The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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You can find my music on Jango (World & latin - Worldbeat) and at iTunes and most online stores.
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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

The hereafter re me

My photo
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Do you mean "blank slate" or "blank stare?"

If one looks up various definitions of "tabula rasa," one of which is, "the epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception." or "A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning."
Well, you would completely understand where my head is.  All the ice and snow has cleansed my soul, just plain ole froze all the bad parts out.  Not exactly like, but kinda like the paint jobs on the walls of some of my favorite graffiti spots, getting scraped down, primed and painted.

Even a little decorative framing around it.  Just waiting for that first poster or tag or stencil.

That's me, a blank slate, ready to start fillin' in the spaces.

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