This morning I found a note taped to my computer. It read, “Hitting the road. Look after the blog.” It was simply signed “Fish” I don’t even know which direction he went. If my old buddy Mister Anchovy shows up in your town, give him… Read More
I’ve been working on improving my Go game. For those who don’t know, Go is a game played on a 19X19 grid with black and white stones. The object is to surround territory, more territory than your opponent, by placing stones on intersections of the… Read More
I’m all for rescuing animals in need of rescue, but I don’t think I’d do with this park ranger is doing to free the moose. Thank you to my brother the trout, Salvelinas Fontinalis, for passing this gem along.
I’ve been enjoying listening to Chemnitzer concertina music lately and that led me to Wanda and Stephanie, who were a mother-daughter team known as America’s Polka Sweethearts. They were polka performers but in the polka world that is broken down into styles. The style Wanda… Read More
What is a Hamburgler, you ask? I have been asked by a member of the Hamburglers to encourage you, gentle readers, to Vote Hamburgler. It seems the boys are in the final round of a contest to play at Riot Fest in Chicago in a… Read More
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Chemnitzer Concertina but were afraid to ask can be found at ConcertinaMusic.com. One of the places I like to visit is the for sale section of the site, which features ads for a number of these beautiful… Read More
Ellie Mae rarely shows any interest in toys, unlike her pal Memphis, who nurtures them. The other day, though, she stole one of Memphis’ toys, and took it out to the back yard to rip it to shreds.
That was Redwing. I like this melody a lot. I’ve been playing it on button accordion all weekend. I poked around on the inner-nets to see what I could find out about this tune. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s an Irish tune,… Read More
Regular readers will recall that sometime last year, a lean-to appeared out back. Ok fine, there’s plenty of room back there. I can live with the lean-to. Then the goose moved in. Now a second lean-to has appeared, at the north side of the property.… Read More
27th Street 