Category Archives: Education

Show a Little Blogger Luv

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Gandalfe

More and more of my family and friends are blogging and I like it. Here’s what I do to encourage the best and most interesting writers to continue: I leave comments. This is cheap and easy to do, lets the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Kindle Lending Library

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gandalfe

Click on link to learn more…

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A Trip to the MIM ~ Redux

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Gandalfe

A friend of mine waxes poetic on theSax.Info blog about a trip he took to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ.  You can check out his original post on The Woodwind Forum. He has many, many pictures for your … Continue reading →

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Sight Reading Music is an Art

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Gandalfe

“Hell is full of musical amateurs.” ~ George Bernard Shaw This week I got to sit in with a struggling big band that is under new management. This band has very strong elements and a couple of weak players. I … Continue reading →

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Bothell Whooping Cough ~ Epidemic yet?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Gandalfe

I’m seeing signs on the highway to home saying get your Td (aka Tdap) here. And there are articles in the media like this one: Whooping cough cases still rising in Snohomish County; free vaccine clinic in Lynnwood on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Work at 56, Starting Over

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Gandalfe

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost After 20 years in the military and 20 years at Microsoft, I now work in South Lake … Continue reading →

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Selecting and Owning a Dog ~ One Man’s Opinion

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gandalfe

Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. ~ Groucho Marx A friend of mine wants a dog. As a single mom she will be at work at … Continue reading →

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Unemployment: Do the Math

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Gandalfe

Here’s the chart the Republicans don’t want you to see. Vote responsibly.

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What would your Future Self tell you?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Gandalfe

“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” ~ John M. Richardson, Jr. This from a friend on Facebook today: … Continue reading →

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Liberalism Defined ~ Joe Conason

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Gandalfe

If your workplace is safe; if your children go to school rather than being forced into labor; if you are paid a living wage, including overtime; if you enjoy a forty-hour week and you are allowed to join a union … Continue reading →

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