This is another one of those pieces of classic jazz that I cannot help but adore, regardless of the recording artist. Duke Ellington and Harry James, two of my favorite artists of the time, were among those who collaborated on this piece. Ella Fitzgerald, Harry James, and Duke Ellington all released recordings of this song … Continue reading “I’m Beginning to See the Light” ~ Sound of My Day
I have a love of classic jazz and rare recordings of the early work of some of those artists who may be more well known for work that came later. I don’t necessarily even care for the remastered versions of those songs I adore, if they can even be found on iTunes or Amazon or Spotify … Continue reading “In a Sentimental Mood” ~ Sound of My Day
Sitting in my office today at my writing desk, I found myself staring at a simple snapshot, smiling warmly, and feeling astonished at how such an uninteresting looking shot would be so valuable to me that it would be the only photograph to grace my space. Do you see it? Somewhere between empty journals waiting … Continue reading The Road You’ve Taken
My previously posted theories, The Seagull Theory, or How Not To Be A Shit and The Cactus Theory, or How Not To Be A Prick, were both strongly grounded in gross generalizations and sarcasm while sharing deeply profound truths about the nature of people to behave a certain way… or not. This theory is somewhat … Continue reading The Cuppu Theory, or How to Not Lose Your Cool in a Conflict
Disclaimer 1: This has language. Disclaimer 2: Don’t continue reading or listening if you have no sense of fucking humor. This. All of this. There’s just nothing fucking left worth to fucking add. “I’ve No More … To Give” Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq, Awkward Encounters While Walking My Dog, 2018 Songwriter: Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq … Continue reading “I’ve No More … To Give” (explicit) ~ The Sound of My Day
Last week, I wrote of my once habit of having a weekly date with myself at Starbucks to write, and then a few nights ago I chatted with a friend about the desire to have more time to just sit, sip, relax, and people watch. What else could I do but indulge in this pleasure … Continue reading To the People Watchers
I’ve reread Gawain & The Green Knight this week for the first time in probably 18 years. If you’re not familiar with this work, it is a lengthy poem with 101 stanzas (2532 lines) that was originally written in Middle English by no one knows who somewhere around the 14th century… we think. While I … Continue reading “Gawain & the Green Knight” ⁂ Classics
