by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 13, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political, Science, Spirituality, Theater
I didn’t like Joni Mitchell’s music much in my teens through thirties. I found her voice shrill and her songs inaccessible. That is – until I listened. While recording my album I ultimately endeavored to call ‘Both Sides Now’, my producer commented aspects my...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 13, 2018 | Family, Running, Science, Spirituality
(Apologies for the X-rated-ness of the image…or is it G-rated by now?) “This is worse than childbirth.” That’s what I said as my physical therapist worked my calf a number of years ago due to an Achilles injury. Now I’ve waited another 5 or so years before going...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 13, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Inspiration, Philosophy, Spirituality
Youngest son leaves for Sequoia National Park with his Boy Scout troop tomorrow morning. A swell of mixed emotions rises. And I contend with the push-pull: freedom from hands-on parenting 24/7 for a while and aching for the loss of his orbiting in my orbit. And inside...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 6, 2018 | Family, Philosophy, Political, Science, Spirituality
My ire flares when I read ill-used language. I was filling out some public school registration form for our town of Hopkinton. Scrolling down I came upon an ‘ethnicity’ checklist. Categories included: African American, Asian American, Native American, Hispanic &...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jul 6, 2018 | Family, Philosophy, Political, Spirituality
I have always wanted brown skin. Actually, I’ve always had brown skin – started out with light beige but extremities have shaded permanently browner from the sun. I wanted dark brown skin when I was a kid – more sober-mindedly so once I became aware of grave...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Jun 28, 2018 | Adventure, Events, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Media, News, Philosophy, Photography, Political, Religion, Spirituality
A friend of mine a long while ago sent me a book she had just finished reading: Tom Brokaw’s ‘BOOM!: Talking About the Sixties’. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16425745 I was born in 1960 so my perspective on the Sixties comes from a different...
