How I Almost Sank My Teaching Career

How I Almost Sank My Teaching Career

The year was 2009.  My blog had gotten to be quite popular in certain circles and was getting some traditional media attention.  I was taking calls from reporters from major publications like the New York Times for perspective on the arts music scene, and my...
I Found a Dead Body

I Found a Dead Body

My wife and I were taking a stroll through Golden Gate Park one sunny morning, forking back and forth on the running paths that line the hilly landscape.  As we ascended a hill by Fushsia Dell, we noticed a man laying under a grove of trees.  He was dressed...
Who Knifed Me In The Face?

Who Knifed Me In The Face?

I’ll admit it—I had been under a lot of stress. It seemed like everything in my life was all of a sudden coming to a head. I was living 2600 miles apart from my wife in what may very well be the world’s worst bachelor pad. My school orchestra was performing at the...

My fancy dancing

I had an amusing and somewhat embarrassing incident happen at a teacher event that I attended last year. I was at an all-day music teacher workshop and was having a great time, like I usually do at this annual event.  The whole day consists of hour-long clinics and...