Eddie Van Halen, dead but his music will live on
The first time I heard Eddie Van Halen, I thought it was a joke. My best friend at the time…
Coming Home to a Life Left Behind
I’ve been coming home to football for a while now. It’s been a long journey and there’s been more than…
Ghosts and demons of my colorful past hold no fears
When I fled Geelong in 1986, I was fleeing myself more than anything. In essence I was broken. An emotionally…
Music, Memories, Madness, Magic and Mayhem
“There is always music,” a friend reminded me this week. No matter what. There Is Always Music Without it, life…
Hatred becomes debilitating and all consuming
Hatred is such a cold lonely word. I know. I was consumed by it for close to ten years. For…
Free Writing Time Saver
Today I would like to share a free writing time saver tool and technique with you that I use to…
Buying and selling the lie
Lets be honest. We all lie. Even if it’s only to ourselves. Nobody’s perfect. Lying is part of being human.…
Division by design
The politics of division are as old as politics itself. Variations of the divide and conquer model have been used…
Late in the Third Wet Sail Flying
Its getting late in the third quarter. My second wind kicked in a while back. There’s a feeling that I’ve…
All dogma is dangerous – religious or otherwise
I was educated in a catholic school and subjected to catholic dogma constantly. Fortunately at that time there was sufficient…