Glad to know my mention of Eric Taylor led to someone else listening.  Neat clip, too, Eric joining his ex-wife Nanci Griffith in song.  I have an eight-inch-tall stack of…View post

Whenever I wrap up a book tour or even one of my shorter road stretches, I find I’ve accumulated a collection of disparate gifts and mementos.  Books, notes, green-shelled eggs,…View post

Early morning easy listening: Bloodletting, by Concrete Blonde.  I like the name songs: “Caroline” and “Joey“. Later, for balance, some Dallas Wayne. Which might make me dig out this guy…View post

Drove up to New Auburn with the kids yesterday, to a get-together on one of the lakes.  Right through town, out Highway M, “Jabowski’s” corner, Highway 40, into the lakeshore…View post

For over a week now, neither bedtime nor nap time commences until the two-year old gets her fix of Where the Wild Things Are.  “Why Things!” she says, drawing it…View post