Snow in October? Really?
Yes. It really happened. Snow (over 6 inches) in the Poconos in October. Just in time for Halloween. Spooky, huh? May you be cozy and warm. (If you can’t see the slide show above, click here.)
translating fear into creative energy
I had a Twitter conversation recently that invited me to look at the ways that I could use creative outlets to constructively involve the energy from feelings. That’s a mouthful, huh? Feelings as the energy of the moment I think that feelings are e-motion or energy-in-motion. (I think I first heard this concept from my
Poem 0176: middle of the night
Awakened in the middle of the night By that call that I knew could come And which I hoped would not I am stretched beyond my best self. This awakening has drawn me into The wired state of mind where Everything and nothing are important And not important. Where the knowing That I should go
Poem 0175 of 1,000: squirm
squirm the way the TV surgery shows do with “just the right amount” of blood squirm the way a parent can make a child feel when they question behavior or even when an adult just makes a (unintentionally loaded) suggestion squirm to get your spine moving and blood flowing to get your emotion in motion
Scout (the Wonder PlayDog)
This is Scout. He’s a dog that we adopted several years ago. These days, he is aging alongside us. Which is wonderful. He has some idiosyncrasies. So do Anita and I. And like most pets, Scout thinks he’s the master. Some days, he is. To me, in certain regards, he’s a sort of mentor monk or
Poem 0174 of 1,000: sleep
Unwanted fatigue overtakes my worn out sinews. Brain wanted to continue, but heart and flesh Are giving out. Only for today, tendons are tired and Head is hanging. No more ’til tomorrow. ~ by Stan Stewart Copyright © 2011 by muz4now, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 174/1,000
writing about having nothing to say
Imagine for a moment that it’s blogging day and nothing is coming to the blogger. It’s not that nothing is going on. It’s just the “what to blog about” question. Now, imagine that the blogger is me. No imagination required, actually. It’s sort of like the white space on a whiteboard. It’s perfectly fine. In fact,
creating your own booking agreement
Five things: Having a booking agreement can save you some serious headaches regarding the gig. It stinks if you get to the venue with a 5-meter extension cord and find that the power source is 60-meters away from the (also unexpected) outdoor site. And it’s happened to plenty of bands/ensembles with or without the agreement.
musicians and day jobs
Though she probably didn’t realize it at the time, a new blogging and tweeting friend of mine nudged me to write this. I had another great idea for a blog, but my day-job cut into the moments I had set aside to research and write it, so the research never got done. When she first wrote
Poem: vast
Invited by you, I open the doorway to my imagination And find there a vast, undiscovered country Filled with fun balloons, open-hearted tigers, Lovely, kind-hearted gazelles, Grown up children and Playful adults. Time to explore! ~ by Stan Stewart Copyright © 2011, 2017 by muz4now, Inc. All Rights Reserved.