"Mate crime" is a term I had never heard before I started becoming more aware about Autism Spectrum Disorder. According to a quick Google search, mate crime is defined as the exploitation, abuse or theft from any vulnerable person by those they consider to be their friends. Simply put, vulnerable adults are targeted by people …
30 Things I Learned in my 20s
I wrote the first entry one month before I turned 30, and wrote my last entry on my 30th birthday. I screwed up the numbers a lot and made tons of typos, so here's the complete, cleaned up list for your enjoyment/education. 30) Never fear how bad an evening out on the town might be. …
Flashback Music: What songs remind you of the past?
One of the biggest blessings/curses that we have as humans is the ability to reminisce about times in our lives when things were simpler. It's amazing to remember how fun the good times were, but also a curse that it's in the past and can no longer be relived. I've written a lot of music …
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The Meanings Behind My Songs. Ehh, Maybe Not.
I have written 40 songs since high school. To some, that may be herculean. To others, that would be a joke. But to me, they're 40 aspects of my life that I felt were not only worth documenting, but were also worth turning into music. I am proud of, and love, every one of my …
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When Did it Become Too Expensive to Market My Music?
I have been playing the guitar since I was in 8th grade. My sophomore year in high school, I took a classical guitar class. When the class was over, I was given the honor of proceeding to an advanced classical guitar class to finish out the year. Not because it was part of the curriculum, …
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