Category Archives: Music

What I’m Lovin’

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts. Here’s a random sampling of some things I’m really loving these days. The XM / Sirius merger. A few years ago, Sunny got me an XM radio subscription for … Continue reading →

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MyPod: Essential Christmas Mix

So by now those of you who know me know that I’m something of a Christmas music connoisseur. Before I married Sunny I was pretty much an Ebeneezer Scrooge come Christmas time. Christmas music just annoyed me and I pretty … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season

So last week it was 86 degrees here. Today, it’s winter time. These arctic winds have blown in and tonight’s low is 30 degrees. So today we did something that we always do. As soon as we get a good … Continue reading →

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People Will Come

There are few moments that make me feel more like an American than the singing of the National Anthem prior to a ball game, especially a World Series game. That is, unless the Backstreet Boys are singing, as they did … Continue reading →

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eMusic, Vol. 2

Well, that didn’t take long… Last month, I signed on for an eMusic subscription. I paid $11.99 for 30 MP3 downloads and, since I was a returning customer, I got an additional 70 downloads for free. So for 12 bucks, … Continue reading →

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In Concert: The Avett Brothers

So I’m stoked that I get to see one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, in concert tonight in Nashville. Their 2007 release, Emotionalism, has been my favorite record of the last 12 months. They have a bluegrass / … Continue reading →

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2009: Our Year

I was already looking forward to the first few months of 2009: the Super Bowl, the return of LOST, pitchers and catchers reporting. But now I can add this to the list. I think I can already predict what my … Continue reading →

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eMusic?

I was an eMusic member a year or two ago. If you’re not familiar with eMusic, it’s a great online subscription music store. Anyway, when I signed up, I got like 50 free downloads, plus the 20 or 30 you … Continue reading →

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"Daddy, I Want to Listen to Coldplay!"

Spoken by my daughter, to me, as we were riding in the van today. I was all-too quick to oblige. Her fave? “Viva la Vida”. Which is all well and good until she starts asking for an iPod. I play … Continue reading →

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Life at Our House Just Before Bedtime!

Looks like this is shaping up to be YouTube week here on this blog. I have a few more “Big Story” videos I want to post, but I couldn’t resist doing another kids one. Last night Sunny turned the camera … Continue reading →

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