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A short time ago, I heard of a composer named Daniel Elder who has thus far survived an attempted career assassination. His crime? A single Instagram post that condemned the burning of the Nashville court house just a few blocks from where he resides. Maybe the face masks were constricting oxygen and people couldn’t think…
Every now and then I get approached by people who want themselves or someone they know to be on Ben Greenfield’s podcast. If you’re not familiar with the name, Ben Greenfield is a legit guru in the world of health and fitness, and his show is listened to by tens of thousands of rabid followers…
I recently had a friendly chat with my friend, and previous podcast guest Beth Peroutka. Beth, if you recall, told the story of how she had to quit her promising career as a trumpeter because of an awful injury to her lip while in her doctoral studies. She eventually became a fitness and health expert…
I’ve been talking a bit about a new social media platform called Social Lair. I’ve distanced myself from social media as of late – although it never really served a good purpose for me in the first place. Then when I began to become aware of the privacy concerns, the addictive nature, how the major…
I just heard about a fellow named Daniel Elder. He’s a composer based in Nashville, TN who caught some heat for an Instagram post. “Caught some heat” doesn’t really do it justice. He was blackballed from his profession – because he essentially said that setting fire to the local courthouse maybe isn’t the best way…