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This is the coolest thing I've seen all day. It's a painting by a Bulgarian artist named Ivan Daskalov. Something I saw on Facebook. I'm not knowledgeable about Art, but I have a growing list of favorite artists: Miro, Kandinsky…

Greetings, whoever-reads-this! The cat eyes looking at you belong to Dmitri. He's one of the new quadrapeds here at Crain Manor, along with his sister Svetlana. They've been here about six weeks now, and are still in the process of…

Welcome, whoever-reads-this!  It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Music news  Hanging Onhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGhJq-rmD70_wH02XBAWRVWT1Pbubb8lE

My newest album, released a month or so ago, is still my latest music news. All original music with lots of guitar and keyboard work. Stylistically…

Happy birthday, America! You don't look a day over 247. 

Glad to see most everybody with their power and internet back on. For some, it's been an ordeal. Days on end. I was lucky enough to get my power restored…

We just went through a lollapalooza of a storm. .Technically, I've just learned, *a Derecho, which is another name for a straight-line Windstorm(as opposed to rotary), was what hit us. Part of my roof- my new roof-- got pulled…

Greetings, whoever-reads-this! It's Tuesday evening, around 5:30. The picture is of one of my new quadrapeds. They've been with me since the beginning of the month, and are becoming acclimated to their new surroundings, as well as their new attendant. 

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Off and running on this Sunday morning. Doing my morning rituals: coffee, a wee bit of cannabis, a pastry, and the computer stuff: Wordle, Spelling Bee and Lumosity. 

This is the first night in awhile where I've gotten luxury sleep…

Hey, whoever-reads-this! Still at it, whatever it is.. 

After some domestic upheaval earlier this year, with the roof literally caving in on me and a few other fun items, things are getting back to some kind of normal.

For starters…

Happy Father's Day, whoever-reads-this! This is a picture of my folks with their first little handful. My brother would join us a couple years later. I was born in 1954, and look like I'm in the midst of the Terrible…

Greetings, whoever-reads-this! 

Most of my current news is domestic right now, but there is some music news to share. 

Music News. Breaking news, just got off the phone. I might have a new guitar student. A referral from  a…

Good morning, whoever-reads-this! Today's pic is an old one, of two former pets. Lester the dog and Cindy the cat. Lester has been gone since 2012, and Cindy has been gone just under a week. I always liked this picture…

I actually have a song called Om Sweet Om. It's on my album The Big Box of Love. And yes, operators are standing by to take your order. 

Come to think of it, I think I got that cheesy…