Category Archives: Anthology

My collected writings and those of family members.

Guide by the Perplexed — Triad Tirade

Posted on June 18, 2019 by JMN

“A triad is a simultaneous combination of three notes.” (Ralph Denyer, “The Guitar Handbook,” Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2006) The introductory sentence to the “Triads” section of this useful guide distracts me from triads. I’m drawn off the mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Parting Looks — Tom Jones

Posted on June 18, 2019 by JMN

James Thomas “Tom” Jones (1920 — 2000) (c) 2019 JMN

More Galleries | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Parting Looks — Buck Schiwetz

Posted on June 17, 2019 by JMN

Edward Muegge “Buck” Schiwetz (1898 — 1984) (c) 2019 JMN

More Galleries | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Guide by the Perplexed — Kentucky-Fried Crow

Posted on June 16, 2019 by JMN

I’m due a serving of KFC for asserting in the last chapter of GBTP that in guitar tuning the Major Third between strings 3 and 2 punctuates a sequence of Perfect Fifths. I should have said Perfect Fourths. For me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology | Leave a comment

Parting Looks — Buck Schiwetz

Posted on June 16, 2019 by JMN

Edward Muegge “Buck” Schiwetz, 1898-1984, born in Cuero, Texas (c) 2019 JMN

More Galleries | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Parting Looks — HJN

Posted on June 8, 2019 by JMN

Harold J. Nichols (1924 — 2013) (c) 2019 JMN

More Galleries | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Didn’t Speak English

Posted on June 7, 2019 by JMN

The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation”… Francis explained… “It’s Satan who leads us into temptation, that’s his department.” Fox News religion correspondent, Jonathan Morris, told Martha MacCallum … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Guide by the Perplexed — More Inconvenience

Posted on June 6, 2019 by JMN

“It seems I am choosing words that will stand, and you are in them, but if I blunder, it doesn’t matter — I must persist in my errors. (Boris Pasternak, “For Anna Akmatova,” translated by Robert Lowell in “Imitations”) The … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Parting Looks — Tom Jones

Posted on June 5, 2019 by JMN

James Thomas “Tom” Jones (1920 — 2000) (c) 2019 JMN

More Galleries | Tagged , | Leave a comment

More Jesus for Me

Posted on June 4, 2019 by JMN

Reading this interview with Stephen Colbert gave my day a good start. … I work very hard not to proselytize. I would never want anybody to think I was trying to convince them of my point of view. Because, hey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthology, Quotations | Tagged , , | Leave a comment