Augustine’s Confessions, Ray Monk’s biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein (The Duty of Genius), and Miles Davis’ autobiography. Religion, philosophy, jazz, and so, so much more! Read more

I had a dream that I found an amazing three-piece suit while shopping at Goodwill (as I like to do). It was dark grey, made of wool, with an understated pinstripe and a slightly retro fit, in a classic sort of way. Then, all of a sudden, I was wearing the pants had the jacket but realized that one of the employees took the vest (which was VERY stylish and made the whole suit). Damn. Read more

Music update: I’m playing drums at a gig this Wednesday in Indy with the talented Sam Bennett (on guitar and vox) in The Sam & Sam Band. Next, I’ll be recording some free download (and maybe even YouTube) sessions this summer with my good friend Mike Blaha. They’ll all be posted here. We’re calling them The Upi Dupi La La Sessions. I’ll be mostly playing and improvising with some ideas that I’ve been toying around with recently. Finally, I’ll soon... Read more

“One Chinese high school even went so far as to install IV lines in a classroom so that students could hook right in to energy supplies without disrupting their studies. Photos of the classroom have gone viral, prompting such responses from Twitter as “scary,” “disgusting” and a “bit much?!”“ Such is the sad global state of so-called “education” — schooling and institutionalization posing as a way of living and being. Read more