This is one of those happy songs about death; Merry tune about a loved one in her grave. It is such a catchy tune and fun to sing that it is easy to lose track of the lyrics. The verse is written unison, with a solo at the beginning of the chorus, followed by a … Continue reading Listen to the Mocking Bird →

Here is the lyric and sound tracks for the Medley "With a Song of Thanksgiving" that I sang Sunday at Avondale United Methodist Church. At the end I include the track from the choral anthem, "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken." Come, ye thankful people, come – Raise the song of harvest-home; All is safely … Continue reading With a Song of Thanksgiving →

Avondale United Methodist Men's club had a fairly good rolling conversation around the table Thursday night. My son Nathan described it as the same methodology used in a podcast, except without the recording. A group of people who are talking. They start with one topic, and then either build off of it, expanding to other … Continue reading Leap years, leap days, and missing days — the importance of calendars →

Okay, I found this one fairly cute. So for all you tea-totallers out there (including those tea-totallers that don't actually drink tea) ...

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 15, 2014, we might get 1-3 inches of snow. I will also be singing at Bass Pro for Santa's Arrival, as part of Carolers of Note.  I have sung there the past several years, to clear, warm weather.  This looks to be the first year where Santa's arrival might make more sense … Continue reading See Santa arrive Saturday — in Bass Boat! →

One of my Facebook friends posted/shared a video about Australians taste-testing American sweets.  I thought it was a good idea for a blog, and that I'd share that video, and then write about some observations I had myself about American sweets vs. Indian sweets. But by the time I got to the end of the … Continue reading Australians and American sweets … comments on Indian sweets →