December song AND joke: “Death By Polka”, The Chardon Polka Band & Lake Erie Video
By The Chardon Polka Band
November 27, 2019
Editor’s Note: This month I’m combining these my favorite song and favorite joke because it works for both! My dear almost-life-long friend, Chris Grau, and his brother, Jeff, created this...
Editor's Note: Tin Hat/Tin Hat Trio, in my opinion, writes some of the most beautiful and creative music while referencing many genres of music, including jazz, southern blues, bluegrass, neoclassical,...
Editor’s note: If you like history, spiced up by great writing, this is a can’t miss. It reads like a novel and yet I learned very interesting detail about man’s...
Favorite Lyric: Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine staying...
How Socially Responsible Investing Lost Its Soul | Rachel Evans
By Tim McCarthy
October 18, 2019
Editor’s comment: As with every fad and trend I’ve witnessed, there are a lot of fakers in the early years of growth. ESG Investing (Environmental, Social and Governance) is another...
My first thoughts are generally good. At this age and with my experience, I suppose they should be. But first thoughts are still only that: first thoughts. They should be only the...
Editor’s comment: Sleep is a big topic in our family so when my friend, Kevin Shaw, suggested this book I downloaded it immediately. Walker has become acclaimed for his...
Editor’s Comment: As you may guess, the book is profane and Manson seems to be the classic millennial male. But not even that could distract me from gaining momentum...
Editor’s Comment: This popped up (as so many of my monthly favorites do) on my ITunes while running and it took me way back. I recalled the rumor that this...
Editor’s comment: On my daughter’s Christmas mix this year, she wrote these words to me about this song: This song became a favorite of mine in my late teens. ...
Editor’s comment: A friend of mine and I were praying the other day about his late wife and their adult children in her memory and this song came to...
Editor’s Comment: This song is among the latest mix given to me by my daughter, Caitlin. We enjoy together music with meaning and while this one is not a favorite...
We interrupt “This Much I Know” series for this unpaid, somewhat political announcement: I made my way through college by working for the Republican Party. I’d spend summer and fall...