A Note on Gratitude

Rural country

Happy Thanksgiving! I think this is a remarkable holiday because, unlike all the rest on the national level, we don’t celebrate a historic event or remember a specific person or group of people. Instead, Thanksgiving is really a holiday which celebrates a specific virtue, and that virtue is gratitude. There’s the old adage that goes … Read more

Seven Southern Sojourns in Seven Spring Seasons

Karyn in Bristol, TN 2018

For the seventh consecutive spring in 2023, my wife and I took a uniquely tailored vacation to the Southern United States. This year, we focused on the coastal areas of North Carolina and Virginia and with this we “closed the loop” on hitting every part of the 15-state region. Our first (and probably most memorable) … Read more

The Good Guys are Coming!

The Good Guys

I’m writing today announce my latest and most ambitious rock n roll project called The Good Guys. We are planning to release this album by the end of 2019 and recording for this has gotten underway at Paul Smith‘s state-of-the-art Eight Days a Week recording studio in Northumberland, PA. In fact, I celebrated my 50th … Read more