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I can mainly think of two ways to throw life away: Consciously, by taking action and leave the planet at once Subconsciously by not living life to its fullest Thoughts on option #2 I see many people who have “settled”…

Cover of Overtime One night in 1981 I listened to a tune called “Is it you?” on a German radio station. I scribbled down the name of the artist. Soon after that I went into a record store and was…

Image by Ela2007 via Flickr I have many moments of loneliness. First there are conscious times of loneliness – created by choice. Taking trips by myself The benefit of traveling alone is that I get to decide exactly what I…

Our love affair has lasted since I began listening to music. It has always been my favorite band and always will be. Nothing in life is for certain but I don’t see that ever changing. They represent love, peace, hope…

At the age of 14 my life took an unforeseen turn. I was standing at a red light. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital. Nobody really knew what was going on and I was diagnosed…

We have to Yellow Labradors at home. They are named Hershey and Coco. Well, Coco’s official name is Coconut 2 – there were to many Coco’s registered already. You think: How Cute? Here is a reality check: I need to…

I run into the same struggle every year: My birthday is coming up and I argue with my friends and family about it. I don’t like celebrating the day in that way and they call me a grouch. I don’t…

Image via Wikipedia The police in our neighborhood is always on the watch for guys who don’t know their favorite hangout spot. They score every couple of minutes. Getting a speeding ticket is humiliating. Everyone gets to see you and…

I never met Django Reinhardt. Due to him dying before I was born our paths never crossed. But he was the first musician I was passionate about. It was way less than cool to listen to Jazz when everyone else…