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MICHAEL
Each June (PRIDE month) I think about my friend, Michael. Michael was a conductor, chorus master, lecturer, author, musicologist, accompanist, and my vocal coach when I performed opera. He was...
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YA GOT TROUBLE!
My favorite Broadway musical of all time is “THE MUSIC MAN”. There is something about the combination of the setting: America at the turn of the century, the story-unique boy-meets-girl, the music-ballads,...
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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 a big apple tree while our grandmother worked in the nearby garden. It was...
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THE BLAST ZONE
It was May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens erupted. It was a Sunday, early in the morning, and I was living in Seattle. What I remember is that I heard...
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AMADEUS
One of my favorite plays, and films, is AMADEUS. It has been a favorite since I first saw the film in the theatre, in 1984. In college I performed in a...
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DIGGING DEEP by Rev. Ken Rickett
Detectives and investigators “dig deep” in search for factual information. Medical laboratory scientists “dig deep” in search for causes of diseases AND for medications that may mange, if not eliminate,...
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PIZZA
What is it about PIZZA? I know that I’m not in college, nor am I in my 20s, anymore but PIZZA still seems to be “God’s Perfect Food” (aside from...
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ESSENTIALS
I’ve learned some things in my almost 67 years; things about others AND things about myself. For instance: Sometimes I eat because I just want something to do. I can...
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WHEN ANGER SETS by Rev. Ken Rickett
“Do not let the sun set on your anger.” Biblically speaking, anger is not a sin. However, unresolved anger leads to a multitude of sins that invites disrespect of others...