finding joy 1/29
digging deep Another Monday has arrived and as I sit down to write my Finding Joy column, I realize last week is a complete blur. It felt like every day...
hello, it's me
i thought about this for a long, long time 1978 The first time I consciously heard "Hello It's Me" was in 1975. I'm sure I'd heard it before; it came out in...
finding joy 1/22
week in joy: happiness is Welcome to the new subscribers who joined up this week. This is my thirtysomething (I stopped counting) edition of Finding Joy,...
rear view mirror
three years later.. looking forward, looking back Perhaps I attribute too much meaning to anniversary dates; recognizing them, sometimes celebrating them,...
going it alone: new year, new home
Welcome to Buttondown we did it Good morning, and, like the sign says, welcome to our new home. If everything went as planned, you will notice absolutely...
finding joy 1/15
warmth in the winter
programming note
a change of venue
with the beatles
on growing up with their music as soundtrack
joy: 2024 (week 32)
finding joy has become easier
i was mourning after you
realizing why my grief still flows
2024: better things
maybe this year will be better than the last
2023 christmas/new year message
from me to you
joy: week 31
a slight pause in production
let forever be
in which i contemplate the idea of forever
a player to be named later
a baseball card takes me back in time
The Art of the Mixtape
waxing nostalgic about a lost art
joy: week 30
a pleasant week
an ode to long island diners
open 24/7, they are always there for you
in defense of hallmark christmas movies
deck the halls with schmaltz
joy: week 29
in which learn how to cook and like it