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October 24, 2017 fitness / health / running

Health & Fitness: Can you lose weight with a walking-only exercise regimen?

I’m a runner insomuch that I enjoy running. To me, it is not a chore; it is respite from a

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October 22, 2017 1970s / cover song / music / music lesson

Cover + Chords: Learn how to play Gino Vannelli’s “I Just Wanna Stop”

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app, I heard Gino Vannelli’s “I

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October 21, 2017 1970s / 1980s / music / original music / Yacht Rock

Yacht Rock Original: “Everybody’s Girl”

I’ve loved all-things yacht rock before the genre even had a name. Christopher Cross, Toto, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Kenny

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October 20, 2017 New York City / Photography / travel

Stunning views atop the Empire State Building at night 

One year ago tonight, I was in New York City, the second of a three-day stay for business. Earlier in

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October 19, 2017 home improvement / Norman / oklahoma

Lights flickering & dim? You probably have a partial power outage

So, a few nights ago, I get home and my AC won’t turn on. The fan turned on but the

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October 17, 2017 1970s / 1980s / cover song / jazz / music / music lesson / piano jazz / smooth jazz / Steely Dan

Cover & Lyrics: The secret to playing Steely Dan’s “Kid Charlemagne”

Last week, I got to see the legendary Steely Dan although I certainly, remorsefully didn’t ever get to see Walter

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October 14, 2017 1970s / 1980s / concerts / michael mcdonald / music / Steely Dan

Review: Steely Dan’s Tulsa show a party for Walter, total fan delight

On a night when country star Jason Aldean got all the headlines for playing in Tulsa, his first gig since

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October 12, 2017 Baseball / Dodgers / sports / travel

Baseball aspirations: Dodger Stadium and an NLDS sweep over Arizona

Long before I rooted for the Texas Rangers, I rooted for the New York Mets. Those were the 80s, and

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October 6, 2017 original music / smooth jazz / songwriting / YouTube

Ticket To Fly: #TBT ‘Smooth Jazz’ tune I had completely forgotten (video)

But it was a comment from a YouTuber named Hector that caught my attention tonight. He wrote on one song of mine that he was responsible for at least 50 of the 362 views of an original tune I posted called “Ticket To Fly.”

October 5, 2017 1980s / music / Tom Petty

R.I.P. Tom Petty: The 5 Petty songs I’m listening to over and over

Like many children of the 80s, struck again by the loss of one of our musical heroes, I’m up late on a Wednesday night listening to Tom Petty.

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