Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)

Jason Isbell’s Running With Our Eyes Closed documentary has a few moments of spouseful spatting that make it particularly remarkable. You just don’t see stuff like this. Hardly anywhere - for good reasons I’m sure.  Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, are successful artists in their own right. Trudging through their pasts and various source … Continue reading Relationship Mirrors (And Isbells, And Shires)

Life Is So Rich / Life Is So S*** (Scott Galloway Edition)

Scott Galloway’s been on a rollercoaster these last few weeks. On one day his newsletter was winning awards, and the next his CNN+ show (along with the whole network) was being cancelled. Like I said - rollercoaster. How he handled it is worth stopping to reflect on.  We talk so much about the things people … Continue reading Life Is So Rich / Life Is So S*** (Scott Galloway Edition)

Sunday Music: Take On Me, Take Me On

Hey! Sundays are for music. As a music-maker working in a less-than-musically focused world, this is my way to connect what I’m doing, thinking, and feeling with my favorite mode of expression This week I’ve been listening to… "Take On Me." You know the song. You know the video. BUT, here's how an Unplugged performance … Continue reading Sunday Music: Take On Me, Take Me On

Podcast Of The Week: “Heartburn” By Nora Ephron

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Ok, it’s an audiobook, but it’s short enough to only be a few podcasts long at <6 hours. Somebody out there needs this. Either because life and relationships are hard, adulting is confusing, or your vinaigrette recipe needs an update. Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” is like a coming-of-middle-age story. It’s about dealing with failed or failing … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: “Heartburn” By Nora Ephron

Sunday Music: Hate It When You Leave

Sometimes a song captures a feeling so completely, it exists beyond the lyrics, chords, and rhythms. I fell down a Steve Jordan rabbit hole a few weeks ago and found “Hate It When You Leave” by Keith Richards on my trip. It’s magic. An aching, melancholy, pleading magic, but magic nonetheless. hate it when you … Continue reading Sunday Music: Hate It When You Leave

Sunday Music: Ladies And Gentlemen, The DJ Just Threw Up On The Dance Floor

There’s something about the climactic, unmitigated disaster in this song that’s so… relatable. Ladies and gentlemenThe DJ just threw upOn the dance floorParty is overTime to go It’s also the bridge of the song. It’s not the little stories in the verses or the comment in the chorus that, “I must have liked it a … Continue reading Sunday Music: Ladies And Gentlemen, The DJ Just Threw Up On The Dance Floor

Sunday Music: Starting Over

Change is hard. Even when it’s for the better. Chris Stapleton tackles moving forward in the title track to his latest album, “Starting Over.” It’s a life song and it’s a love song. It’s a song about reaching out and letting go. It’s a song about not knowing what comes next but knowing what matters. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Starting Over

Sunday Music: I’m Sorry Ms. Jackson

Sometimes a song can make you feel young and old all at once. OutKast just released a 20th Anniversary edition of Stankonia. I was in college when the album and its chart-dominating single, “Ms. Jackson,” was playing everywhere. It’s been a mental time-warp revisiting the whole record, but especially this track. I remember, but I’m … Continue reading Sunday Music: I’m Sorry Ms. Jackson