Monthly Archives: November 2006
Reflections on change
I turned thirty-six on Tuesday. My father had four kids by the time he was thirty-six. I don’t have anything else to say about that. It just strikes me as weird. Gives me an uneasy feeling. Ch-ch-ch-ch-change. My entire adult … Continue reading
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Invisible plane
I grew up watching Super Friends on Saturday mornings. Even then, the idea of Wonder Woman riding around in an invisible plane seemed ridiculous. I mean, what’s the point of the plane being invisible if you if can still see … Continue reading
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First thoughts
So, my wife asked me this morning if it would be okay to let her friend and her friend’s nine year old daughter ride with us to New York this Christmas. My first thought was “Great! A fourteen hour drive … Continue reading
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If you want…
I can’t begin to describe how much I enjoy sitting down in front of my green desk. I used to keep my four-track recorder on an old wobbly blue desk I bought for five dollars at Goodwill. It was about … Continue reading
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Excuse me
I really didn’t want to write this song. It just nagged me all week until I surrendered. Excuse me.mp3 He stepped on the bus holding a suitcase A look of pensiveness on his face I moved toward the window, making … Continue reading
Twisting, turning
Three years ago my guts were twisted about whether to move to Kentucky with my girlfriend or stay in North Carolina with my bandmates in My Dear Ella. I left the band, joined my girlfriend (now my wife), and my … Continue reading
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Puppets and palindromes
“Bob” is a palindrome. So is “rise to vote sir,” but strangely this just wasn’t enough to get me to the polls today. Truth is, I don’t care who wins any of the races here in Fayette County, Kentucky. There, … Continue reading
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The gift that keeps on giving
David Jon Peckinpaugh has been ruminating on Parenthood over on his blog. In his latest installment, he says: “I have been wondering again about being a Parent and how I received the Gift of Life because my Parents chose to … Continue reading
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