Stream of Consciousness

This post isn’t going to be as deep as you might think…I was just thinking recently about why anyone (myself) uses phrases like “to tell you the truth” or “in all honesty” and the like. It’s really something that should be redundant – I mean shouldn’t we always be telling the truth and being honest? The implication being that I was going to lie to you…but then I prefaced it with this certain phrase and so NOW you can expect me to tell you the truth. Don’t we already trust that whatever is being told to us is the truth?Continue reading →

The music of Rush has been a favorite of mine since I was about 11 years old. “Fly By Night” was the first album I can remember listening to by Rush. I’ve bought 6 copies of the “2112” LP through the years because I played it so much I literally wore it out. In the 80’s I went to every Dallas show for each tour from “Moving Pictures” through “Power Windows”.Continue reading →

On April 5th 2013 I had a heart attack. There were three blockages in the two main arteries of the heart. One artery was considered 100% blocked. The two other blockages were at 70 and 80% in the artery sometimes referred to as “the widow maker” for what should be obvious reasons. While there would be some discussion of open heart procedures, in the end I had two stents placed. There was talk of a third but due to some complications it was determined that it was not necessary for now.Continue reading →