My blog posts. I hope to write a post every week. Generally you can find a new post on Sundays.
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Going to College
Today I’m going to talk about the events that led me to go to college at James Madison University. I’ve explained in a previous post that I gravitated toward marching band in junior high school and then went all-in with my high school program. But, how could I take this passion and turn it into…
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Love of marching band
This is part two in my love of marching band series. Last week I talked about my early years of involvement in the activity. This post will pick up with my college experience. JMU I mentioned in the previous post that I did not have good grades. I also said that my trumpet playing was…
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I lived for marching band
I lived for marching band from about 1979 – 2019. When I say that I lived for it, I mean it. I ate, slept and drank marching band. It took the combined efforts of a nasty separation (from a school) and a world-wide panic (Covid) to break this love. The roots The roots of this…
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Line between good and evil
We all want a clear line between good and evil. And, we want to be on the ‘good’ side. “I’m right, you’re wrong. That’s it!” This is on full display in our current political climate. Someone is a ‘nazi’ or a ‘moron’. They’re ‘dangerous’… a ‘threat’ and must be stopped. But, what if it isn’t…
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2024 Olympics
The 2024 Olympics opened amid controversy. There was a scene in the opening ceremony which looked a great deal like Da Vinci’ painting of the Last Supper. But, in this depiction, the table featured drag queens, a large woman and a little girl. This ignited the Christian community like gas on a flame. Many have…