Music – Humble Chutzpah

My Top Five: Jim Croce

So, I’ve come to the realization that as much as I love jazz music, I listen to a lot more folk, country, and singer-songwriter-y stuff. Hence why we’re now traveling into the beautifully painful universe of Jim Croce. I grew up with “Time in a Bottle” and “I Got A Name”, but it wasn’t untilContinue reading “My Top Five: Jim Croce”

Barbie’s “The Princess and the Pauper”: Sociology-ified

Yes, you read that right… This post has been sitting in my drafts for months now, I’ve just been too embarrassed to post it. I was a really big barbie kid growing up (which I think may have done more harm than good looking back, but I digress). I watched all the barbie movies. BarbieContinue reading “Barbie’s “The Princess and the Pauper”: Sociology-ified”

A Sociological Sing-Along

Let’s take a break from the heavy study for a second and look at sociology in a more traditionally fun way (although I find the “nerdy” reading pretty dang fun). I’ve considered myself a musician for a while now, both in practice and in appreciation. I can’t sing for crap (try as I may), butContinue reading “A Sociological Sing-Along”

My Top Five: Joni Mitchell

I’ve spent a large chunk of my weekend reading a really dense book (The Choosing People by Avraham Russak) and my brain now hurts. Actually, it’s kind of just spinning in loops of thoughts. But it also kinda hurts… You get the point. So I figured we’d take a break from the regularly scheduled sociology-filledContinue reading “My Top Five: Joni Mitchell”