Listen Up!

Since I didn't do an end of year round up, I thought I'd do some posts on what I'm reading, listening to, writing, knitting, baking. Something like that. First up is what's on the iPod of late.

Listening to the David Bromberg Band's newest CD - The Blues, The Whole Blues, and Nothing But The Blues.






Next up that gets a lot of play time on my iPod is Krishna Das. He mainly does Hindu devotional music called kirtan. He has a wonderful voice and very soothing songs. The following video is called My Foolish Heart.





I like a bit of metal in my life, so I'm listening to Disturbed's Immortalized album. I keep coming back to the least likely song on the album, a remake of The Sound Of Silence. The power of David Draiman's voice is phenomenal.





Okay, Okay, I'm still a few years behind on things. Listening to the last Linkin Park album The Hunting Party. It creeps into my playlist when I least expect it.



And we'll end with a blast from the past - at least for me. I've always liked John Denver, and I make no apologies about it. My favorite song of his below.

Images on the Periphery

Life on the Periphery is going to take a little break from the Internet. Here are some pictures to keep you entertained. Meanwhile, keep cool out there!

Missouri Buttes and Devils Tower under cloud cover.

Here I am, preparing to go around the bend!

Max and Merlin preparing for a Saving One Life walk. Notice Merlin's bandana is already filthy.

Flashback Pic - Riding Nightwind.

Flashback Pic - Riding Lemon

June visitors to the lilac bushes.

The Dynamic Duo starring in "Walk This Way".

Birthday Boys

No, it's not another Corgi post. This one is birthday wishes for two May 22nd boys, my brother, Anonymous, and my eldest child, Son One.

Born on the same day, 32 years apart, they share an awful lot in common.

Exhibit A - Anonymous

Exhibit AA - Son One
























Kind of scary, huh? Of course Son One has longer hair now, and a fixation on musical instruments: Here he's working on staining the body of his latest electric guitar for his coursework at Roberto Venn School of Luthiery.



















Since I don't have any recent pictures of Anonymous, you'll have to pretend the awesome extended fork, banana seat with spoiler bike in this picture is his BMW motorcycle. (Ignore the girl on the right, her bike was fairly utilitarian . . .)























More commonalities - Anonymous makes a living playing with electricity, and wiring things to be loud and/or bright.
Son One wires up an electric guitar, because after all, max decibels would make his uncle proud.




















A last pic of Anonymous, because I can, and because he looked so thrilled to be standing out in the backyard, by a cornfield, getting his picture taken with his dorky little sister.
Happy Birthday, Anonymous Bro.




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