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TED, Alain de Botton, and Atheism 2.0
Alain de Botton explains his concept of Atheists learning valuable lessons from organized religion about community, art, music, and how we live and learn as social animals.
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2013 Cajun-Blues Festival
This is the latest poster for the Cajun & Blues Music Festival organized by my Simi Sunrise Rotary Club. Check out this lineup. This is our 24th year of holding this ever-growing and very popular...
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A Most Propitious Phone Call
I just had the coolest thing happen. Two days ago, I posted an entry to my blog talking about the book I’m working on and mentioning some of the organizations and people I’d worked with. One of those...
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Shalom, Salaam, and Hallelujah
Two videos of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" being performed by people from both sides of an ongoing struggle. These beautiful performances evoked some powerful emotions for me. I hope they do for you as...
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I had a good time today watching my 10-year-old bowl with her friends and...
I took my daughter to a bowling birthday party. The lanes have changed considerably over the years - at least the surroundings have. The organization of these parties was both amazing and weird to me.
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Does Your OCD Conflict With Your ADD?
I'm pretty sure I would get a lot more done if I could really - I mean really - concentrate on just one thing at a time, but I don't think it's going to happen.
View ArticleBerklee Music Students Send The World ‘Love Sweet Love’
I don’t often use the “Press This” button that sits in my browser’s toolbar, but I’m thinking I should do it a bit more. This story and video were sent to me by a Facebook friend who creates some...
View Article“Corona Virus Blues” | Don McAlister’s Blogsite
A simple set of blues lyrics written by my friend and former manager at Rocketdyne.
View ArticleI had a good time today watching my 10-year-old bowl with her friends and...
I took my daughter to a bowling birthday party. The lanes have changed considerably over the years - at least the surroundings have. The organization of these parties was both amazing and weird to me.
View ArticleA Little Love For The Eagles
My first memory of The Eagles is from 1972, the year they released their debut album, Eagles. I can remember the first time I actually listened to the words of “Peaceful, Easy Feeling.” I was living...
View ArticleI had a good time today watching my 10-year-old bowl with her friends and...
I took my daughter to a bowling birthday party. The lanes have changed considerably over the years - at least the surroundings have. The organization of these parties was both amazing and weird to me.
View ArticleNostalgia
An exquisite music video from Cuba, which dredged up some moments of nostalgia for me, but you might enjoy as well.
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