On the Loyalty of Dogs

The Daily Grist:I love my dog as much as I love you, but you may fade. My dog will always come through (Cat Stevens)Pets have become very popular these days with so many people stuck at home and lonely. It could be argued that humans should not restrict other species...

On the Road Again

THE DAILY GRIST…”On the road again; Just can’t wait to get on the road again; The life I love is making music with my friends.”–Willie Nelson Some of you may remember a great columnist who wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle back in the day...

On the Road Again – Part II

HE DAILY GRIST…”On the road again; Just can’t wait to get on the road again; The life I love is making music with my friends.”–Willie Nelson This month I’m finishing up my journal notes here below that I started in my October 24th column on my 2016...

On the Road Again…

It was late February, and WinterGrass beckoned. This late-winter oasis of eclectic music, col-legiality and love was the bright light that far outshone the lurking threat of a pandemic. I often combine projects to extract the maximum equity from travel, so I had set...

On The Subject of Purity

I don’t know about other cultures, but this one we have here seems to value purity. We want to buy water that is 100%, we buy Dove soap because it’s 100% (pure what? I don’t know!) The push for purity has a very ugly side too, as applied by Hitler or the Ku Klux Klan....

On the Trail of Steve Martin

(Editor’s Note: On the Trail of Steve Martin was one of the earliest Welcomes written by John Karsemeyer. Back in September of 2009 when it appeared here we really had no idea of what to expect from John. Many years later, we still don’t.)The Bear. Not your average...