Today I learned of the death of one of my high school teachers whom, over the years, has inspired me quite a bit as a musician and also as a music teacher. I hadn’t been in touch with him much, but I’d talked to him within the last few years when we were both teaching …
Last week Busch Gardens Europe announced the closing of the Big Bad Wolf roller coaster after 25 years of service after Labor Day of this year. The primary reason given has been that the Big Bad Wolf has “reached the end of it’s service life.” Pretty lame excuse right? Even Busch Garden’s powers-that-be have more or …
I was sent this video by boxedcity.com/757/ with the challenge of reflecting on what this speech says about 757. I think the general design theory presented by James Knustler says a lot about how so many of my friends who’ve lived in Hampton Roads most of their lives simply feeling unwelcome and uninterested in their …
Second only to “not having to drive a car” I envy the convenient close-proximity of quality corporate food chains like Au Bon Pain that Boston– or any major city– has to offer. (And that IS the rub when living in a major city: you want to wage wanton protest against corporate chains because you have …
