Sort of a milestone day. The Blue Heron Blast crossed the eleven million view mark early this morning.  Seems like the last million hits cam...

Sad to hear that one of the greatest live performers I ever heard has passed.

Trader Joe's brioche bread makes the best peanut butter sandwiches in the world. And they taste even better if you peel the paper off th...

That Karen Carpenter sure could drum.

Wonder what kind of Christian you are? You might want to see where you fall in this argument .  A church in Massachusetts had its own take o...

Republicans, after failing to extend ACA subsidies that will result in tripling of insurance premiums in many states, are in a world of poli...

  Another wackjob appointed to the CDC, allowed whooping cough to spread in Louisiana. Meet Ralph Abraham, a one time veterinarian turned d...

Art and taste is so subjective. There obviously is no right way of seeing or listening.  One man's Marty Bell is another man's Leona...

Leslie told me to be careful, I might end up on Bondi's enemies list. I hadn't heard of such a thing so I looked it up . Wow. Attorn...

Raul Malo is in his last days, fighting stage four cancer in the hospital. He has such a beautiful voice. Read about his thoughts regarding...

The Trump administration does not have a whole lot of successes under its belt but they have accomplished at least one thing.  After decades...

Ready to feel absolutely pickled? With former chemical industry insiders now running the show, the Trump EPA says, make it a double of the ...

We are strange bedfellows. She likes chocolate. I, being of a more sophisticated upbringing and breeding, favor vanilla. So how do we make t...

I have a lot of friends, on both sides of the political equation. As a moderate, centrist liberal I am outnumbered about eight to one or eig...

 Does the current time hearken back more to Hoover 1929 or 1935 Berlin?

ICE sics dog on man in Washington.

Supreme Court justices like to pretend that they are non partisan. There is nothing farther from the truth. They are anything but. This par...

  Grandsons at the beach - Jeff Nichols Cold water bay jump fundraiser - Brian Vaughn Licking her lips - Mike Reardon Lyon, France - Dav...

The world will miss the great Steve Cropper.

John's father, my stepfather, was a genius who designed airplanes and missiles, including the XV5A, the Aerobee and the Firebee drone. H...

Every year I do a "send me your favorite picture of the year" routine. Could be a drawing, a photo, whatever... Pretty, ugly, sad ...

I was listening to a Pharaoh Sanders cut I had never heard before when I first encountered this enchanting voice. How could I have never he...

As some of you know I was quite involved in martial arts when I was younger. Started in an Okinowan school, Uechi ryu, then Kempo and finall...