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Sunday Drive - off the beaten path

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:19:59 +0000

I love finding places off the beaten path. This past Sunday, my friend Becky and I took a drive to Prescott. However, as with life and success, the destination was less important than the journey. Skirting the major highways we took the...

Sometimes it all comes together like magic

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:36:08 +0000

Life is a struggle! I don't mean this as a negative. However, it really is. We, as humans, are required to strive daily for various objectives. Our mistakes, life's sometimes random circumstances, and people who actively look to up...

Some video and a picture. Hiking, rattlesnake, wasting water in Arizona, and an original song...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:30 +0000

Jess and my friend Becky and I went hiking yesterday. We are hitting some beautiful weather out here in Arizona. While hiking a pretty nice rocky stream bed last year we had found a desert tortoise. Actually, Jess and Sara remember that ...

The Disenfranchised Youth Of America

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:58:18 +0000

Jess and I were walking into the store the other day when we saw a group of rather "seedy" looking kids - probably middle-school aged - hanging out in front of the store. Largely gothic in look and apparent attitude, Jess said, "...

Guest Post - As Long As You're Free - by my daughter Jessica

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:21:29 +0000

Guest Post - As Long As You're Free - by my daughter Jessica

Garage Gecko - selling insurance

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:51:47 +0000

I was just taking out our recycling can when I noticed something scurry across the garage into the corner. I moved some stuff there and found this guy.

Pictures - guitar, monsoon, and kids perspective...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:08:04 +0000

Some pictures from the past two weeks. Vignette's of life..

A cell phone lost and found, a Coyote, and a Horned Lizard...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:53:01 +0000

Just up the street from our house is a trailhead that heads North towards Gavilan Peak - a pretty nifty jutting mountain/hill. Yesterday afternoon, while out hiking with her brother and friend (they saw a rattlesnake), Jess dropped her phone somewhere. She didn't realize until almost 11pm last night. This morning she went out to find it - not hopeful because it rained last

Hey, arent you Matt Moran... I Am A Star!

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:12:30 +0000

I am preparing to head out to Chicago but I just remembered a story I have to relay. Jess and I were at the gym about 2 weeks ago. I was walking to the water fountain when a guy stopped me and said, "Hey, aren't you Matt Moran, the songwriter?" "Yesss....," I replied, a little bit surprised. "My wife and I have seen you play

Creativity - Is there a creative gene?

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:23:24 +0000

I really don't know. I'm not even looking at studies - just musing the idea. One of my brothers is pretty creative - an artist. I used one of his sketches on my Dangerous Girl t-shirt.

Back at "The Frog" a cacophony of sound

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:57 +0000

Well, cacophony really means disharmonious. That wasn't the case at all. But it was a lot of sound... Played the Satisfied Frog last night and had Mike A. accompany me on guitar and John D. on Harmonica.

The Best You Can Do versus The Best You Could Do

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:43:56 +0000

I was talking with a friend yesterday about various achievements and the lack thereof. He said, "You did the best you can do." I thought about that statement for a moment and then replied... "I didn't do the best I can do. I did the best I could do." Perhaps I am splitting hairs but I took the statement "best I can do" to indicate what my talent or potential is -

Fun with pictures... or how to look like a rock star...

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:50:24 +0000

I had Jess, 17 year old, snap a few pictures on our digital camera. Promo pics I'll be using when I promote musical performances and the like. Some of them came out pretty good. The key, it would seem, to taking a few good pictures is to take many more bad ones. Near our home is a now closed antique yard - old school Arizona - and the owner said I could take some photos

The care and feeding of a songwriter...

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:50:38 +0000

I played Cave Creek Coffee Company's (C4) Open Mic last night.Â This is, by far, the best venue I've played as a songwriter. FYI: It is Friday, so I am not obligated to write a career message - but there is one if you read carefully... They have a separate room with a

Quality of Life, Diet, and Decisions

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:48:56 +0000

Eating at McDonald's is like sleeping with a prostitute. You think it is going to be enjoyable but you just end up getting sick.