Far From Home
Have you ever felt that, somehow, you didn't quite belong here? As if there had been some cosmic…
Soulful Symbolism
Coarse matter can be transfigured in the most wondrous way by the soulful labor of a skilled artis…
Drums II: The Handpan
I've wanted a handpan drum―also called a hang drum―for years now, and I finally got around to buyi…
Voice II: An Elven King
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote many excellent poems and songs, and I've found I enjoy singing them. I recen…
Masculine Love
Some things I shall never tire of, among them the following:
1.) Repeating that wisdom rarely app…
The Antidote of Absurdity
Ridiculous things have a peculiar power to shake us loose and lighten our spirits. For those of u…
Brilliantly Buoyant
I was listening to J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor (BWV 826) earlier today and the Rondeaux m…
Voice I: The Organ of the Soul
"The human voice is the organ of the soul."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Few things inspire and…
The Taxman
To me it's plain that of all The Beatles, George Harrison was the best musician. Controversial, n…