It seems hard to imagine that an attack on America’s Pacific Coast was ever a serious possibility, but the remains of the forts and coastal batteries at Fort Stevens State Park at the mouth of the Columbia River indicate that such was the case for much of the nation’s history. Whether the enemy might have …
Month: July 2019
“You can’t help the poor by being one of them.” – Abe Lincoln The well-known, but misquoted verse from the Bible on wealth is not “Money is the root of all evil,” the real quote is, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10) Wealth is actually neutral. Greed is …
With Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets and Kawhi Leonard to the LA Clippers, the major free agent moves in this NBA off-season have completed, with some lower-tier signings and trades to follow in the coming weeks. A few hot takes are in order: 1. The 2019-20 NBA season may well have been saved by …
In the great documentary “808,” King Ad-Rock explains that the acquisition of their first Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was by accident. He’d come up with enough dough to buy a Rickenbacker 330 (“like Paul Weller had in the Jam”), but when Ad-Rock got to the music store, there was an 808 on display near the …
“’Nobody Love Me (Like You Do)’ is a song about someone loving someone else in a way that is unlike any other’s way of loving.” This is how Jason Matu describes his latest song. “During one of girlfriend’s stays in the hospital this year,” he continues, “she reached out to our friends and asked them …
The enlightened leader knows that in business, conflicts between workers, customers and vendors are unavoidable and often beyond our control. However, we do have control over our reaction to conflict. The ability to identify and resolve conflict is a key attribute of good leadership. Leaders who cannot resolve office conflicts will risk having their top …
Last week the Evangelical Covenant Church… covchurch.org… (the church in which I was born, raised, and am a current member), dismissed First Covenant Church of Minneapolis from the denomination. First Cov is a historic church, built prior to 1900, and has interesting architecture with a balcony that wraps around the sanctuary on all four sides. …
I love this track, give it a listen. This DC-based trio has a knack for mashing indie dance vibes with 90’s alternative (lack of) structures and incurable jam band grit, eliciting some serious Pixies meet Blind Melon vibes. https://www.facebook.com/TouchTheBuffalo/ https://www.instagram.com/touchthebuffalo/ https://twitter.com/TouchTheBuffalo
35 years ago today, Lindsay Buckingham’s Go Insane was released (7/3/84). To which I say, “only 35 years?” While this album was considered a low point for some, I listened to this album much more than any of the Fleetwood Mac offerings. The “Insane” title track has always been a motto and guidebook for my …
Graves Hansen is doing great work making Seattle more beautiful. I first saw this in Brighton and was so happy to see it move across the Atlantic swiftly in the hands of such able and authentic artists like Hansen who I understand has done hard time for his part in the evolution of graffiti art. …