Family Songs

These are songs I associate with various members of my family, and why.  Not a whole lot of rhyme or reason to them, but there are family stories with each, and they seem worth relating. America, West Side Story. Dad played this soundtrack a lot and the exuberance, wordplay and eventually the cynicism of this …

Concerts I Remember

I’ve been to more concerts than I can remember, but here are some notable ones from the years before Covid.  Much appreciation to Setlist.fm for making it easier to look up old dates and venues. Jake Shimabukuro and Sierra Hull, February 2020 at Strathmore Music Hall, Bethesda. I went on my own to this show, …

Movies I Saw in 2019

A running tab of movies I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film.  My scale: 4 Stars – One of the best, well recommended 3 Stars – Recommended, but some issues here and there 2 Stars – Problematic, hard to recommend 1 Star …

Aug 15, 2017 Finisterre

Today was deliberately a non-driving sort of day.  We started with a very short drive (we considered the option to walk…but we drove) down the peninsula to the Lighthouse at Finisterre.  This is the proverbial last stop at the “End of the World” for the Camino de Santiago.  We passed a few pilgrims along the …