“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

“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

I just returned from The Myositis Association Conference, where I was privileged to tell my story and perform in Las Vegas, Nevada. What follows is an excerpt from my presentation: 10 Confessions and Secrets of a…Read more

“Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it.” Every day, I would awaken, think, say, and truly believe how blessed I was, and I’d do it with total love and…Read more

What Do You Do When the Rug is Suddenly Pulled Out From Under You? I think it is telling in some way that I have actually put off writing about this “event” for as long as…Read more

JUST… KEEP… GOING… keep writing, keep dreaming, keep planning, keep playing, keep recording… keep “doing”… If I had to sum up my head space during the calm before the storm, those 3 months from June through…Read more