What was it like to have so much hatred for someone she does not even know? Continue reading →

I’m not sure why they call him Slowhand. Continue reading →

I opened the book and, on the very first page, was the program that changed my life. Continue reading →

The Golden Treasury of English Verse and a harmonica were my only mementos of civilization. Continue reading →

I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance three times Continue reading →

You can make something out of nothing but the thoughts in your head. Continue reading →

They say that without religion, we would not have the Sistine Chapel or Handel’s Messiah or the cathedral at Rouens. Well, without atheism Julia Sweeney would not have made Letting Go of God. After an hour of listening to Julia’s … Continue reading →

Albatross – Take One http://www.raggedclown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/albatross.mp3 Performed by The Ragged Clown It still needs some work but it’s a pretty good first try even if I say so myself.

It cost me an E string and the skin off the top of my ring finger but I am done. Making music is hard. Continue reading →

Crossing the line is an important milestone in a young sailor’s life. Continue reading →