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Thinking About Music and The Ghosts of Past, Present and Future

I’ve been thinking about music a lot lately—playing music. If you’ve seen my main site, www.socci.com then you probably know I started out my adult life as a musician. Indeed from the time I was eleven or twelve years old it became my life’s main mission.

Somewhere along the way I got lost. I lost faith. [...]

A Poem For My Wife

I often wonder
why it was I you chose dear
or was the choice mine?

does it yet matter?
we are now the best of friends
the way it should be

romance novels tell
of slender heroes wooing
no, they are not I

balding and chubby
proudly farting in my chair
you bring me dinner

off to the bedroom
for a special little game
familiar partners

what time is our [...]

July 4, 2007

I’m not feeling that great about being an American this Fourth.

I haven’t felt great about it for a long time.

You know I love this country—and if the Canadians ever decide to invade Montana I’ll be the first one to bear arms.

It is a beautiful country. Many people have found opportunity here and built fortunes. [...]

The Song of A Life

My wife sent this to me while we were still in the process of dating. It is truly special to me.

It speaks of the importance of remembering who we really are when we face adversity.

It is easy for us to forget who we are sometimes. If only we could all live in families or communities [...]