Thoughts, Philosophy, Life and Love
Playing well with others is not something that I have ever done well. I mean, I do get along with most people, usually. And I try to fit into the usual social norms that are expected of me, and will be polite to people… most of the time. But I have learned, mostly through … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving to you all… and especially to all the men and women, brothers and sisters all, serving in harms way, throughout the world, in America’s Armed forces.
A couple weeks ago I went to the hardware store to pick up a couple new blades for my table saw. Specifically I went to the Lowes on Rosedale Hwy here in Bakersfield. Since I plan on doing several projects with my woodshop, I decided to go ahead and pick up three blades, Coarse cut, … Read more
I first heard of XTC when I heard the song “Senses working overtime” on the radio. Because of the way my hearing has always been, however, “Senses” is not what I heard. So when I walked into Sam Goody Music, I had the misfortune of hearing several people laugh at me when I asked for … Read more
There are very few conversations that you can have about musicians and bands that were ahead of their time without mentioning, at some point, Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO. For those of you who may not know who ELO is, you will probably be surprised. Their music has been used in movies, commercials, television programs … Read more
This article may not be what you are expecting for a piece written about Rick Springfield. No mushy talk about how he was considered an 80s heartthrob or the fact that he played Noah Drake in a soap opera. All of this is true and I am sure that there are many woman… and possibly … Read more
In July I will be trying something new. I will be writing eight articles that feature a different band or performer. I have decided to write about people that many of you who might read this would probably not be very familiar with. My reason for doing this is because of the level of importance … Read more
Hello all… on April 1st, I will officially launch the SamuraiMarine PhotoBlog. There will be no changes here, this will be a new site dedicated to pitures and the art of picture taking. I will post my pictures as well as having area for subscribers to post theirs. Mark your calendars!
I love a good movie but I tend to be especially enamored with the little known or low budget movies that are out there. Of these, one of my all time favorites has to be Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension. For those of you who are not familiar with this movie, it follows a … Read more
As we are growing, we are taught by out parents that we need to succeed. That we can be whatever we set our minds and hearts to. That there is nothing that we cannot accomplish if we set our minds to. In fact, at least in my time, parents even told us that we could … Read more
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