In all of pop music no one impressed or moved me more than the late Burt Bacharach who died this past Wednesday at age 94. There have been others (Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, for example) whose individual songs have rivaled Bacharach’s, but none moved me or surprised me more than …
Despite two consecutive poor night’s sleep, the songs we started writing with 4th graders this week are off to a great start. For example, we’re penning a song called “Kindness in Action” and another called “We Are the Dream” about MLK. Good stuff. Sitting in my hotel room this morning, I felt so tired that …
I am happy to report that Steph has landed safely in Sullivan County. She barreled across the country in three days. Ah, youth! We were able to spend less than 24 hours before we had to leave for gigs in Westchester and Long Island. Our reunion was brief but sweet. We will return on Tuesday …
We’ve had a mild winter in the Catskills of New York – until yesterday! The temperature is dipping below zero and with the wind chill it is between -17 and -23 degrees. Brrrrr! To our dismay, Steph slept in her van last night somewhere in PA. Yikes! She has two “zero blankets,” but that doesn’t …
Listening to NPR, today, we heard teachers discuss the worsening state of students’ academic performance and behavior problems due to the pandemic. One teacher in Maine spoke of her four-year-old preschoolers who are not only oppositional, but they “curse like sailors and pirates, too.” This is a crisis and we plan to do what we …
I was once asked, “is your blog a form of therapy?” Today, another person wrote me saying, “I wish it were (a) less frequent and (b) more about what’s going on in your world and the wide world, and less about you.” I also received this comment, today… “Your thoughts actually bring up for me …
I’m having a throat problem and it’s very scary. This morning and yesterday we performed at schools and my singing voice just stopped working during two of the shows. We were doing a song called “Hey, Little Ant,” a story song where I play the ant. During the song, I am hidden behind a curtain …
I have been absent due to an expansion in my life that’s taking up a lot of my time – Yoga Teacher Training. There are lots of techniques to practice, read and assimilate, so I’ve put posting on hold for a while. Please forgive me! The Ashaya Path is transforming me. You might say it’s …
Yesterday, I created a file on my Google Drive entitled “Scott’s Blog.” From there, I went into the archives to copy and paste every blog post since I began this effort in December 2022, just over one year ago. It’s the first step to deciding, “Is there a book here?” There’s obviously some forward motion …
This morning, I woke up just before 6:00 a.m. and sat down on the yoga mat by 6:15 a.m. By doing so, I avoided the early morning depression and anxiety that has plagued me for the last few weeks. Apparently, I do better when I greet the day with purposeful action rather than idle thoughts. …