by Christine | Jan 27, 2010 | Welcome Column
Every once in a while, some enterprising person will calculate the market value for the sum total of the raw materials that make up a typical human body. It usually comes in at around $100, give or take a few pennies. But that’s not really accurate is it? The human...
by Christine | May 21, 2015 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where one by one once verdant, lush and perky blades of lawn have begun their oh-so-quiet death cry. You’d have to be an insect living among them to hear, and, really, it’s best you don’t because the sound of a perfectly healthy,...
by Christine | Feb 5, 2009 | Welcome Column
Over the past few months, quite a few members of the California Bluegrass Association have joined up with the free social networking website www.Facebook.com. Although the CBA Message Board continues to provide a valuable forum for the exchange of information in the...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2011 | Welcome Column
The film (since I’m writing for a California audience, I won’t call it a movie) “The Social Network” has been nominated for eight academy awards and has won forty-nine other awards including three Golden Globes. Estimates of the number of Facebook members...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2013 | Welcome Column
There is a certain “Do-It-Yourself” attitude among a lot of bluegrass bands. I suppose, like a lot of things these days, it’s borne out of need since doing something on your own instead of using a professional service appears to cost less. Sometimes...