Today, I traveled a little over 20 miles with my youngest son and his alto saxophone in order for him to participate in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) solo festival. He performed

This was originally posted to my personal blog on February 3, 2003. For the record, the relevant ages of the relevant participants were: Gina – 13 yrs. Kimmie – 8 yrs. Ricky – 5 yrs. ... and Derek is

I guess I'll officially declare that this will be Ricky month. What follows is another oldie-but-goodie. About a decade before he was longing for a golden penis sheath to show off in the locker room,

I'm back in school. I have returned to an institution of higher learning so that I can receive the benefit of an improved mind and increased access to information. For example, if I hadn't gone back t