NOT ONE LESSON

There are days here and there when I notice, or feel, myself rubbing shoulders with frankness and short-talk with people, namely the ones behind the counter. Most days I’m slow and patient; most days I’m at ease and chill with whatever goes down. But lately my steps have been quickening with the staff at the [...]

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We went to the zoo today and were treated with some musical goodness on the way out.

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Video: Filmed with a FLIP camera tied to the front of my Timbuk2 bag while scootering back to the office from an early meeting. (My battery ran out before I got to Buckhead.)

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My son’s favorite subjects are: Math, Art & Indiana Jones. That’s it. Things like English, French and Reading are way down the list. He struggles the most with spelling. Not that he can’t spell; he just hates doing it.
But every subject has its Rock Star.
Last night the 2008 National Spelling Bee was on. I saw [...]

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I’ve always loved this picture. That’s a Fender Precision bass in it’s last moments. It’s the cover shot on The Clash’s 1979 London Calling record, a record Rolling Stone titled “Album of the Decade” (80s). I remember wondering how it edged out The Joshua Tree, but being okay with it because I loved this band.
The [...]

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Picture: Field Day, Sarah Smith Elementary School
Location: Some park near by

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Place: Midtown Bowl, Atlanta.
At $32 a lane per hour, we bowled two games and three frames as fast as we could. Alden gave the bumpers a run for their money, which made for a nice back-beat to the already stellar set list the alley was playing.
WE HEARD:
Midnight Oil
INXS
REM
E.L.O.
Billy Idol
Cindi Lauper
…and some others I can’t [...]

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