(And how you can help stop them) — A historic Catholic church in our town burned this morning. My heart breaks for the 1000+ members of this congregation. They hold mass in four different languages to make more people feel at home in their parish. They host a school and a myriad of activities. …

(in memory of wonderful women) — A magnificent woman died last night. Even if you have reached the point where you are at peace with being in the final quarter of your life, it is not okay when good people die. Hypocritical, yes, but true none-the-less. This news brought forth one of those memories our brains…

If your area is not on fire, it’s flooded. Volcanos are erupting, the earth is quaking, it’s hurricane season. The forecast is stating it will be 78 degrees in Las Vegas this weekend (in August!). …

Recently the MusiCares organization (a division of the Recording Academy) sent out a call to all musicians and members of the music community to volunteer some sort of service on Friday, July 28th. My first thoughts were, “Summer is music season, I’m too busy.,” “I can’t do any extra peopling.,”…

For the past several days there has been an outcry regarding country singer Jason Aldean’s newest video, “Try That in a Small Town.” Country Music Television pulled it out of rotation. Fox News celebrated it. Sheryl Crow condemned it. The reality of all this discussion is not about the disturbing…

It will tell you where you’ve been — (Excepts from a speech given by Kathy Crosby at the Falls City, OR Baccalaureate celebration 5/31/23) Did you know that on the Northern east coast of America and in Scotland they have wishing stones? They are simple gray rocks with a stripe of white or pink quartz. …

The days we celebrate our parents change as time rolls along. In a perfect family, there are people you share DNA with, none or some siblings, and a complete muddle of the days celebrating parents, complete with burnt breakfast in bed, flowers picked from your favorite plant, and artwork where…

(Until it becomes a part of daily life) I shared a long discussion with a student this week regarding our new obsession with AI writing, art, and music — including who owns the intellectual property rights, answers gone terribly wrong, and how the world is always afraid of drastic change. …

If you are a parent, you have witnessed your children doing things that may not be the best of choices. …