Americans have a nasty habit of over-correcting. “This guy’s speech offends me! We need to ban offensive speech!” Classic example. You want to ban whatever you think is offensive because you got offended by something he said. Wonderful. In the San Francisco area, we have folks who are not only
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When in doubt, watch the waves break
Earlier, I wrote about dealing with broken sleep patterns. I’ve been living with insomnia since I was a teenager. It’s just something I live with. I don’t expect to fix it in this lifetime. Like I said earlier, instead of complaining about it, I made it into a strength. I
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Dealing with broken sleep patterns
I have broken sleep patterns. I’ve had insomnia my entire life and simply learned to deal with it. Sure, I can go to a specialist and get it fixed. Instead, I’ve turned it into a positive. I’ve written about living with insomnia a few years back, and I do want
Continue readingAwesome Albums – Queen’s Innuendo
I love Queen. However, I’m a very picky music listener. Of their entire catalog, I only like two of their albums all the way through. A Night of the Opera of course is my favorite Queen album. The second has a sadder story to it. As you probably already know,
Continue readingHow important is an artist’s image?
How times have changed. I fondly remember the 80s when Americans were a happier lot. Bands took their image very seriously. Even Andre Agassi, a high-ranked tennis player, did an ad in 1989 with Canon called “image is everything.” Prince had an image. Madonna had an image. Cyndi Lauper had
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