Writing Malvina

YOU ARE INVITED TO MY BIRTHDAY

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:10:35 -0800

Happy Groundhog Day. Phil would see his shadow here, too, if he hit the right moment. It’s variably cloudy with a chance of croissants. I just ate one because seeing It’s Complicated gave me a yen to. But really I like bran muffins better. But what I want to tell you about is the first day of Sprin

THE BELLYBUTTON TEST

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:52:29 -0800

I wrote some lyrics yesterday and sent them to a couple dozen music friends, asking for suggestions. Since I wanted to get the song out fast, I wanted to use a tune that people know or could find easily. Adam Miller suggested "The Rising of the Moon" (among other tunes), Bernie Gilbert suggested dr

EIGHT DAYS, FOUR CITIES

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

It’s funny how the mind works. Last Sunday I was on the freeway from the Burbank Airport to Pasadena, concentrating on my driving because I couldn’t get the passenger side mirror adjusted. Then I passed the Entering Pasadena sign and my brain started singing “Home in Pasadena” without my thinking ab

HAM RADIO DAYS

Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:04:34 -0800

I went on a Berkeley Path Wanderers walk today. About fifty of us guided by Susan Schwartz of Friends of Five Creeks walked (with some time for standing around listening) for two-and-a-half hours circling the lagoon at Aquatic Park, which is almost as old as I am—created in 1937. We walk the dog the

PEACE, LIGHT AND CHOCOLATE

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:12:50 -0800

I know I just posted yesterday, but I realized there’s only two more posting days till Christmas, and I wanted to send you my favorite version of the Christmas song I wrote with Candy Forest, “Mrs. Claus.” The song was recorded by the Edlos on their Sampler CD, and by Eddie Erickson & Friends on