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July is a month that’s always held special resonance to me. In fact, the word resonance has always had a specialness to it, in my mind’s ear (which reminds me I should review John Berger’s Ways of Seeing for its relevance to resonance that I recall from a composition course at Vanderbilt…which leads obliquely to the works…

I’ve heard the phrase many times before, “Jack of all trades/Master of none.” It’s only recently that I saw a second part to that refrain: “Oftentimes better than a master of one.” So I’m making my own revision now:    Jack of all trades,       Master of some:    Oftentimes better    Than a…

Here’s an edited summary of replacing my home’s roof.

Yes, I’m on this little site called Facebook. It has the capacity to consume amazing amounts of time, but it’s interesting to see this little slices of my friends’ (and barely-known acquaintances’) lives.

Well, I’ve survived another birthday! Thanks to everyone for their kindness & well-wishing. I’m looking forward to being a third of a century (as King would put it).

As the poster that hangs on my living room wall says: Time is a whisper. I guess you could say I’m very accustomed to new beginnings … to adapting a fresh existence out of the remnants of my old life. Once again, I’m trying to “turn it all around” and make sense from the chaos…