Late at night, when the work in the studio is done and Aaron Copland is playing into my soul from the monitors, I let my mind and heart wander. Tonight, after a slug-fest with a song, in multiple time signatures, that shows real likelihood for kicking my too-creative-for-my-britches arse, I listen to THE AARON, and humbly feel the world around me here, near the base and in the shadow of Mt. Tom: Coyotes, sage, skunks, sleeping humans, a thin-but-bright autumn moon, the upper elevations on the Sierra Crest, a few miles away and ten thousand feet above, still being tickled by flurry-remnants of the early-season system that moved out this morning. The stars… the amazing infinite.

And the shift in the political wind is as tangible as any other thing in the natural world around me.

On this Halloween’s eve, in a country perched on the brink of salvation or of oblivion, as my brilliant daughter prepares to go home from a hard day’s work to have a Halloween party one day early with her college student friends—like too many full-time college students these days, her friends are all working tomorrow […]

Regarding the illegal and unconstitutional arrest and imprisonment of American journalists outside the RNC in the last couple of days, and the raids on their rented accommodations to confiscate their gear and recordings:
I got an email from my good friend C., a smart guy, a fellow liberal involved with the campaign, who said he’s confident […]

I’ve recently heard from a few friends who are considering candidates of choice in the primary elections, who seem to be leaning somewhat in the direction of Ron Paul. I have a few thoughts on this man as a candidate for President of the United States.
I do think Ron Paul is fantastic when it comes […]

Whoever decided to call this country, specifically, “The United States of America” was truly prescient. They were on it enough to see the potential for divisiveness in the future (maybe owing to slavery), and put that word “United” right there in our very NAME. Thanks, whoever did that; we probably owe you our […]