Mt. Tabor in Portland is, as its name implies, a hilly affair. It is full of trails for cars, bikes and pedestrians; all of which eventually lead to the top. Some of the trails have a gradual slope and others get there in a practically straight up route. I’ve walked them all, the gradual and …
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It’s A Jolly Holiday With Mary
I’m just back from a four-day weekend with my in-laws. Technically, they are not legally related to me but after Judge Vaughn Walker’s overturning of Proposition 8 in 9th Circuit District Court, that should change. But I digress. A. and I were in Southern Oregon visiting her mother, along with her two brothers and one …
Embrace the Great Outdoors for Summer Practice
It is summer now in the Northern Hemisphere, and people are wont to travel and take vacations. I recently had the opportunity to attend a music technology workshop in Carson, WA where I enjoyed my time in the Columbia Gorge and the small towns of Stevenson, Carson, and Home Valley, WA. As I’ve mentioned before …
The Personality of Commitment
“I’m so busy. Who has time to practice?” So says the 45-year-old clarinet student who is a commercial loan officer by day with a husband and 2 teenage sons at home. “Between soccer practice, debate team meetings, and band rehearsals, I’m hard-pressed to find 30 minutes for playing my tenor.” That from the 9th grade …