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2023-03-26: #JazzChurch 149 Today we listened to music by Steve Khan, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny Group, Kate McGarry, Donald Byrd, …

2023-01-29: #JazzChurch 142 – Sunday, January 29, 2023 Today we listened to music by the Yellowjackets, Joey Calderazzo, Miroslav Vitous, Walt Weiskopf, Al …

2023-01-22: #JazzChurch 141 - Sunday, 1/22/2023 Today we listened to music by the Yellowjackets, Alice Coltrane, Art Blakey, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey …

2023-01-08: #JazzChurch 139 - Sunday, January 8, 2023 Today we listened to music by John Coltrane, Chet Baker, John McLaughlin, Nicholas Payton, Omara …

2023-01-01: #JazzChurch 138 – Sunday, January 1, 2023 Today we listened to music by SFJAZZ Collective, Wynton Marsalis, John Coltrane Quartet, Miles …

2022-12-11: #JazzChurch 137 – Sunday, December 11, 2022 Today we listened to music by Art Blakey, Bobby Watson, Nicholas Payton, Poncho Sanchez, Kirk …

2022-12-10: Learning About The Black Codes via ChatGPT I had an amiable chat about an aspect of Black and American history with ChatGPT. No defensiveness. …

2022-12-04: #JazzChurch 136 – Sunday, December 4, 2022 Today we celebrated Jaco Pastorius’ birthday by listening to some of his music. We also …

2022-11-27: #JazzChurch 135 – Sunday, November 27, 2022 Today we listened to Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Kenny Drew Jr., Ron Carter, Mahalia Jackson, …

2022-11-20: #JazzChurch 134 - Sunday, November 20, 2022 Today we listened to Gary Bartz, Orrin Evans, Donny Hathaway, Avishai Cohen, Eric Dolphy, Victor …

2022-11-13: #JazzChurch 133 – Sunday, November 13, 2022 Today we listened to The Eric Byrd Trio, Weather Report, Donald Byrd, Orrin Evans, Marcus Miller, …

2022-11-06: #JazzChurch 132 – Sunday, November 6, 2022 Today we listened to Stephen Scott, Charles Lloyd, Sonny Rollins, Steve Kuhn, Roderick Harper, Ron …

2022-10-30: #JazzChurch 131 – Sunday, October 30, 2022 Today we listened to Orrin Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Tom Harrell, Orrin …

2022-10-23: #JazzChurch 130 – Sunday, October 23, 2022 Today we listened to Pharoah Sanders, Donald Vega, Ray Vega, Keter Betts, Billie Holiday, Sarah …

2022-10-16: #JazzChurch 129 — Sunday, October 16, 2022 In this episode, we honored Roy Hargrove on his birthday and listened to Ameen Saleem, Erykah Badu, …

2022-10-09: #JazzChurch 128 – Sunday, October 9, 2022 In this episode, we listened to John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Gerald Wilson, Archie Shepp, Joe …

2022-10-02: #JazzChurch 127 - Sunday, October 2, 2022 In this episode, we listened to Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Terri Lyne Carrington, Chico …

2022-09-25: #JazzChurch 126 - Sunday, September 25, 2022 This Sunday, we honored the great jazz musician, composer, and saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, who …

2022-09-18: #JazzChurch 125 – Sunday, September 18, 2022 This Sunday, we honored Ramsey Lewis who passed away this week. We also listened to Roy Hargrove, …

2022-09-11: #JazzChurch 124 – Sunday, September 11, 2022 Today we listened to Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Bartz, Mike Stern, Charlie Haden, Alvin …

2022-09-04: #JazzChurch 123 – Sunday, September 4, 2022 Today we listened to Deodato, Lorenz Hargassner Quartet, Marcus Miller, Charlie Haden Quartet West, …

2022-09-02: On Finally Visiting “The Mountain” I used to imagine myself sitting on my deck and taking in an amazing view of the “Rocky F$@%ing …

2022-08-28: #JazzChurch 122 - Sunday, August 28, 2022 Today we listened to Joey DeFrancesco, John McLaughlin, Makaya McCraven, Charles Earland, Roy …

2022-08-21: #JazzChurch 121 – Sunday, August 21, 2022 Today we listened to John Coltrane, Joe Lovano, Kris Funn, Dizzy Gillespie, Geoffrey Keezer, …

2022-08-14: #JazzChurch 120 – Sunday, August 14, 2022 Today we listened to Joe Lovano, Woody Shaw, James Moody, Terell Stafford, Diana Krall, Samara Joy, …

2022-08-08: #JazzChurch 119 - Sunday, August 7, 2022 Today we listened to SFJAZZ Collective, Pat Metheny, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Sine Qua Non, Dave …

2022-07-31: #JazzChurch 118 – Sunday, July 31, 2022 Today we listened to Public Enemy, Jazzanova, The Cast of Stomp, The Baylor Project, Miguel Zenon, …

2022-07-24: #JazzChurch 117 – Sunday, July 24, 2022 Today we listened to Marc Johnson, Heads of State, Kenny Garrett, Andy Bey, Andreas Varady, Charles …

2022-07-17: #JazzChurch 116 – Sunday, July 17, 2022 Today we listened to Buster Williams, Kris Funn, Yellowjackets, The Staple Singers, Dorothy Ashby, …

2022-07-10: #JazzChurch 115 – Sunday, July 10, 2022 Today we listened to Joey Alexander, Jessica Williams, Kris Funn, Pastor T.L. Barrett & The …

2022-07-04: Frederick Douglass: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Descendants of Frederick Douglass deliver his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of …

2022-07-03: #JazzChurch 114 – Sunday, July 3, 2022 Today we listened to Eric Wyatt, Lonnie Liston Smith, John Coltrane Quartet, Dezron Douglas & …

2022-07-03: Ossie Davis reads Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” His …

2022-06-26: #JazzChurch 113 – Sunday, June 26, 2022 #JazzChurch 113 – Sunday, June 26, 2022 Today we listened to Gerald Wilson, Darrell Grant, Robert …

2022-06-19: #JazzChurch 112 – Sunday, June 19, 2022 #JazzChurch 112 – Sunday, June 19, 2022 Today we listened to John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Kenny …

2022-06-12: #JazzChurch 111 - Sunday, June 12, 2022 #JazzChurch 111 – Sunday, June 12, 2022 Today we listened to Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Willie …

2022-05-29: #JazzChurch 109 – Sunday, May 29, 2022 #JazzChurch 109 – Sunday, May 29, 2022 Today we listened to Dave Holland & Prism, Hugh Masekela, …

2022-05-25: G.O.P. = Guns Over People <rant> I see a lot of posts that reference “people in power” who do nothing to stop this …

2022-05-22: #JazzChurch 108 – Sunday, May 22, 2022 Today we listened to Herbie Hancock, the Larry Coryell Quartet, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, …

2022-05-15: #JazzChurch 107 - Sunday, May 15, 2022 #JazzChurch 107 – Sunday, May 15, 2022 Today we listened to Mahalia Jackson, Dave Holland, Eric …

2022-05-08: #JazzChurch 106 — Sunday, May 8, 2022 Today we listened to McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Clifford Lamb, Joe Lovano, Nelda Swiggett Quintet, …

2022-05-01: #JazzChurch 105 – Sunday, May 1, 2022

2022-04-24: #JazzChurch 104 – Sunday, April 24, 2022 #JazzChurch 104 – Sunday, April 24, 2022 – Today, we listened to Quincy Jones, Cedar Walton, Jessica …

2022-04-17: #JazzChurch 103 – Sunday, April 17, 2022 #JazzChurch 103 – Sunday, April 17, 2022 – Today, we remembered the great bassist Charnett Moffett …

2022-04-17: Here’s a scene from yesterday morning. Spring is underway. You can see the leaves coming in, …

2022-04-16: #OnThisDay: April 16, 2019 Early in my career, a colleague suggested I send a “brilliant yet difficult” employee to …

2022-04-11: Tanganyika Dance - The Sound of Jazz! I love Kurt Elling’s version of this great McCoy Tyner composition, and especially these lyrics: …

2022-04-10: #JazzChurch 102 — Sunday, April 10, 2022 #JazzChurch 102 – Sunday, April 10, 2022 – We listened to Keith Jarrett, Cannonball Adderley, George …

2022-04-03: #JazzChurch 101 – Sunday, April 3, 2022 #JazzChurch 101 – Sunday, April 3, 2022 – We listened to Trio Beyond, Mahalia Jackson, Darrell …

2022-03-31: A Very Excellent Good Day “Good morning!!! Today’s going to be a good day!!” That’s a message an esteemed colleague sent me …

2022-03-27: #JazzChurch 100 - Sunday, March 27, 2022 #JazzChurch 100 – Sunday, March 27, 2022 – We listened to Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens, …

2022-03-26: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America In that pregnant moment, …

2022-03-23: Bass. Face. I’ve been going through photographs to help tell the story of the past ten years at TPU. I …

2022-03-21: My Jazz Night School Combo had the opportunity to perform at the Royal Room on Friday, March 18. I …

2022-03-20: #JazzChurch 99 #JazzChurch 99 – Sunday, March 20, 2022 – We listened to Cesar Camargo Mariano & Romero Lubambo, …

2022-03-14: Happy Pi Day 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706 …

2022-03-13: #JazzChurch 98 — Sunday, March 13, 2022 #JazzChurch 98 – Sunday, March 13, 2022 – Celebrating the birthday of Mrs. Rev. Dr. Bill E. Bob …

2022-03-08: #JazzChurch 97 #JazzChurch 97 – Sunday, March 6, 2022 – we listened to Pharoah Sanders, Brandee Younger, Kris …

2022-02-27: #JazzChurch 96 – Sunday, February 27, 2022 #JazzChurch 96 – Sunday, February 27, 2022 – we listened to Michael Brecker, David Kikoski, Abdullah …

2022-02-25: Wordle, the Brain, and Unconscious Bias Wordle 251 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m wondering how the brain works. I frequently have the …

2022-02-20: #JazzChurch 95 – Sunday, February 20, 2022 #JazzChurch 95 – Sunday, February 20, 2022 – we listened to Donald Byrd, Hugh Masekela, Michel …

2022-02-13: #JazzChurch 94 – Sunday, February 13, 2022 #JazzChurch 94 – Sunday, February 13, 2022 – we listened to South African music by Hugh Masekela, …

2022-02-06: #JazzChurch 93 – Sunday, February 6, 2022 #JazzChurch 93 – Sunday, February 6, 2022 – featuring music by Tom Harrell, Ravi Coltrane, John …

2022-01-30: #JazzChurch 92 – Sunday, January 30, 2022 #JazzChurch 92 – Sunday, January 30, 2022 – featuring timely music by Donald Byrd, Ravi Coltrane, …

2022-01-28: First 2022 International Space Station flyover that I’ve been able to actually see! Alas it’s 35°F …

2022-01-23: #JazzChurch 91 – Sunday, January 23, 2022 #JazzChurch 91 – Sunday, January 23, 2022 – featuring music by Henry Butler, Abdullah Ibrahim, …

2022-01-22: Writer Blocked I want to get back to writing. I feel like I have many stories to tell, but I frequently end up …

2022-01-18: Feeding without the frenzy!

2022-01-16: #JazzChurch 90 – Sunday, January 16, 2022 #JazzChurch 90 – Sunday, January 16, 2022 – featuring music by Charles Lloyd, John Coltrane, Eric …

2022-01-09: Happy Static Electricity Day My first day at Tacoma Power and TPU was January 9, 2012. I didn’t apply at first. The …

2022-01-09: #JazzChurch 89 – Sunday, January 9, 2022 #JazzChurch 89 – Sunday, January 9, 2022 – featuring music by Marcus Miller, John McLaughlin, …

2022-01-02: #JazzChurch 88 – Sunday, January 2, 2022 #JazzChurch 88 – Sunday, January 2, 2022 – There are 88 keys on a piano keyboard, so this episode …

2022-01-01: My Nguzo Mbili (Two Principles) Kuumba (Creativity) To do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave our …

2021-12-26: #JazzChurch 87 – Sunday, December 26, 2021 #JazzChurch 87 – December 26, 2021 – featuring music by Dexter Gordon Quartet, Bill Augustine & …

2021-12-20: #JazzChurch 86 – Sunday, December 19, 2021 #JazzChurch 86 – December 19, 2021 – featuring music by Kenny Garrett, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, …

2021-12-12: #JazzChurch 85 – Sunday, December 12, 2021 #JazzChurch 85 – December 12, 2021 – featuring music by Roy Hargrove, Taylor Eigsti, Helen Sung, …

2021-12-05: #JazzChurch 84 #JazzChurch 84 – December 5, 2021 – featuring music by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Orrin Evans, Tom …

2021-11-28: #JazzChurch 83 – Sunday, November 28, 2021 #JazzChurch 83 – Sunday, November 28, 2021 – featuring music by Makaya McCraven, Randy Brecker, the …

2021-11-21: #JazzChurch 82 - Sunday, November 21, 2021 #JazzChurch 82 – Sunday, November 21, 2021 – featuring music by Roy Hargrove Quintet, John Coltrane …

2021-11-14: #JazzChurch 81 - Sunday, November 14, 2021 #JazzChurch 81 – Sunday, November 14, 2021 – featuring music by PRussell Gunn, Johnny Griffin, Kenny …

2021-11-07: #JazzChurch 80 – Sunday, November 7, 2021 #JazzChurch 80 – Sunday, November 7, 2021 – featuring music by Pharoah Sanders, John Coltrane, Chick …

2021-10-31: #JazzChurch 79 – Sunday, October 31, 2021 #JazzChurch 79 – Sunday, October 31, 2021 – featuring music by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation …

2021-10-24: #JazzChurch 78 - Sunday, October 24, 2021 #JazzChurch 78 – Sunday, October 24, 2021 – featuring music by the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Brian …

2021-10-17: #JazzChurch 77 - Sunday, October 17, 2021 #jazzchurch 77 – Sunday, October 17, 2021 – featuring music by the Metta Quintet, Sylvain Luc, Roy …

2021-10-10: #JazzChurch 76 - Sunday, October 10, 2021 #jazzchurch 76 – Sunday, October 10, 2021 – featuring music by Jackie McLean, Larry Willis, Kamasi …

2021-10-05: “Each time I walk Into a classroom, I can choose the place within myself from which my teaching …

2021-10-03: #JazzChurch 75 - Sunday, October 3, 2021 #jazzchurch 75 – Sunday, October 3, 2021 – featuring music by Marc Johnson, Chick Corea Akoustic …

2021-09-27: dreary rainy daze Wherein, I can’t stand the rain…

2021-09-26: #JazzChurch 74 - Sunday, September 26, 2021 #jazzchurch 74 – Sunday, September 26, 2021 – featuring music by Hugh Masekela, Rob Bruynen, Jared …

2021-09-23: I used to think the “good old days” always seemed to have ended just before I got there. Alas, …

2021-09-19: #JazzChurch 73 - Sunday, September 19, 2021 #jazzchurch 73 – Sunday, September 19, 2021 – featuring music by Yusef Lateef, Dizzy Gillespie, Omar …

2021-09-17: Rehearsing “Autumn Leaves” Breakdancing Leaf Recycling Bins, Stairs, and a Leaf in Action

2021-09-16: Then: Mask burning rally in Idaho Now: “Idaho declares statewide hospital resource crisis” Why? …

2021-09-12: #JazzChurch 72 - Sunday, September 12, 2021 #jazzchurch 72 – Sunday, September 12, 2021 – featuring music by Pat Metheny, James Cleveland and …

2021-09-05: #JazzChurch 71 - Sunday, September 5, 2021 #jazzchurch 71 – Sunday, September 5, 2021 – featuring music by Wayne Shorter, The Manhattan …

2021-09-01: My ALF Speech: “We Leave a Wake” I was fortunate to be part of ALF Class XXVI (American Leadership Forum of Tacoma/Pierce County). We …

2021-08-31: PTO Musings: Just Listen! I’m on PTO this week with nothing better to do than rest and take stock while summer saunters away. …

2021-08-29: #JazzChurch 70 - Sunday, August 29, 2021 #jazzchurch 70 – Sunday, August 29, 2021 – featuring music by Wayne Shorter, our greatest living …

2021-08-22: #JazzChurch 69 - Sunday, August 22, 2021 #jazzchurch 69 – Sunday, August 22, 2021 – featuring music by Ahmad Jamal, Hugh Masekela, Wynton …

2021-08-18: On This Day: Mulgrew Miller on “Why I Play Jazz” (8/18/15) I love hearing Mulgrew talk …

2021-08-15: #JazzChurch 68 - Sunday, August 15, 2021 #jazzchurch 68 – Sunday, August 15, 2021 – featuring music by Kenny Garrett, Larry Willis, Pharoah …

2021-08-13: Hugh Masekela introduced me to jazz. Their November 2015 concert at the Triple Door was the last …

2021-08-08: #JazzChurch 67 - Sunday, August 8, 2021 #jazzchurch 67 – Sunday, August 8, 2021 – featuring music by Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Roy …

2021-08-02: I really miss this truck and the great vittles found therein! I became a food truck guy in the Bay …

2021-08-02: On This Day - 9 years ago me: “you have to drink the Kool-Aid!” someone else: …

2021-08-01: #JazzChurch 66 - Sunday, August 1, 2021 #jazzchurch 66 – Sunday, August 1, 2021 – featured music by McCoy Tyner, Gang Starr, Larry Coryell …

2021-07-31: On The Difference Between Managers and Leaders Tom Peters, one of my favorite business authors, says there’s no difference between leaders and …

2021-07-27: I had a chance to play some music last Saturday at Jazz Night School’s Jazz About Town.” First …

2021-07-25: #JazzChurch 65 - Sunday, July 25, 2021 #jazzchurch 65 – Sunday, July 25, 2021 – featured music by John Scofield, Thelonious Monk, Larry …

2021-07-25: Pimientos de Padrón!!!

2021-07-19: ”Science doesn’t really care about your beliefs. And no amount of belief makes something a …

2021-07-18: #JazzChurch 64 - Sunday, July 18, 2021 #jazzchurch 64 – Sunday, July 18, 2021 – featured music by The Clayton Brothers, Miles Davis, Albert …

2021-07-14: Let Us Go to the House of the Lord What do you do if you grew up in the black church, attended Sunday School every Sunday until you …

2021-07-11: #JazzChurch 63 - Sunday, July 11, 2021 #jazzchurch 63 – Sunday, Sunday, July 11, 2021 – featured music by Jaco Pastorius, John Coltrane, …

2021-07-06: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates joining Howard University faculty - The Washington Post “It’s …

2021-07-04: Tea with honey and lemon: one of life’s simple pleasures!

2021-07-04: #JazzChurch 62 - Sunday, July 4, 2021 #jazzchurch 62 – Sunday, Sunday, July 4, 2021 – was a special July 4th episode featuring music by …

2021-07-04: According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, over 99 percent of people who died from COVID-19 in recent weeks …

2021-07-04: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? - 2020 Version Amidst the national conversation on racial justice and police reform, this collective of Black …

2021-06-28: “Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is …

2021-06-27: #JazzChurch 61 - Sunday, June 27, 2021 #jazzchurch 61 – Sunday, June 27, 2021 – was a special “Hottest-Day-Of-The-Year-So-Far” …

2021-06-25: Random Friday Thoughts It’s Friday, early afternoon. I’m sitting on my deck, having had a most hectic morning. I missed a …

2021-06-20: #JazzChurch 60 - Sunday, June 20, 2021 #jazzchurch 60 – Sunday, June 20, 2021 – was a special Juneteenth/Father’s Day/Summer Soltice …

2021-06-20: Thread by Jennifer Mercieca I analyzed Tucker Carlson’s January 6th FBI conspiracy segment. …

2021-06-18: #CreateSpace…

2021-06-13: #JazzChurch 59 - Sunday, June 13, 2021 #jazzchurch 59 – Sunday, June 13, 2021 – featured music by McCoy Tyner, John McLaughlin, John …

2021-06-13: The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax …

2021-06-12: America’s gun obsession is rooted in slavery | Carol Anderson | The Guardian File this under things I should have known, but didn’t! “In 1788, at the constitutional …

2021-06-10: ”I have become enraptured with the sky. It seems all of my recent photographs start with a teeny, …

2021-06-09: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and …

2021-06-06: #JazzChurch 58 - Sunday, June 6, 2021 #jazzchurch 58 – Sunday, June 6, 2021 – featured music by Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Kenny …

2021-06-05: I always feel like I’m not doing enough on the weekend! Why is that! Bill E. Bob needs his …

2021-06-02: Here’s a little something I noticed…

2021-05-30: #JazzChurch 57 - Sunday, May 30, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 57 - Sunday, May 30, 2021 #jazzchurch 57 – Sunday, May 23, 2021 – featured …

2021-05-28: Too Many Questions

2021-05-26: Do the Right Thing! Da Mayor and Mookie!!! Alas, I find myself back here again, wondering, searching for, trying to …

2021-05-23: What does it mean to say that you’re “head over heels” in love with someone when your head …

2021-05-23: #JazzChurch 56 - Sunday, May 23, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 56 #jazzchurch 56 – Sunday, May 23, 2021 – featured music by Pat Metheny, …

2021-05-22: Some Type of Lily, 5/22/2021.

2021-05-19: This bass player is available (provided, of course, everyone has been vaccinated)! :-)

2021-05-16: #JazzChurch 55 – Sunday, May 16, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 55 - Sunday, May 16, 2021 #jazzchurch 55 – Sunday, May 16, 2021 – features …

2021-05-10: ”Your intelligence cannot be measured by a number. It is defined by your willingness to learn, solve …

2021-05-10: “The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the …

2021-05-09: #JazzChurch 54 - Sunday, May 9, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 54 - Sunday, May 9, 2021 #jazzchurch 54 – Sunday, May 9, 2021 – featured music …

2021-05-09: “Don’t Give Up” by Gil Scott-Heron So, I’m up early looking for music to play on #JazzChurch today, and I find out it’s a friend’s …

2021-05-04: Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basecamp employees quitting - The Verge: …

2021-05-04: “To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” …

2021-05-02: #JazzChurch 53 - Sunday, May 2, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 53 - Sunday, May 2, 2021 #jazzchurch 53 – Sunday, May 2, 2021 – featured the …

2021-05-01: International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration A look back at 10 years of historic International Jazz Day concerts featuring dozens of music icons. …

2021-04-25: #JazzChurch 52 - April 25, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 52 - April 25, 2021 #jazzchurch 52 – Sunday, April 25, 2021 –featured music by …

2021-04-21: Why Zigging Is The Enemy of Innovation As Henry Ford may have once said, “If I asked my …

2021-04-21: She’ll be coming round The Mountain when she comes!

2021-04-18: #JazzChurch 51 bbebop · #JazzChurch 51 - April 18, 2021 #jazzchurch 51 – Sunday, April 18, 2021 – featured music …

2021-04-17: How Do I Want to Be When I Return From Vacation? Episode #27 I’ve been on PTO for two weeks and return to work on Monday. This vacation has been timely because, …

2021-04-17: Bb’s Journal Notes: McCoy Tyner in Seattle April 15, 2012. Our first visit to Jazz Alley. Waiting for The Real McCoy. That would be McCoy …

2021-04-17: ”Of course it’s nice that we’ve managed to gather virtually. But I don’t know, …

2021-04-16: Yesterday, the third Thursday of April, was the second National High Five Day in a row during which …

2021-04-16: Dot Stories: Go to the Training First Early in my career, a colleague suggested I send a “brilliant, yet difficult” employee …

2021-04-16: Message on the way to dinner this perfect day!

2021-04-16: It’s 3:45 PM PDT. It’s also 79° where I sit. Not exactly because, well, I’ve got …

2021-04-14: Great quotes on writing from James Baldwin. “Write a Sentence as Clean as a Bone” and Other Advice …

2021-04-14: #2021RoadSigns… Police Told to Hold Back on Capitol Riot Response, Report Finds - The New York Times The Capitol …

2021-04-14: #JazzChurch 50 bbebop · #JazzChurch 50 - Sunday, April 11, 2021 #jazzchurch 50 – Sunday, April 11, 2021 – featured …

2021-04-14: Here’s a great podcast episode about The Real Book and the impact it has had on jazz. …

2021-04-07: I love this cartoon by Brian King. It reminded me of this song by Joe Williams👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

2021-04-06: I noticed these signs while taking a walk along the Cushman Trail… Alas, a couple of days later, …

2021-04-04: #JazzChurch 49 – Sunday, April 4, 2021 bbebop · #JazzChurch 49 - Sunday, April 4, 2021 #jazzchurch 49 – Sunday, April 4, 2021 – featured …

2021-04-01: Why is there no April Fool’s Day this year? This is incredibly disappointing. #AprilFoolsDay …

2021-03-31: ”I’m not the only one on-screen right now who has been falsely accused of a terrible sex act…“ …

2021-03-29: Outward Mindset workshops are #fun!!! When facilitating a DIOM workshop for fellow City of Tacoma …

2021-03-28: #JazzChurch – Sunday, March 28, 2021 John Coltrane Gets Us In The Spirit!! bbebop · #JazzChurch 48 - Sunday, March 28, 2021 #jazzchurch …

2021-03-28: True?

2021-03-28: Cabin in the Woods! Free yoga classes in the morning, followed by awesome coffee (or tea) and all …

2021-03-26: Yes, Democracy is Ragtime On the Corner Here’s a series of screenshots from tonight’s Rachel Maddow Show that shine a bright …

2021-03-25: “You’ve stumped me!” Not the best way to respond to a question, perhaps, but …

2021-03-25: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is right now!” …

2021-03-24: Bill E. Bob’s very first #EveryDayPhoto, taken March 24, 2011, #10YearsAgoToday!

2021-03-24: “yes! nerds don’t love everything. nerds love what they love! to the extent I’m a nerd, …

2021-03-24: “Love is always the goal, but pain is what connects all of us.” – Woody Shaw …

2021-03-23: Traveling on the Road to Hana-lytics! It’s a long story… 🧐

2021-03-23: Meanderings – The Accidental Magazine Once upon a time, 27 years ago, this guy I know accidentally created an internet magazine called …

2021-03-23: some of my best ideas started out as miss-takes…

2021-03-22: I’m totally in love with this most beautiful duo version of Clifford Brown’s Joy Spring …

2021-03-22: #OutwardImprovisation!!! “The best thing about facilitating is not what you prepared for. …

2021-03-22: “This is not meant to be ‘clever.’ It is fact. Politics is the first 90% of …

2021-03-21: #JazzChurch 47 - Sunday, March 21, 2021 Joyspring is Here (and Can Really Hang You Up the Most)!! bbebop · #JazzChurch 47 - Sunday, March …

2021-03-20: Things are getting better…

2021-03-20: 3/20/2020: So this is what being a (self-proclaimed) Chief High-Five Officer has come to! …

2021-03-19: I’m thinking about maybe doing a podcast. What on earth would I talk about? Who would be good …

2021-03-19: Black newspaper delivery driver detained after Pierce County sheriff claims, then recants, threat to …

2021-03-18: It’s a paradox. #TheMountainIsOut and the sky is at its most colorful best during early winter …

2021-03-17: “In the last 50 years, out of almost 3 billion votes cast, there have been about 1,500 proven …

2021-03-17: ”If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it.“ – Prof. …

2021-03-17: Nervously I Speak… I came across this article with great public speaking advice – Why Introverts Can Be the Best Public …

2021-03-17: Big news. #HappyStPatricksDay – Sandy Boynton

2021-03-16: Sign of the Times, 3/16/2020.

2021-03-15: #JazzChurch 46 - Sunday, March 14, 2021 Honoring Women in Jazz bbebop · #JazzChurch 46 - Sunday, March 14, 2021 #jazzchurch 46 – Sunday, …

2021-03-13: ”Absolutely! I had a great time! I got to be nosey! That always works for me!“ Happy Birthday, Ms. …

2021-03-13: Q. What would an Outward Mindset require of Mr. Tibbs? By 1967, [Sidney Poitier] was one of the …

2021-03-13: Race/Related: Signature Photos From Our Black Photojournalists Last month in honor of Black …

2021-03-13: Still #workingonit!!!

2021-03-12: What’s so much better than #GettingAllYourDucksInARow? This is a great day for a project. …

2021-03-12: I’m up early, hoping for a good sunrise. Alas, I’ll have to settle for yesterday… On …

2021-03-11: We often ask, “how are you?” without hearing the answer. If we don’t care, why do …

2021-03-11: “If we can’t agree on what’s true, how can we possibly agree on what’s most …

2021-03-08: Documentary: Walking the Changes | Legends of Double Bass in Jazz New documentary featuring many of my bass heroes! I invested early and look forward to watching the …

2021-03-07: Where or When? #song4today! 2/26/2018 I start my journal entries the name of song reverberating in …

2021-03-05: “Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it.” – Daniel …

2021-03-04: Daring Fireball: Google’s Outsized Share of Advertising Money John Gruber’s astute observations …

2021-03-03: More Liz and Mollie! Very cool cartoons that illustrate important philosophical points about life …

2021-03-03: I love Liz and Mollie! Very cool cartoons that illustrate important philosophical points about life …

2021-03-02: Keep On Pushing That Rock I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one’s …

2021-03-01: this is comic number 456, i started in September, and i still wake up every day filled with dread …

2021-02-28: #JazzChurch 44 – February 28, 2021 Livestream Replay bbebop · #JazzChurch 44 - Sunday, February 28, 2021 Playlist #jazzchurch 44 – …

2021-02-28: @LizandMollie explain why I’m not much of a history buff… Not even #workingonit…

2021-02-27: Today’s vaccination event was right across the street from Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, one of my …

2021-02-27: Vaccine Day in Seattle Today I went to Seattle for only the second time since the pandemic began in earnest almost a year …

2021-02-25: Frank Figliuzzi: Senate asked all the wrong questions about the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol …

2021-02-24: Political Prognosticating, 2016-style 2/24/2016: Stepping out on a limb here. HRC will be the Democratic Party’s nominee. The Bern …

2021-02-24: ”To have a great idea, have lots of them.“ – Thomas Edison

2021-02-23: My #JazzChurch Oeuvre… I’ve now hosted #JazzChurch 43 Sundays in a row. What started as a silly idea keeps chugging …

2021-02-23: 500,000 lives lost Deep data visualization!

2021-02-22: Every now and then, something grabs my attention, i.e., catches my eye. I have to stop and take it …

2021-02-21: #JazzChurch 43 – Sunday, February 21, 2021 Livestream Replay bbebop · #JazzChurch 43 - Sunday, February 21, 2021 Playlist #jazzchurch 43 – …

2021-02-21: I Write to Learn What I Think They say the first draft is shit, so just put a whole lot of whatevers out there because …

2021-02-20: Black History Month via the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Origins of Black History Month …

2021-02-20: #IWantMyTubmans!!! Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Redesign to be Accelerated by Biden Administration - The …

2021-02-19: I purchased a calendar and coffee table book based on my old posts, demonstrating there just might …

2021-02-17: @kbuddyartist: “A squirrel and a cardinal in a standoff over the last sunflower seed” …

2021-02-16: The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. “Because I …

2021-02-16: We must move beyond learning the tune to playing the song and then on to making music together.

2021-02-15: I am testing! 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 b͟l͟a͟h͟.͟ ͟b͟l͟a͟h͟.͟ ͟b͟l͟a͟h͟.͟ blah. blah. blah.

2021-02-14: #JazzChurch 42 – Music of Chick Corea – Sunday, February 14, 2021 Note: See RIP Chick Corea for a little of my story about experiencing Chick’s music. …

2021-02-13: RIP Chick Corea I first encountered Chick Corea in 1975. I had moved to Albany, NY, for a job in the State Assembly. …

2021-02-13: Summer is coming! 🌨🏂🏔☃️

2021-02-10: Coronavirus Mutations In Boston Patient May Hold Clues To Variant Origins : NPR Okay, this is …

2021-02-09: some thoughts on accountability (a work in progress) i hate the phrase “hold people accountable” because it almost …

2021-02-08: While testing microphone and music levels for Sunday’s edition of #JazzChurch, I found myself …

2021-02-08: Here are a few things you should know…

2021-02-07: #JazzChurch 41 – Sunday, February 7, 2021 #jazzchurch 41 – Sunday, February 7, 2021 – featured music by John Coltrane, Betty Carter, Chet …

2021-02-06: Jaco Pastorius Quintet – Live in Toulouse I spent part of my Saturday morning listening to this full-length live Pastorius concert …

2021-02-06: You cannot get educated by this self-propagating system in which people study to pass exams, and …

2021-02-05: Again With Attitude!! George Colligan, Buster Williams, and Lenny White! Man!!!

2021-02-05: Once upon a time, while walking across Central Park South, a small crowd of people was standing in …

2021-02-04: This Ain't QAnon, Baby! The most familiar Q is portrayed by John de Lancie. He is an extra-dimensional being of unknown …

2021-02-02: Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes (born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902) I love this bit …

2021-02-02: One thing I learned last year is people love hearing music at the beginning and end of Zoom calls. I …

2021-02-01: Hmmm… Me: If my variances are varying together too much, I might have a case of heteroscedasticity. …

2021-02-01: no. comment.

2021-02-01: Library Day, February 1, 2019. I used to observe the first Friday of most months as a #LibraryDay (described below). Here’s a …

2021-02-01: On this day six years ago, I dropped in on my former bandmates. I had played with them almost every …

2021-01-31: I caught myself singing along with Earth, Wind, and Fire on #JazzChurch 40 today. All is forgiven …

2021-01-31: Joshua - Miles Davis Quintet, 1964. I love Joshua, listening to and playing it. Just not at this …

2021-01-31: #JazzChurch 40 - Sunday, January 31, 2021 #jazzchurch 40 – Sunday, January 31, 2021 – featured music by the SFJAZZ Collective, Archie Shepp …

2021-01-31: There’s beauty all around us! What have you noticed?

2021-01-30: I apparently thought this was funny five years ago… I had some time before my bass lesson yesterday …

2021-01-30: “When you say something unkind, when you do something in retaliation, your anger increases. You make …

2021-01-29: News For the Hard of Hearing Now we could use a way to communicate with the _hard of …

2021-01-29: “If ifs and buts were candycanes and nuts, we’d all have a hard rock candy Christmas.” …

2021-01-28: Bill E. Bob’s Lush Life

2021-01-27: No. Comment.

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2021-01-26: 1700 Vaccinations Today I received my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine this morning, courtesy of the Tacoma-Pierce County …

2021-01-26: This Morning, 1/26/2021. Sometimes The Mountain is not the main story! :-)

2021-01-26: 10/27/2018. Sometimes The Mountain is not the main story! :-)

2021-01-25: “It’s easier to get people to do what you want them to do if you don’t care …

2021-01-24: What's the Meaning of Soul? I’ve watched Soul two times all the way through and have skipped through another three or four …

2021-01-24: #JazzChurch 39 - Sunday, January 24, 2021 #jazzchurch 39 – Sunday, January 24, 2021 – featured music by Miles Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, …

2021-01-23: 01-23 – 1-2-3 Okay, this is strange! Why, oh why, do certain songs pop up into my head unannounced and without …

2021-01-23: “When you say something unkind, when you do something in retaliation, your anger increases. You make …

2021-01-22: “Everybody reading this knows the downside of procrastination. But it has an upside as well. …

2021-01-21: He gone. Hope he stay gone!

2021-01-21: A little over a half hour ago, 1/21/21 21:21:21 + 21stCentury!

2021-01-21: Exhale…

2021-01-21: So this happened (1/21/2019). I’m preparing to facilitate another Outward Mindset workshop …

2021-01-20: We interrupt this DryJanuary to have a glass of champagne! MaybeTwo? BackAtItTomorrow!

2021-01-18: Gotta love Workboard’s Velocity Guru! Based on experience, there will be suffering. You just …

2021-01-18: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Photo from 8/19/2017.

2021-01-18: Wait ‘til Next Year! (1/18/2015) Here’s a six-years-ago-today post I shared on Facebook. I’m a Niner fan living in Seahawks …

2021-01-18: Good Morning!

2021-01-17: Republicans overwhelmingly believe the election was stolen.

2021-01-17: We had a couple of visitors yesterday. I was returning from getting the mail, headphones on, …

2021-01-17: #JazzChurch 38 - Sunday, January 17, 2021 #jazzchurch 38 – Sunday, January 17, 2021 – featured music by Kenny Garrett, Kenny Kirkland, Living …

2021-01-16: Semi-Random Journal Entry It’s 2:30 AM on May 26, 2020. I can’t sleep. Despite having been in bed for less than four …

2021-01-16: Today is National Nothing Day… I’ve got nothing…

2021-01-16: One year ago today (1/16/2020), my first mask photo ever! It was a harbinger that 2020 would be the …

2021-01-16: What Is Jazz? The “What is Jazz” debate is over, peoples. Jazz ain’t nothing but soul! It’s also the music of my …

2021-01-14: Sunrise, January 14, 2021

2021-01-13: No Respect

2021-01-13: Jammin' Over the Internet!? A year ago, at the beginning of 2020, this would-be musician finally started playing music with …

2021-01-11: Happy Anniversary to Me! I just celebrated my 9th anniversary of joining TPU as Tacoma Power’s Rates, Planning, and Analysis …

2021-01-11: Almost a Full Lid…

2021-01-10: #JazzChurch 37 #jazzchurch 37 – Sunday, January 10, 2021 – featured music by Jaco Pastorius, Sam Cooke, The …

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2021-01-07: Handling the Insurrection at Work This morning I told my team that I hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep last night. It turns out that …

2021-01-04: Nine years ago today… 1/4/2012: On our first exploration of the Greater Tacoma housing market, we encountered this …

2021-01-03: #JazzChurch 36 - Sunday, January 3, 2021 #jazzchurch 36 – Sunday, January 3, 2021 – featured music by Bokani Dyer, Frank Kimbrough, Dave …

2021-01-02: I just keep the TV turned off!

2021-01-02: Mount Rainier Sunrise Before the Shadow Appeared

2021-01-02: “Things will get better,” he explained…

2021-01-01: Hip-Hop Group Tag Team: “Scoop, There It Is!” I almost lost it!

2021-01-01: Mount Rainier Sky Shadow While Mount Rainier often casts her shadow against the sky by blocking the sun, this is the first …

2021-01-01: iPhone New Year My iPhone curates and shows me a different group of my photos every day, and these are from my …

2020-12-27: #JazzChurch 35 - Sunday, December 27, 2020 #jazzchurch 35 – Sunday, December 27, 2020 – featured music by Kenny Garrett, John Batiste, Camilla …

2020-12-25: #JazzChurch Christmas Today at #JazzChurch: Rev. Dr. Bill E. Bob’s Jazz Christmas playlist. Perfect for opening …

2020-12-20: #JazzChurch 34 - Sunday, December 20, 2020 #jazzchurch 34 – Sunday, December 20, 2020 – featured music by John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Dave …

2020-12-15: The #JazzChurch 33 #AfterParty Sometimes, after #JazzChurch, the spirit moves you to dance. I SAIDuh, the SPIRIT moooooves you to …

2020-12-13: #JazzChurch 33 - Sunday, December 13, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, December 13, 2020 – featured music by Michel Petrucciani, Ellis Marsalis, …

2020-12-12: “Joshua” Here’s a recording of “Joshua” by my Boptrillion band circa 1996. Tosh Kameda (as), …

2020-12-06: #JazzChurch #jazzchurch – Sunday, December 6, 2020 – featured music by Rudy Royston, Bill Withers, John …

2020-12-03: Another day…

2020-12-02: The Mountain, she is OUT!!! Wonder what planet that is?

2020-11-29: #JazzChurch 31 - Sunday, November 29, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, November 29, 2020 – features music by Rudy Royston, Gregory Porter, Arlo …

2020-11-22: #JazzChurch 30 #jazzchurch – Sunday, November 22, 2020 – features music by Ben Williams, Cedar Walton, Elvin Jones, …

2020-11-15: #JazzChurch 29 - Sunday, November 15, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, November 15, 2020 – features music by Lee Morgan, Cedar Walton, Geri Allen, …

2020-11-08: #JazzChurch 28 - Sunday, November 8, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, November 8, 2020 – features post-election day reflection music by Jessica …

2020-11-04: Pandemic Election Blues Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com

2020-11-01: #JazzChurch #jazzchurch – Sunday, November 1, 2020 – featured pre-election day cataclysm music by Wayne Shorter, …

2020-10-25: #JazzChurch 26 - Sunday, October 25, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, October 25, 2020 – featuring music by Keith Jarrett, Joe Lovano, Gary Bartz, …

2020-10-18: #JazzChurch 25 – Sunday, October 18, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, October 18, 2020 – featured music by Afrika Mkhize, Donald Byrd, Ramsey Lewis, …

2020-10-11: #JazzChurch 24 #jazzchurch – Sunday, October 11, 2020 – featured music by Steve Kuhn, Chick Corea, Bobby Watson, …

2020-10-04: #jazzchurch 23 - Sunday, October 4, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, October 4, 2020 – featured music by Richie Havens, Alice Coltrane, Eberhard …

2020-09-27: #jazzchurch 22 - Sunday, September 27, 2020 #jazzchurch – Sunday, September 27, 2020 – featured music by McCoy Tyner, Alice Coltrane, Chick …

2020-09-24: Eddie Glaude - This Is Us! Princeton Professor Eddie Glaude’s answer to a question from MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace is …

2020-09-20: #jazzchurch 21 - Sunday, September 20, 2020 #jazzchurch 21 featured music by McCoy Tyner, Alice Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Charles Lloyd, and …

2020-09-13: #jazzchurch 20 - Sunday, September 13, 2020 #jazzchurch 20 featured music by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Gary Peacock, Betty Carter, and …

2020-09-06: #jazzchurch 19 – Monday, September 7, 2020 #jazzchurch 19 featured music by Rufus Reid, Tom Harrell, Betty Carter, Gregory Porter, Darrell …

2020-08-30: #jazzchurch 18 #jazzchurch 18 featured music by Chick Corea and John McLaughlin, Bobby Hutcherson, Bobby Watson, …

2020-08-23: #jazzchurch 17 - Sunday, August 23, 2020 #jazzchurch 17 featured music by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Betty Carter, The Brad Mehldau …

2020-08-17: Russell Ledet Is Working to Combat Racial Disparities in Health Care | Teen Vogue Insomnia and worry …

2020-08-16: #jazzchurch 16 Playlist - Sunday, August 16, 2020 #jazzchurch 16 featured music by John Coltrane, Gary Bartz, Emily Remler, Kate McGarry, Terri Lyne …

2020-08-09: #jazzchurch 15 Playlist - Sunday, August 9, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob Jackson Brown Berry Black, Jr. Esq., …

2020-08-02: #jazzchurch 14 - Sunday, August 2, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob Jackson Brown Berry Black, Jr. Esq., …

2020-07-26: #jazzchurch 13 - Sunday, July 26, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob Jackson Brown Berry Black, Jr. Esq., …

2020-07-19: #jazzchurch 12 - Sunday, July 19, 2020 Morning Fog - What Will the Day Bring??? Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy …

2020-07-12: #jazzchurch 11 - Sunday, July 12, 2020 Sunset on Vashon Island, WA Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob Jackson …

2020-07-10: Something I noticed…

2020-07-06: The Origins of Rev. Dr. Bill E. Bob Wondering how I came to be called (okay, okay, call myself!) The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob …

2020-07-05: #jazzchurch 10 – Sunday, July 5, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where The Rt. Rev. Dr. Uncle Billy Bob Jackson Brown Berry Black, Jr. Esq., …

2020-06-28: #jazzchurch 09 – Sunday, June 28, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where I livestream some of the music that’s resonating for me right …

2020-06-21: Psalm for my Father Today is Father’s Day. I’m a father and have received plenty of greetings from family and friends. I …

2020-06-21: #jazzchurch 08 – Happy Father’s Day! Welcome to #jazzchurch where we livestream two hours of …

2020-06-18: How Did You Get To Be You? While having lunch with a colleague two or three years ago, she asked a question I’d never been …

2020-06-14: #jazzchurch 07 - Sunday, June 14, 2020 - Will Joy Come in the Morning? Welcome to #jazzchurch! Today we featured the Edwin Hawkins Singers, Roberta Flack, Betty Carter, …

2020-06-14: Will Joy Come in the Morning? Note: This blog post came about as I was getting ready for my #jazzchurch live stream. After Emmett …

2020-06-11: Steve Schmidt on Law and Order vs. Justice I love Steve Schmidt’s ability to be so clear and compelling, on-the-spot. Maybe he could work for …

2020-06-08: U.S. protesters call to ‘Defund the Police.’ What would that look like? What would that …

2020-06-07: #jazzchurch 06 livestream - Sunday, June 7, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where we livestream two hours of music in two hours’ time. Today we …

2020-06-06: Notes on the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis | The New Yorker “As the rain picks up and the …

2020-06-04: There but for the Grace of God go I On April 29, 1992, I was hosting a dinner for 24 people at my favorite San Francisco restaurant, …

2020-06-01: What Did You Talk About at Work Today? My team!!! We just had our weekly check-in via Zoom, and you know what they wanted to talk about? …

2020-05-31: Livestreaming jazz on a Sunday afternoon. #jazzchurch 05! Today’s #jazzchurch livestream featured music by Miles Davis, Charles Lloyd, Cannonball …

2020-05-24: Livestreaming Jazz on a Sunday afternoon. #jazzchurch 04! Today’s #jazzchurch livestream featured music by Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, …

2020-05-17: #JazzChurch 03 Livestreaming jazz on a Sunday afternoon bbebop · #jazzchurch 03 – Sunday, May 17, 2020 Here's an …

2020-05-10: #jazzchurch 02 by thertrevdrbillebob - Sunday, May 10, 2020 Welcome to #jazzchurch where I livestream some of the music that’s resonating for me right …

2020-05-03: #jazzchurch 01 by thertrevdrbillebob - Sunday, May 3, 2020 I enjoyed my first Twitch streaming session and look forward to doing it again. So much music in my …

2020-05-03: Bill E. Bob’s #jazzchurch Once upon a time, I declared jazz as my religion. No dogma, just the pure unmitigated sound of the …

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2020-04-23: Lost Car I’ve lost my car in some strange, unknown place. I know it’s here somewhere, maybe a block away. …

2020-04-19: Just a Closer Walk With Thee I texted my sister today to see how she and her husband were doing. …

2020-04-12: Governor Andrew Cuomo on Inspiration He Received During the COVID-19 Crisis Governor Andrew Cuomo ended his presentation today with this story about how an upstate New York …

2020-03-28: MustRead: A letter to the UK from Italy: this is what we know about your future My ALF colleague …

2020-02-18: Why most D&I programs don’t work I’ve been taking a deeper dive into Equity, …

2020-02-05: I exchange pleasantries all the time. Colleagues ask me, “how are you doing?” and feel …

2020-02-02: That Time I Decided to Just Listen… (Unsplash photo by Hans-Peter Gauster) Once upon a time, I was fixing to get ready to walk into a …

2020-02-02: 10 Poems By Langston Hughes You Should Know I, Too I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When …

2020-02-02: Ten Poetic Quotes by Langston Hughes My friend Jackie shared a link to Ten Poetic Quotes by Langston Hughes and it gave me a much-needed …

2020-02-02: Today is SuperBowl Sunday. And Groundhog’s Day. It also represents a Palindrome for the ages: …

2020-02-01: deep! and true!! Time is the one thing we don’t have enough of and can’t make more of. Time is …

2020-02-01: “I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it.” …

2020-01-21: I Quit My Job After a Particularly Good Beach Day “Once upon a time, I worked at a magazine, …

2020-01-20: Charlotte Observer Editorial (2018): Let’s remember the MLK who wasn’t liked “Martin Luther …

2020-01-20: Here’s the original unfiltered (but highly edited) version (@zap).

2020-01-20:

2020-01-20: Are the Democrats Ready for Trump’s Impeachment Trial? - The New Yorker

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2020-01-19: There are only four rules: If it doesn’t say you can’t, you can It’s easier to …

2020-01-19: Why? Why not?!

2020-01-19: Hello Cruel World! Testing how micro.blog works. Not exactly profound, huh?