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. …
My Shazam! 10 songs I’m digging in January 2019
We hear great music everywhere these days. We hear it on TV, in movies, at the grocery store, restaurant and bar. And we have an …