TEACHERS & STUDENTS

She was as colorful a person as you would like to meet; my first piano teacher,...

MICHAEL

Each June (PRIDE month) I think about my friend, Michael.  Michael was a conductor, chorus master,...

PARADISE?

YA GOT TROUBLE!

My favorite Broadway musical of all time is “THE MUSIC MAN”.  There is something about the combination...

TO LISTEN OR NOT TO LISTEN by Rev. Ken Rickett

One day when I was around 10-12 years old, my brother and I would play under...

THE BLAST ZONE

It was May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens erupted.  It was a Sunday, early in the...

AMADEUS

One of my favorite plays, and films, is AMADEUS.  It has been a favorite since I first...

DIGGING DEEP by Rev. Ken Rickett

Detectives and investigators “dig deep” in search for factual information. Medical laboratory scientists “dig deep” in...

PIZZA

What is it about PIZZA?  I know that I’m not in college, nor am I in...

ESSENTIALS

I’ve learned some things in my almost 67 years; things about others AND things about myself. ...