Perhaps one of the most easily-recognized jazz tunes, Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” just turned 50.   This is an amazing song.  And, “Time Out” is an amazing album.  Ok, so I’m not musically-inclined and unless someone points it out to me, I wouldn’t be able to determine four-four from  five-four from whatever.  But, I can appreciate a damn good song that was WAY ahead of its time.  Luckily, Crazel is musically inclined so he can help explain and point out the intricacies to me.  Even I know enough to realize that this song is something different and it’s amazing- it still stands out today.

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Dave Brubeck is so damn cute!  He’s 88 and still playing.  Just amazing.  I haven’t been to a good jazz show in FOREVER.  Would love to see Brubeck.  And, I think his philosophy for keeping his fingers nimble could serve as good life-advice for all of us:   Just play as much as you can, while you can!

Birth of the cool?  Totes.

Well, crap.  I love ya, my lil Luci Goosie.  But, Good Lord..... the things you did to my body when you were in there!  My goodness, they weren't lying when they said having a baby changes your body forever.  Couple that with the fact that I'm quickly approaching the big 4-0.... and holy moly, not a pretty sight! To all my HS →

I have this thing I do when I'm on a run-- I always, always walk the bridges.  No matter where in the run they "hit"- whether it's time for a break or not;  no matter what/no matter when- I always walk the bridges, always have.  Friends I've run with even tend to make fun of me for this nonsensical running →

This is the most kick-ass poster I've ever seen.  Of my favorite movie on the planet: Blade Runner Fabulous It's "loooong sold out" (blah blah blah).  :-( If anyone can find me one of these, I will be your slave.  For life.

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Relaxing day.  We had a great day off work.  Went to a winery and had a picnic overlooking the beautiful Texas Hill Country.  Luci had a magnificent time.   Check out the updated photos posted on the "Luci Goodness" page.  Long weekends are da bomb!

My all-time favorite thing to do on the weekends is brunch. Since I kinda have a propensity to eat, that shouldn't surprise any of you. 2nd favorite thing to do on the weekends?  After brunch?  Sit down with a nice cafe latte with the radio tuned in to a lil' Chicago Public Radio and a little "This American Life" Hilarious.  Moving.  Inspiring.  →

Lil' Luci crawled for the first time! AND, Daddy actually got it on video- which amazes me!!! She's been so close for so long now- she was crawling backwards and sideways, just not forwards! It finally happened! At the beginning of the video, you see her new favorite pose (sitting on her knees)- she learned how →

Hellz yeah!  We finally booked our vacation!  We're headed to the Bahamas!  The countdown is ON.  Nothing relaxes me like a beach vacation.   I guess you could say I'm a pretty high-strung individual (no snarky comments) so  I look forward to a beach vacation every year to completely decompress, recharge and completely relax. Sort of cliche, I know, but I →

Now that I have my Luci, I'm constantly thinking of what I want to leave her with; what I want her to learn from me, from life.  I always go back to the whole self-confidence issue.  I've struggled in this area my entire life and just when I think I'm making headway, I allow something or someone to knock that →