-
Cold Showers.
Read Time: 53 Seconds. There is no better wake-up call than a cold shower. Forget coffee. This writer stumbled upon “cold shower therapy” a few years ago. Mr. Joel Runyon’s Tedx talk convinced me to give it a go, at least for 30 days. 30 days turned into a whole year of cold showers. As Mr.…
-
Hideaway(s)…
Read Time: 1 minute, 47 seconds. Been hiding out and laying low, it’s nothing new to me…well you can always find a place to go ~ if you can keep your sanity. -Guns N’ Roses, Out Ta Get Me, 1987 Sometimes in life you reach your limit, need a reprieve and gotta get away to…
-
50 Years? 50 Beers!
Read Time: 2 minutes, 41 seconds. Perhaps Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets exclaimed it best when he wrote and crooned, “Each year is a minute only full of the leaves in it.” Leaves Or as a colleague and great friend once remarked while working at a Phoenician Charles Schwab call center in the mid…
-
Bass Rigging
Read Time: 1 minute, 53 Seconds. For those of us who play guitar or bass, how fun is it to seek out “The One,” that near perfect instrument & rig that captures your sound? Almost like dating, it’s a numbers game – instruments, amps and effects pedals come and go. Eventually we learn what works…
-
Adrifting we will go…
Run Time: 3 minutes, 31 seconds. ‘Adrifting We Will Go…’ https://youtu.be/5rd90pibBzM
-
March of the Meat Puppets ~ 2019
MeatHeads rejoice. It has been 6 long years since the legendary desert trio released new music. Circa 2019 they have evolved into a quintet with Curt’s Son Elmo Kirkwood on guitar and pianist, Ron Stabinsky on keys. Rounding out this unit original drummer Derrick Bostrom is back behind the drum kit. Check out Derrick’s blog…
-
Speakeasy Cocktail Chile Dining Bliss
The Land of Enchantment geographically sits right next to us Arizonans, continually cross pollinating our cuisine. New Mexico’s critical ingredient of course is the chile. If you’ve ever been to New Mexico you know the chile’s reverence and near ubiquity in their state. Fortunately for those of us who live near (or in) the Phoenix…
-
Mindful Listening
How do you listen to music & video? While cleaning, working out, or is it background (white noise?) This writer suggests investing in a dedicated listening station, one you can sit down with and enjoy for a real listening session. Most of us listen to music in cars, over earbuds or through speaker systems. The…
-
Conspicuous Consumption on a Mindful Scale
Mindful Consumption. Discernment between the ordinary and extraordinary. This writer extolls the virtues of mindful minimalism through conspicuous consumption. Fight Club’s founder (Tyler Durden) said it best; “What are we then? We are consumers, we are byproducts of a lifestyle obsession:” Tyler Durden and his misguided quasi-fascistic ideology aside (although he meant well), there is…
-
Hit The Bricks
We who live in the Southwestern United States are blessed with an abundance of spoils in our Natural Wonders. As an Arizonan ensconced in Sedona, our location offers access to countless historical and breathtaking National Parks and Monuments. As of this writing (January 2019,) many National Parks and Monuments are sure to be impacted negatively…
-
No News is Good News
Turn off any and all so-called “news” notifications on your phone. From time to time, try turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to the “news of the day.” The era of real journalism informing our society passed away 10 years ago on June 13, 2008 with Tim Russert. Tim Russert was the longest…
-
Paella Sunday ~ November 4, 2018
The Sabbath, Sundays, a glorious day for spending precious time with family and loved ones. Abstinence from work is important this day, and paella creation technically is “work,” but it’s fun work, and gratifying work. Paella has a storied history as the culinary pride and joy of Spain. My Dad hails from Barcelona, and my…
-
Grilling Your Way To Nirvana
Having recently observed Father’s Day in the U.S. (I Love You, Dad,) hands down a beautiful and timeless gift my Dad instilled in me is the art of grilling. As a young boy up to now, my Dad and I always communed around a grill. Grilling with my Dad was a sacred and special time.…
Johnny ~O~ Hideaway
Get Lost…and Found.
Johnny ~O~ Hideaway 