Cheekwood rocks the house. Can’t believe we’ve lived here this long and yesterday was our first visit. I knew it would be nice, but that’s as far as my expectations went: “nice.” In fact, it was spectacular. Beautiful. Tranquil. Loved
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Happy birthday, !
Uh oh.
I miscalculated. Last week, I anticipated that I’d be eager to do really long workouts this week, and Karsten and I planned that he’d skip his daily run for the week as his vacation and I’d do super-long workouts each
Vacation, day #3
Yesterday was another peaceful morning of organizing MP3s and writing songs. Finished a draft in the morning — that felt good. Organized my office and closet somewhat. Then it was off to a god-awful lunch at U.S. Border Cantina, a
Sometimes I really doubt my ability to do anything
I’ve been skimming through “Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal: The Art of Transforming a Life into Stories” (what kind of book, I ask you, has two subtitles?). I think I don’t use this forum enough to be honest
Vacation, day #2
I’m counting yesterday as the start of my vacation ’cause that makes it seem longer. Spent a lazy morning organizing my MP3s. I deleted a bunch I never listen to and swapped in some new workout music onto my Clie.
Great song
I have to say, “Where Is The Love” is still absolutely one of the best songs I’ve heard in years. Also, that woman in Black Eyed Peas is incredibly hot.
Vacation evening #1
Last night we kicked off our Nashvegas vacation by hanging out on the Demonbreun strip. For non-Nashvillians, this strip (pronounced something like “duh-MUN-bree-un” or “deh-MON-bree-un” — no two native Nashvillians pronounce it the same way) is what used to be
Lessons in great songwriting
“Everybody always laughs at love but what they want is to be proven wrong” – Allen/Hall/Oates, “Did It in a Minute” It isn’t just that this is a great lyric (though I certainly think it is). It’s the way they
A day and a half to go. But who’s counting?
Mentally, I’m already on vacation.