by Charles Norman | May 4, 2018 | Song of the Day
True Story: In 1911, a fellow in Oklahoma named Elmer McCurdy set out to rob a train that was rumored to be hauling $400,000. Unfortunately, he robbed the wrong train and made off with the enormous sum of $46. A few days later he was tracked down by a posse and shot...
by Charles Norman | May 3, 2018 | Song of the Day
Hey, dog, how was your day? Rough, rough! “Rough Times,” by Matty Sheets, is about… well, I probably don’t have to tell you what it’s about. We start out camping behind a deli, progress to sleeping on cardboard, and end up in the...
by Charles Norman | May 2, 2018 | Song of the Day
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. – Kierkegaard Yes, I will do the opposite. I used to sit here and do nothing, and regret it for the rest of the day, so now I will do the...
by Charles Norman | May 1, 2018 | Song of the Day
Kaitlyn, a second-grader at Sally Ride Elementary School, has announced that she will draw a horse during this morning’s Art and Creativity period. The announcement was made near the bulletin board, to a small gathering of students and supporters. “I usually draw a...
by Charles Norman | Apr 30, 2018 | Song of the Day
Regular readers of this blog (both of them, if we include the cat) are familiar with the genre known as Underwear Music: songs that a person writes and records while sitting on their bed in their underwear following a breakup. I suppose the definition can be expanded...
