Grandad’s Bluff – La Crosse, WI

A few weeks before the semester ended, Jerry and I went to visit my sister in La Crosse. While we were there, we went up to the top of Grandad’s Bluff. We took some pictures and video. Here are some of the better pictures. Powered by DM PhotoAlbums&#153 Full Screen And here are a couple […]

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Last Year’s Garden

Last summer we planted a variety of things in our garden.  We had brussel sprouts, broccoli, strawberries, and three varieties of lettuce.  We got a good deal of lettuce out of it, but the broccoli and brussel sprouts were too difficult for us beginners to cultivate.  Squirrels got all the strawberries, so this year we’re […]

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Religion and Politics

For some interesting thoughts on religion and politics, read Why Do Christians Try to Impose Their Beliefs on Our Politics? on Alternet.  This interview with the author of Taming the Gods is an interesting look at these topics spanning continents.  In Republicans v Secular America, Dan Kennedy follows up on the idea of the imposition of religious […]

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Wish List

Are you trying to figure out what to get me for my birthday?  Or another occasion?  Or, do you just feel like being nice and giving me something to let me know you were thinking of me (just send me an email or give me a call and we’ll chat – no need to spend […]

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Jamnesty (January 20, 2008)

It was January in Wisconsin and we froze to see people play music in support of Amnesty International. Here’s a clip of Martin Moore and Brian Farvour (both from The Identity Theft) with Jerry Locke and Gary Gilstrap playing The Identity Theft‘s new song 1:45. It rocked! This is the song that Jerry and co. ended their set with. […]

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Digitized Choir Tapes!

I have enjoyed, quite geekily, listening to recordings of the choirs I’ve been in over the years. This particular year was my sophomore year and we had traveled to Washington, DC and performed at the US Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, MD and the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. […]

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1994-1995 Choir Recordings

The school year of 1994-1995 was very fun, choir-wise. we performed some great jazz songs (see Blue Skies and Come Home), a jazzed-up vocal version of Bach’s Organ Fugue, and some high-energy crowd pleasers (Bridge Over Troubled Water, Steal Away, and Betelehemu). Here are the songs: Blue Skies Come Home Organ Fugue More Than You […]

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Who knew we had wild turkeys?

We had some turkeys running through the neighborhood and all I could grab was my cell phone. Yet, the pictures aren’t all that bad. Not too long ago I saw a man feeding a turkey in his front yard just a couple blocks away. I’ll be keeping my eyes open and camera at the ready […]

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