My exploration of classical music quickly turned from whim to obsession, and a greatly rewarding one it has been. For the last six months, I’ve listened to nothing but classical music, probably 2-2.5 hours a day on average. Considering that…
Category: Culture
LinkedIn can be useful as a business social network, but if you use it as an educational resource, you’d better be careful. A lot of posts that pass for wisdom on LinkedIn are actually pretty dumb. Here are four examples…
The history of classical music is the sound of a culture growing, blossoming and then withering. Classical music before and during the Renaissance was structured and purposeful. The purpose of the music was mainly to lift people’s spirit toward God…
One last little trip to my basement archives, this time print ads from this 1971 edition of Life: Note the cover photo of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali was taken by Frank Sinatra. MotorTrend magazine named the Chevy Vega the…
Rummaging around the basement uncovered a few interesting artifacts. I was a big AFL fan. This still stands as one of my favorite sports stories of all time: Joe Frazier Beats Muhammad Ali in 1971 at Madison Square Garden. Ken…