One Night I Went to See A Band . . .
Last night I the kids and I hung out at Davidson Academy (Steven’s work and my kids’ school) for a while to hear a couple of bands play. Steven was in charge of this on-campus retreat thing yesterday and today. They’ve had chapel, done service projects, had a bunch of games and activities, and last [...]
Swimming in Saltwater Memory
So we’re at the beach this week. And it’s supposed to rain all week. When we got here last night, my plan was to go out and walk on the beach at night and stargaze. Poetic, right? But it was gray and cloudy and raining. Thankfully, this morning there was a break in the rain [...]
My Oscar Pick: Tree of Life
Congratulations to all the Oscar winners from last night! Big night for The Artist. Personally, I was hoping Tree of Life would win something. **This is an excerpt from something I wrote the night I saw the movie Tree of Life.** All my friends told me I had to see it. What a great movie [...]
The U2 Experience
Spoiler alert: If you are going to see U2 on their 360° Tour, you might not want to read this. The Nashville U2 concert (their first concert in Nashvegas in 30 years!!) was held at Vanderbilt’s football stadium. An enormous spaceship-like structure with a circular stage in the middle had been built in middle of [...]
Musings On Music
This school year I’ve listened to the radio on the way to work every day. I should be listening to NPR or podcasts like I used to (being the too-serious person that I am), but this year I’ve just wanted to listen to fun music and morning talk shows. Here are some of my observations. [...]
