Martial Arts For Kids - Which And Why
Should parents put their kids into martial arts? If they do, why should it be Judo?
Music Spotlight - Vaudou Game
A spotlight on the French Afro Beat band Vaudou Game who manage to avoid the big pitfall of "sounding like Fela."`
Ethics - Tactics, How Low Will You Go?
A look at how to draw the line for oneself in terms of actions and tactics as well as ways to check oneself when getting swept up emotionally in a topic or situation
Music Spotlight - Great Live Albums - Part One
A spotlight on some of my favorite live albums, part one in a series of indefinite length
Nostalgia - How I Used To Discover Music In The 80s
A description of how I used to aquire music and knowledge, back in the dark days before the internet
Martial Arts - Basic Self Defense Concepts
Basic advice for those considering pursuing some self-defense training from a nerd with over 25 years in martial arts
Music Spotlight - R.L. Burnside
A spotlight on "Hill Country Blues" guitarist and vocalist, R.L. Burnside
Ethics - 'Canceling' Artists Over Their Actions
An assessment of the movement to 'cancel' artists over their actions, political/religious beliefs, or other things other than their art
Music Spotlight - Original Versions of Songs Covered By The Grateful Dead
A selection of Country songs with the distinction that they were (for better or worse) chosen by the Grateful Dead to cover in their live concerts.
Music Spotlight - Recorded Live at Newport in NY
A fantastic but not widely known live album with performances from Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Staple Singers and Donny Hathaway.