Of course, it didn’t start that way–this feud, I mean. It began with Miley expressing admiration for O’Connor, so much so that she claims the video for her song, Wrecking Ball, was inspired by the iconic video for O’Connor’s cover of the Prince classic, Nothing...
Oh, my blog. My poor, beloved, NEGLECTED blog. How I have missed you. Sorry, readers, it’s been nuts. You can always tell when I’m drowning- the blogging stops. And hey, thank you to those of you who noticed- you rock! It’s been almost two months...
So, the thing is… this column can be rather challenging to write. I like to feature music I actually like, preferably love, and I also like to have a point. Making said point can be difficult, people love when you have an opinion, but it...
No, despite the title I will not be referencing Monty Python, much as I adore them. Today’s slice of Musical Monday is dedicated to the song The Lesson off the 2012 debut solo album, British Lion from Iron Maiden founder and bassist, Steve Harris. For...
For the past couple of days I have been immersed in a project for my other blog; the one I contribute to with the rest of my critique group. It works out that we each write once every five weeks. I have really enjoyed the...
Well, it’s been five days since DOMA was struck down and I am still married. Quite happily, if I’m allowed to be honest. We’re defending our marriage just fine on our own, thank you very much. Although, the fact that I hate getting up early...
When I began thinking about this Musical Monday blog, a few thoughts came to mind. The first was a litany of the various jokes, gripes and semi-complaints that most people have about getting older. The other was a profound sense of gratitude that I get...
My critique group recently started a blog. We call ourselves the Beer & Bacon Babes so our site is named The BBB Gals- This One Time… At Writers’ Group. (What? We can call ourselves “babes” if we want to– I Googled it.) Our tag line...
Friday I had one of those runs that makes life shining and glittery… simply awesome. Forgive me as I descend into clichés, I’m sorry- it simply can not be helped. The sun was shining, but it was early enough so that it was not scorching. ...
I was reading the paper yesterday, yep, old school, and I came across an article regarding a pending court case here in California. Our state attorney general is accusing several stores, including: Target, Trader Joe’s, 99 Ranch Market, Island Pacific Supermarket and Whole Foods of...