
Each tap of my Shazam button brings a new listen, a new discovery — and this month, of all the songs I Shazam’d, I stumbled …
Where trust meets vulnerability; reading Brown before Lencioni
At the foundation of the Patrick Lencioni ‘Ideal Team Player’ model is the manager’s ability to facilitate trust on a team, and it’s only been …
Movie Review: ‘Vice’ fantastic mimicry but at least partially unfair
A few weeks ago, I finished the Chris Whipple book called “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency,” a book …
“FM” by Steely Dan | Cover Song of the Week
When I decided to do a cover version of Steely Dan’s “FM,” also known as “No Static At All,” I only had to tell Kristi …
Judge a book by its cover: Why I loved Brian Doyle’s “Chicago”
Have you heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Of course you have. But I do it all the time. Several weeks …
Movie Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Miranda a delight
As a 48-year-old man about to marry into a family with a 10-year-old girl, I have realized quickly just how little Disney I’ve ever watched. …