Author: Sir Rhodri

Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.

A Look Ahead

STARRING: RICHARD KARN FROM THE SMASH HIT HOME IMPROVEMENT To February 17 — Shear Madness at New Theatre Restaurant SHEAR MADNESS is America’s most popular and longest running comedy (now in its 31st year at Washington D.C.’s prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). More than 12 million people worldwide have seen the hilarious whodunit … Continue reading A Look Ahead →

#321: Nothing Between

1Nothing between my  soul and the Savior,Naught of this world's delusive dream:I have renounced all sinful pleasure --Jesus is mine! There's nothing between. CHORUSNothing between my soul and the Savior,So that His blessed face may be seen;Nothing preventing the least of His favor:Keep the way clear! Let nothing between. 2Nothing between, like worldly pleasure:Habits of … Continue reading #321: Nothing Between →

The Swift Précis

https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/who-are-you-and-why-are-you-at-my-gym/ This is an excellent piece on the impact of fad gym users on serious gym users. https://accordingtohoyt.com/2019/01/24/the-evolution-of-living-languages-guest-post-by-nitay-arbel/ After this I definitely prefer our descriptive to prescriptive languages. Definitely a Libertarian concept. https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/alma-1-beethoven-2/ An excellent piece on the evolution (devolution) of singing voices and ranges over the past hundred-plus years. https://www.cedarwrites.com/2019/01/25/10-gmo-myths-and-realities/ Finding true peer-reviewed studies … Continue reading The Swift Précis →

Those who “Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves”

Are among the most arrogant of all. Because unless you are very careful, you may not actually know what "those who cannot speak" want said for them. I bring this up only because my voice has been failing me again. This Sunday I couldn't sing. When I relaxed the vocal box and let the diaphragm … Continue reading Those who “Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves” →

A note on the state of my Insanity

Note this is a two-part blog. The first part written at one time, from one perspective, then the second part written after something else had happened to change the perspective. Part 1 One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The problem with that definition, isn't … Continue reading A note on the state of my Insanity →