by Christine | Feb 1, 2012 | Welcome Column
Some notable wit said that 90% of life is just showing up. That may be true, but a good 75% is also faking it. It’s how successful people get from point A to point B. It’s deep at the root of confidence, and I think it stokes the fires of creativity. When I was a kid,...
by Christine | Jun 25, 2014 | Welcome Column
You’d think with the week off I had I’d be brimming with pithy scrawlings. Alas, all I’m brimming with right now is a high fever. Some notable wit said that 90% of life is just showing up. That may be true, but a good 75% is also faking it. It’s how...
by Christine | Jan 24, 2010 | Welcome Column
Two weeks ago today my husband and I were on our way home from the 48 Hour Bluegrass Jam in Bakersfield. We went down on Thursday so we had three full days of Bluegrass. I say three full days because we had the satellite radio tuned to Sirius Bluegrass all the way...
by Christine | Aug 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
“That pygmies could cast such giant shadows, only to show how late in the day it has become.” (Erwin Chargaff) “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” (Isaac Newton) One new thing I like on the CBA web site is...
by Christine | Nov 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
One new thing I like on the CBA web site is the grist feature. It’s a series of pithy quotes, not necessarily directly related to Bluegrass, that makes you think as you start your day. I used to check the Wikipedia page every day for similar intellectual...