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THE PIANO
So, there was this guy, an instrument maker in Florence (where I am currently sojourning) with the great name of Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco. Anyway, somewhere around 1700 Bart decided...
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FLORENCE & TUSCANY
Well, I sit writing this BLOG in my favorite city in the world, Florence (Firenze), in the Tuscany region of Italy. It’s been years since I’ve been here and, not...
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July 04, 2023
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TELL YOUR STORY
Usually, during this holiday weekend, I perform with the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra (the “big band” I’ve been singing with since 2000) as we performed last night a THE JAZZ KITCHEN in Indy....
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June 28, 2023
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LUDWIG ON THE STREET
Beethoven is not one of my favorite composers. I don’t dislike his music, it’s just not my favorite…but oddly, he IS one of my favorite people, aside from his music. I learned quite a...
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June 20, 2023
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DAMASCUS
His Hebrew name was Saul, and his Greek name was Paul. I’ve been reading his letters in the scripture for as long as I can remember. My relationship with him is complicated. I can’t really...
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June 13, 2023
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THE MIRROR
The older I get (and I just marked one more journey around the sun a few weeks ago) the more I notice (irritatingly) how many mirrors we have in our home. In my...
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June 07, 2023
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FILLING IN THE GAPS
A BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett John 5: 1-9 Some time later came one of the Jewish feast days and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. There is in Jerusalem, near...
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May 31, 2023
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IF I’D ONLY…
Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s something else, but lately I’ve been obsessively fantasizing, and even had dreams about, going back and starting over…beginning with my Freshman Year in High...
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May 24, 2023
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WHEN THE MOUNTAIN BLEW
It was 43 years ago this week (May 18th, to be exact and hard to believe) that Mount St. Helens erupted. It was a Sunday, early in the morning, I was living in...
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May 17, 2023
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THE HILL
Another “trip around the sun” is coming up: a landmark trip…yes, I have entered MEDICARELAND…and I am literally “feeling” my age. Now that I’m officially on the “other side of...
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