It’s Tuesday…..writing day. Today’s column is short…..very short. I’m taking my writing time to cogitate, reflect and sort. I’m excited to have just published my 20th episode of The Pandemic Interviews. I’m teaching, designing, programming, writing, editing and now podcasting. I’m considering bringing back the Back Deck Concert Series, am in the process of having my front lawn dug up and “converted” into a garden, and waiting for travel to open up so I can begin to plan (and book) my trip back to England this year. Sorting out the house lurks in the background. I have no shortage of projects…..things to do. All self-imposed (well except for the telecom work) including most deadlines…..I do like to be busy, but it’s getting a bit crazy busy.
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Pat Blythe – Busy busy…..and just a few tunes
Posted in life, music, Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, luvthemusic, Marco Argiro, Pat Blythe, Podbean, podcast, The Pandemic Interviews, Zoom on June 9, 2021 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – What Do You Miss the Most?
Posted in Opinion with tags Angela Merkel, Canada, capitalistic, CERB, civil disobedience, civility, Covid, DBAWIS, Doug Ford, Fake News, Finland, Germany, Golden Girls, grounding, hazard pay, healthcare workers, herd immunity, Jacinda Arden, melting pot, New Zealand, Ontario Hydro, pandemic, pandemic fatigue, public washroom, ScotiaBank, segarini, South Africa, Taiwan, Tellier, vaccinated, vertical mosaic, Wall Street Journal, What Do You Miss the Most, Zoom on April 18, 2021 by segariniA couple of weeks into the start of the COVID pandemic, I asked Shawn if he’d have done anything differently before we entered lockdown, now that we had a little experience with this way of life. We kicked around a few thoughts, but it all being so new, he couldn’t really think of much he could have done to prepare.
We’re pretty low maintenance. We’re retired, have a very small place stuffed with the goods of a lifetime of (my) conspicuous consumption, and really don’t need much to get by. But need is not want, and want is what drives our capitalistic society, which we are all a part of, whether we want to be or not.
Continue readingCameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – Z
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Paul Atkinson, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Age of Electric, Zager and Evans, Zombies, Zoom on April 5, 2012 by segariniAs in ZED for my American friends.
And 26 weeks later we reach the end of the alphabet and we have only scratched the vinyl surface. We will be back next week to do it all over again with more tall tales and bands you may have forgotten (or never heard of). Maybe I will give some numbers a chance next week before we take it back to the A’s. Thanks for all of your responses and comments, it has been pretty interesting to see how far these columns reach.