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Maple nut ice cream: rare Lucky bear socks: rare Yellow columbine: rare A friend you can go on an 8-hour road trip with where there’s a) lots of laughing, b) some serious conversations, and c) never an awkward moment of silence: rare I am one lucky ducky.

Good thing my friend and I took the really long way to Leavenworth today; I found another pair of my lucky bear socks in Winthrop. The next time I go to Nashville, I will have enough pairs for three days in the recording studio. I guess after this road trip, I better get back down to […]

On the flight home from Nashville, Ken and I had separate seats. I sat in the back by these two teenagers, possibly brothers. Ten minutes in, the one next to me rested his head on my shoulder. I mean, he was really snuggling in, just like this little guy is with his bananas. He sat […]

Before I flew out here to Nashville, I took 12 measures I wrote back in 2015, added words and some more measures, had Jennie help me rework the chorus lyrics, and followed her suggestion to change verse 4 into a bridge. Oh yeah, and together we came up with a better title than the one […]

My lucky bear socks—the ones I usually wear into the recording studio (and that I forgot to bring on this trip )—apparently come in orange/purple/blue. Best souvenir ever. I guess I’ll have to come back later this year with both pairs of my lucky socks and some new songs to record.

This is me last night, wandering around the mall with Ken (as we waited for our table), oblivious to the pain about to come. I still don’t know what that was about; last time I had that kind of pain four years ago, the ER doctor suspected a kidney stone. Maybe my “episode” was caused […]

Remember when I said there’s never a dull moment with me? After our awesome recording session today, Ken took me out to dinner at the Aquarium Restaurant in the mall next to the Grand Ole Opry. Everything was going fine until we finished our meal and I made it as far as the exit out […]

Recorded my first country song this morning. Boy-howdy, that was fun. I wrote this song exactly one year ago with Jennie and Ken. It was incredible to watch the guitarist work his magic. We just met this morning and he’s one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever heard. The vocalist? Great songwriter, great singer, great […]

Wow. I just wanted to come home from the recording studio and veg with some cherry vanilla ice cream and an episode of “White Collar” on Hulu. Instead, I have spent the past three hours on Facebook responding to y’all with your comments that are coming fast and furious. Kidding. Thanks for all the love […]

Finished up two of my songs today in the recording studio. Afterward, Ken and I did an impromptu co-write session with the producer and one of his friends. It was so much fun. Finally, dinner at our favorite restaurant in Nashville to celebrate 32 years of marriage as of today. My heart is full.