About twenty years ago, my phone rang. It was Earl Hamner. He said, “Jon, it’s your old Uncle Earl. I want to make a CD. I’m going to...

When I was in high school, I didn’t have a lot of interest in science. I was a slightly rebellious, somewhat bored, occasionally...

Hi there, God here. How’s it goin’? Ok, stupid question. I know how it’s going ‘cause I’m God. I don’t mean to make fun of your problems,...

Preface Well, I’m back. It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog. In the past, my blogs have mostly had to do with music,...

First off, thanks for the comments, on this website and on Facebook, regarding part one of my last blog, "This Land Was Made For You......

I was naive. A few years ago, I really thought we were getting beyond racism. In my own little world, my friends and acquaintances who...

“Hello, my lovely,” said the saleswoman at the furniture store. “Thank you, my lovely,” smiled the Tamar Bridge toll-lady. “There you...

Last week, Marion and I traveled to Concord, Massachusetts, a town which the U.S. Census Bureau refers to as part of “Greater Boston.” To...

Hello there, it’s been a while. My last blog went out at the end of 2017. I had intended to take a break for the holidays, stay off...

“And so this is Christmas… and what have you done?” Well, to answer John Lennon, quite a lot in 2017. Musically speaking, I released a...

This is not the blog I wanted to write. I had planned to share my latest musical project, something that gives me a lot of joy, and...

Harvey Weinstein. Within the last couple of weeks, his public reputation has gone from that of “Producer/Mogul” to “Sexual Predator.” The...

What a week. Las Vegas…Tom Petty. A shattering, one-two punch; not quite a knockout, but close. We’ll stand up, shake ourselves off, and...

If ever there was an “all American” place, it is Vermont. That is not to say it’s the most “all American” or only “all American” place,...

Over the last year or two, we’ve lost many greats in the entertainment industry; so many, in fact, that last year many people began to...