by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Nov 2, 2018 | Events, Family, Literature, Media, News, Philosophy, Political, Religion, Science, Spirituality
My stepdaughter Alice lives in Squirrel Hill. We visited a couple Mays ago for her Masters graduation. We went to see Vance Gilbert at a Squirrel Hill house concert happening on the same weekend. The Tree of Life synagogue https://www.tolols.org is a five-minute walk...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Nov 2, 2018 | Family, Inspiration, Media, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality
Just a thought: Was Mister Rogers the second...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Nov 2, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Music, News, Philosophy, Photography, Political, Spirituality
In elementary school we had a book report due on a famous person. Into my hands, my mom placed a Frederick Douglass book. Unable to recall what I read or wrote, Douglass’ name and face are forever imprinted in me. Jettison to last week in front of Framingham...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventure, Art, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Fiction is a friendly oasis – Young Adult fiction, in particular, for me. I try to read Adult fiction but find, as of late, I put it down part way – perhaps because it perpetuates life’s complexities that negotiate on a daily basis. I want relief. BUT – I was...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Inspiration, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
I was listening to WICN 90.5 last night for a bit. Nick Noble, on his radio show ‘Folk Revival’ Thursday nights at 7pm, was doing a kids show. He planned on playing at least one of my kids songs but I had a meeting and so was unable to listen all the way through. Back...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Oct 19, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Inspiration, Philosophy, Political, Spirituality
Last week a family member admonished me for the lack of ‘innocence until proven guilty’ in my Brett Kavanaugh entry – of not including Dr. Ford with him in the statement “I cannot profess to know the lies…told or the truth…skirted around.” (And I come...
