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Back in my day when we used to walk five miles to the bus stop, uphill both ways, Christopher Cross dominated the radio with the heyday of yacht rock. “Sailin’” … Continue reading Super easy way to play Christopher Cross’ “Ride Like The Wind” on piano
July 2 was a big day for me and my back. It was the day I had my 10-week x-rays with my chiropractor in Oklahoma City. She’s had me on … Continue reading Back pain chronicles: 8 strategies for big improvement
The first time I saw this trio, it was on Saturday Night Live. I don’t recall what the song was or what it sounded like, just that I didn’t care … Continue reading Haim in their prime with “Women In Music, Part III”
Last fall, my wife and I spent $792 to have somebody dig up a couple of dead tree stumps and clean out our flower bed. It desperately needed it, but … Continue reading Cleaning The Flower Bed For Dummies: Mulch Ado About Nothing
It’s almost eerie. The last music blog I did was called, “Adios, 2019. Hello, 2020!” The excitement for a new year and, arguably, a new decade was real. I’m always … Continue reading Ryan’s Playlist No. 7: The music getting me through the COVID-19 pandemic
This blog post is being written to the sounds of the new Bob Dylan album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” which immediately reminds me of my mom who used to call … Continue reading Beach therapy bridges the gap after COVID-19 quarantine
Summer vacation 2020 couldn’t have come at a better time to be perfectly honest. The pandemic had us stuck at home for three months, and we were ready to hit … Continue reading Travelogue: Char 19 in Monroe tough to beat
At least 10-15 times per year, I go to my neighborhood Goodwill and load up on great clothes for our eBay store. This was a holiday weekend, two weeks after … Continue reading Reseller Life: 16 hot buys for your eBay store from Goodwill
This isn’t going to be an eBay retrospective from an online millionaire, one of those trash-to-treasure 6- or 7-figure online success stories from somebody whose sole mission is to get … Continue reading Reseller Life: How I got started selling on eBay
My Mondays are always a bit more painful than my weekends. First, I move a lot on the weekends, whether it be a trip to the store, multiple trips or … Continue reading Back pain chronicles: nerve flossing
One of the biggest differences between drinking beer in my 20s and in my late 40s is quantity: I don’t drink much of anything. Very much an in-moderation consumer of … Continue reading Ryan’s Beer Review: “Stilly Wheat” by Iron Monk
If you’re new to my blog, I’ll reset briefly at the top. In Nov. 2019, I jacked up my back, and by I — I mean that either I got … Continue reading Back Pain Chronicles: my new anti-inflammatory super power
There aren’t too many things that I’ve always wanted but never had, which isn’t a statement about how lucky I am as much as it’s a declaration that things aren’t … Continue reading My new Macbook Pro