Category: music

  • 30 day song challenge, day 2: your least favorite song

    26 Apr 2011 » 1 min read about music

    I wonder how many people doing this challenge thought this was a difficult one. The problem is most people simply don’t listen to their least favorite song so it is hard to bring to mind.  Reflecting on this, I’ve come up with two songs. The first is the Eagles “Life in the Fast Lane”. I…

  • 30 day song challenge, day 1: your favorite song

    25 Apr 2011 » 1 min read about music

    Reading my friend Eric‘s posts on Facebook for the 30 day song challenge decided me to be a copycat and attempt this as well. Day 1 is “your favorite song” and of course, this is difficult when you enjoy a wide variety of musical styles. Favorite what? Rock? Metal? Punk? 80s? 40s? I suppose they…

  • Far Away Places and Science Fiction

    06 Feb 2011 » 2 min read about music

    I don’t generally listen to music while I write. The problem is that I can’t split my attention: if I listen to the music, I don’t write; if I write, I don’t hear the music. There have been one or two rare exceptions, but 99% of the time, I write with nothing in the background–all…