‘Quincy’

  Quincy Jones has had a career and a life that just won’t me duplicated. EGOT.  He opened the door for Oprah to go to the next level.  He opened the door for Will Smith to go to the next level.  Nearly any creative I know would feel like his 90th biggest accomplishment would easily […]

Song of the Day – ‘Birth of the Blues’

  Hope everyone had a good 4th.  I’ve mastered the art of not obsessing about work when I don’t need to be thinking about it, so I remain in my good place. Quick thought on the new Jay-Z album.  Is it a masterpiece?  Eh, I think we need more than a week before we give […]

Song of the Day – ‘Live Til I Die’

  Lived to see another weekend! Been full of joy the past couple days, in part I’m sure cause I’m squeezing in a quick vacation.  Short of blowing up the world, I’m not going to let *45 steal my joy for a couple of days. So this is the right song choice for today.  To […]

Homecoming

Deep breaths. That was my initial reaction when it occurred to me how much Arabic I have forgotten over the years.  It’s one (admirable) thing to commit to breaking your bad habits; it’s another thing altogether to really wrap your head around how much work you have in front of you. So, the Buddhist influence […]