Me time. A phrase a we hear often. True, everybody needs a little “me time”. But the problem for many of us, and for our culture in general, is that our whole existence is about me time. It’s always 5…
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Mom's Corny Pun Sparks New Trilogy Brass Project
My mom has this silver coin with the words “round tuit” engraved on the front. As a kid, I grew up walking past that coin on our dining room shelf, always wondering what it meant. At some point, somebody finally…
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10 Tips On Living To Be 100 (Inspired By This Guy)
Last weekend I played a ballroom dance gig where a guy was celebrating his 100th birthday. He zipped across the floor with several different partners all night long, rarely taking a break. He outlasted most of the other dancers, sticking…
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Lancaster Roots & Blues Highlights
As expected, last weekend's Lancaster Roots & Blues music festival was seriously fun, a great learning experience, and also a bit exhausting. After letting everything sink in, surviving the ensuing work week and power-sleeping half of my Saturday away, here…
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Roots & Blues Info For Next Weekend
Lancaster Roots & Blues is, in my opinion, the best weekend of the year for music fans in the southeastern Pennsylvania region. It happens next week, March 9-11 and if you haven't attended before, this would be a great year…
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