“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” Arthur O’Shaughnessy So I have another cold/viral infection this week.. that makes three infections over the past four months including a flu (and I got…Read more

“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” Mrs. Lydia Maria Child CureJM Activities, Hillsboro, OR August 17-19, 2012: Reflections and Stories From The Muse Wow! I just returned from Hillsboro, OR…Read more

“Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments…” Rose Kennedy What a journey! I just returned from Los Angeles, where Aoede was officially nominated for 2012 LA Music Awards for a category called Hot AC…Read more

Who Has Time to Be Sick? “There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.” Henry David Thoreau Last…Read more

 10 Things I’ve Learned From Watching Grandma “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” C.G. Jung Dave and I just returned from Arizona where were were privileged to celebrate…Read more

I just learned today is Rare Disease Day, and since I share a rare disease, Dermatomyositis, I thought I’d post some quick facts about the Day: The goal is to draw attention to rare diseases as…Read more

Be Careful What You Wish For… It Just Might Come True! “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable!” Christopher…Read more

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson January 2012. The year of the Dragon-driven, ambitious, self-assured, scrutinizing, brave… I am a Water Rat born in 1972, apparently “Smart,…Read more

Between a rock and a harder rock… Are you familiar with the saying in the picture? The one with two equally hard alternatives? So today I am managing to keep the DM and inflammation suppressed with…Read more

Reflections on the passing of a beautiful muse “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened!” Dr. Seuss (In Memory of sweet muse Amberlin who was taken from this world much too early) Just after…Read more