Serene Musings

I've been an Elton John fan for just about as long as I can remember. From the age of 9 or 10, I began listening to my own music and gen...

So in the early spring, I bought a book of Queen songs arranged for piano. I started learning Bohemian Rhapsody and very quickly decided the...

I know it's early in the season for this, but I figured I would announce this now. I've spent the fall arranging a set of my favorit...

Thank you to everyone who responded to my last blog post. I didn't respond individually to anyone, but I read all your responses and app...

I'm thinking about shutting this blog down. No one really reads blogs anymore, do they? Unless you're famous, they're kind of po...

The United States needs a new constitution. We have the oldest constitution on earth (and it's not even close), and while some might see...

In recent years, a number of people and groups from across the political spectrum have called for amendments to the constitution on a variet...

I've had a few days off of work and it's a good thing because I've been sick with sinus crap. It started as primarily a fever an...

So I've gotten the opportunity to write a series for a podcast company called Wondery .  I'll be honest: before this opportun...

So, in years past , I've done various "10 Best" posts about music. Today, I decided it was time to do another one. It took...

Hello old friends. Lately, I'm into candles. No, not newfangled electrical candles. Real life, honest-to-god drippy wax candles. ...

I think Roseanne Barr is legitimately mentally disturbed. I don't know if she could actually be diagnosed with something from the DSM-5 ...

It's hot as hell and the air conditioning in my car is broken. I'm learning to live like it's the 1960s and air conditioning in ...

In 1999, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) declared March 21 to be World Poetry Day. I never he...

I'm not sure if my blog really has a point anymore. 2018 marks the 12th year I've been doing this and I'm feeling more and more ...

About 9 months ago, I wrote a blog post detailing why I consider myself a feminist. It was a way of explaining a new profile picture I had ...

Consider this teaching from Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5:43-44 and Luke 6:27: "You have heard that it was said,...

I've been listening, for the first time in a while, to my Beatles collection, and since my brain never stops running, I've thought o...