Ramble On

The year started out a blur, trying to dismantle a household built over 4 decades.  Trying to get my head around the fact that I even had to do it and why. I tried so many times to write this post, but every time I would pick it up I just wanted to throw it away.  So now, at the end of 2019, with a little time on my hands, I picked up the question of writing it again. I managed to complete 2017's entry a few months ago.  And then it only seemed right to complete this one.  The playlist was there, and I kept thinking about what I would write if I ever got around to it.  And now, I think it's time to face the music (ha!). So, here it is.  My songs of 2018 with all the beloved color commentary and neuroses you've come to expect from me below the playlist in case you'd like some context for the choices.  Enjoy, friends! What I Needed to Hear... " I Know A Place" - MUNA I so needed a place like is being described in this song in 2018.  I liked thinking

I did a lot of writing in 2017 but none of it was for public consumption (except for the stuff for Coracle , my side-hustle). It is an understatement to say that 2017 was a rough year.  And I believe that most of the world would agree with me.  So much loss and mayhem, personally and globally, including the sudden and tragic death of my father, I can't make sense of this year fully. I will say that my watchword for 2018 (while 2017's was "faith") will be hope.  I am chaining myself to hope for more and better, despite and resulting from the wreckage of 2017.  And I hope this not only for myself and my family, but for the world. Despite the colorless debris I continue to sort through, there remains in it a strong sense of invitation that I cannot ignore. It is an ominous beginning to the 2017 playlist for sure.  Some of the selections are actually fun, I promise.  Because that also reflects what this year has been.  I traveled all over, including Israel, Canada, an