Remembering Kochanski
I was lucky enough to receive a scholorship from Wladmir Kochanski back in 1989. I found this snippet from my local paper in 2003. Wanted to share it. He’ll tickle the ivories and your funny bone WENATCHEE — Pianist Wladimir…
Parsons Photography of Wenatchee Sucks
Dear Parsons Photography of Wenatchee: In a world where I can (almost literally) get an 8GB SD card out of a box of Fruit Loops (which would more than handle over 400 RAW format Nikon images at 10 megapixels), I…
Tolwyn and Dupuytren’s Contracture
Updates are added to this post. Use the Continue Reading link. As some of you may know, I’ve been afflicted with Dupuytren’s Contracture for about 3 years now. This disease progressed to the point where I could no longer enjoy…
Alexis Lunch Stories
My daughter is almost 10 years old. She’s downstairs right now making her lunch for tomorrow. This is a full-contact sport as she continually wants me to participate. I don’t mind this interaction, but by its very nature it’s something…
Thy name is idiom…
Tolwyn laments about the impossibility of pleasing his wife.
Love, of All Things
Tolwyn laments about the problem of being able to discuss love, feelings, and the disparity between the interpretation of such things between two people in a relationship.
Backing off of Facebook
Although I know I don’t spend an inordinate amount of time on Facebook, I’ve realized that it just isn’t for me. Maybe it isn’t for anyone around my age. I’ve had this site for over 16 years, and I know…
Robin Olds, Fighter Pilot
I just got through reading the amazing memoirs of Brigadier General Robin Olds, “Fighter Pilot” written by his daughter, Christina Olds. I met Christina at this year’s Airventure in Oshkosh, WI. Her stories about her father immediately compelled me to…
Flattery Times One Hundred
JD Herrera, a young man from Italy, has been covering some songs from Memento Mori II from Doom2. One of them is And Blood Will Spill by yours truly. I did this back in 1997. It’s humbling and exciting to…