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Latest Blog Posts
- TMS is working for me
I’d drop the kids off at school and get back home a little after 8AM. There were no events or appointments on the calendar for the day. I had nearly six and half hours until I had to pick the kids up from school. I would sit down on the couch and do nothing. I … Continue reading “TMS is working for me” - The Quest for an “Outsider” President
In the run up to the 2008 Presidential election, one thing was clear: people were tired of politicians. After 4 years of Bush, 8 years of Clinton, and 8 years of W., it seemed like America wasn’t going to change (be it for better or worse) by turning to the same people over and over … Continue reading “The Quest for an “Outsider” President” - Capitalism is killing us
A few years ago, a man overdosed in my parents’ upper middle class neighborhood. He was the adult son of people who lived there, watching their house while they were out of town. He was another victim of the opioid epidemic that has ravaged my home state of Ohio. When my mom told me about … Continue reading “Capitalism is killing us” - Fugazi, Part 8: The Argument
Twenty, thirty years from now, when the story of Fugazi is written by smarter people than me, they will probably point at “The Argument” as their crowning achievement, the culmination of their evolution as a band and the pinnacle of what they could do. That would be hard to argue with. I point to this: … Continue reading “Fugazi, Part 8: The Argument” - Fugazi, Part 7: Instrument
It became fitting that Fugazi released an album of outtakes (and a documentary) when they did. The band had already gone their separate ways and were making music together less and less frequently. The writing should have been on the wall. It’s hard to call “Instrument” an actual album, as it’s not. It is exactly … Continue reading “Fugazi, Part 7: Instrument”
My Music Mixes
I’m a big music nerd. Every year I make a mix of the songs that were on heavy rotation in our house and in my head. They’re not necessarily songs that were released that year or even songs that I just discovered. Below is my 2022 mix. As I update the blog, I’ll be adding playlists and info going back to 1986! That was a particularly great year for music, as you’ll see
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