Ray's Wanderings and Musings
Archive for April 2006
Extraodinarily Ordinary
Every now and then I realize the things I see which are ordinary to me are extraordinary to others. Take my drive home last night. Down Capitol Hill and past House staffers is cool. But then as I'm waiting at a light by the tidal pool (between the Jefferson and WWII memorials), Marine Corps One … Continue reading
Amazing Stories
You sometimes don't realize what amazing stories your family has to tell. You think of your parents or grandparents in their current state or a fond cuddly memory and don't think of them as a person living a story that could just as well be part of a movie plot. And so, I need to … Continue reading
They Really ARE my kids!
For those of you that don't know, one of Riley's first words was “Starbucks”. Shortly after she was saying “latte”. A proud day for a father with a long running caffeine addiction… Well, proof that Griffin is of my own blood came this past week. We have a habit of putting music on the stereo … Continue reading
What I want to be when I grow up
It's only taken me 36 years. You'd think I would have figured it out by now. But it came to me yesterday afternoon. Bill Evans. (Oh, you thought I was talking about work.) No, I'm still searching for my musical destination. I was playing something from a book of Bill Evans piano solos yesterday and … Continue reading
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