I have noticed, in the past couple of months I’ve developed bad habits:
Watched too much television
Drank coffee
Ate too much sweets (candy, chocolates, cookies)
Had not exercise regularly
Spent too much on Facebook
Stressed over politics
Had not slept enough
It’s time to re-prioritize. It’s time to re-develop good habits. The next 40 days is going to be interesting.
Two things I did a lot while growing up: Watched movies and listened to radio. In the 80’s, the movies had a strong influence on what’s being played on radio. Sometimes the music was much better than the movie! These are some 80’s songs, as part of movie soundtracks, still stuck in my mind:
Simple Minds [...]
In my continuing series of 80’s music (re)collection, I’m listing a few more that were stuck in my mind. During my teenage years, I went clubbing quite a bit. When I was a DJ, I played them a lot, too. These songs were popular in Europe, but in North America1 they were obscure — at [...]
Today’s the day I turned American. Earlier this afternoon, the ceremony at Pomona, California, marked the day I officially became a US Citizen. It’s a milestone that I’ve been waiting for since I first filed for permanent residence in the year 2000.
The event itself was quite an experience. It wasn’t all fun. We paid $9 [...]
A friend once asked me, “What is my favorite 80’s music?” That’s not an easy question to answer. I can’t think of one song that represents an entire decade of music. Instead, the music was integrated into the experiences that occurred in the 80’s.
There are many examples, and in the next few months or so, [...]





