My Soap Box

The alarm clock goes off somewhere over our heads, awareness jams itself into our brains. Somehow things will never be the same again. We have arisen from an age when things like this couldn’t happen. The shackles are flung far, but not it seems, far enough. Those who hate wait besides the gate... Sign in to see full entry.

An important facet of blogging is to grab the reader by the eye with a good headline. Face it, you are writing in hopes that people will read what you have written. Whether you think you have priceless advice or just want the clicks you have to attract the readers attention. While we’re on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Who’s picking and who’s grinning? Ok, I know that was Buck and Roy, but you get the idea. I have always loved the sound of a guitar. I can’t remember a particular song from my early days, but a few reside in a special alcove of my memory. One was a 78rpm record that was a marble colored green and... Sign in to see full entry.

I’ll tell you, next spring, summer of for sure in the fall of ’09. I base this on the way the stock market works. You see, they look at sales projections versus actual sales. When projections outstrip sales, Wall Street sees that as a sign the markets are weak or failing. At first blush this seems... Sign in to see full entry.

Guitar giants are often put up against each other as a topic of discussion, but to watch them in action is an end to the argument. They are all great. Case in point: The Experience Hendrix tour which concludes this week in Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon is a tribute to the man and his music.... Sign in to see full entry.

The question now is, how will history remember us? To put it into perspective, it is political history, so do not expect an end to divisiveness. Now it will be Barak Obama’s turn in the fishbowl of public life. Every word, every gesture, every eyeblink will be scrutinized. Every slip of the tongue... Sign in to see full entry.

I felt it my duty to inspire you to vote, but by now you’re probably as sick of those reminders as I am. Particularly since we use mail in ballots and mine is already in the mail, like the proverbial check. Even if you feel your vote doesn’t count, four years ago here in Washington State, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Call me warped, I’ll admit it! Scanning today’s newspaper, I came across these headlines that just begged for a smart assed response. I will now share those scribbled responses with you. Be forewarned, cynical and sarcastic content to follow. Hard times for Hard Rock theme park. Well, what do you... Sign in to see full entry.

November 5 th we will be looking back at the most historic election in recent times. Usually, I would be playing the cynic and telling you that the president makes little difference, it is the Senate and Congress that the president has to deal with that determine whether or not changes, if any, will... Sign in to see full entry.

I’ll tell you right now. The greatest, the only politician that is always right. The American voter, that’s who. No, it’s not a cop-out, why the hell would anyone want to vote for someone just because I said to? As far as that goes, what does the New York Times, Fox News or any newspaper you can... Sign in to see full entry.