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I write about music a lot... but as you probably surmised, music is an important part of my life. And yes, I'm about to mention music ag...

Heard from Sven Ahlstrom today--and what a pleasant surprise it was! I spoke about Sven a couple of postings ago; he was my closest friend i...

In my last entry, I talked about the unforgettable summer of 1970—and of course, much of that entry revolved around music. That's to be ...

Does each of us have a "favorite year"? I do--or more specifically, I have a favorite part of a year. The summer of 1970... That w...

Tomorrow is my six-month cardiac checkup; I'm not expecting anything out of the ordinary, but that doesn't stop me from feeling a li...

Last season, Deadwood shone, thanks to complex plotlines and eloquently quaint dialogue. This year, though, David Milch has taken everythi...

I see today that Swiss authorities have criticized Israel for its actions in Gaza, claiming that it wasn't taking adequate steps to prot...

I read earlier this evening the sorrowful news that 18-year-old Eliahu Asheri was found dead in Gaza; this civilian, a student, was kidnappe...

I loved The Dick Van Dyke Show when I was younger; in some ways, it reminded me of my own childhood. Rob Petrie was a writer (for a televis...

The newspapers are beginning to issue shrill warnings about our looming drought. I'd take them a bit more seriously if (a) we hadn't...