I recently joined facebook after repeated urgings by friends and family. Tribe is so lonely these days- I was ready to seek other options. One thing I didn't know: You are supposed to use your real name. My sister contacts me, irate that I entered a fake name and that's not "the point of facebook". So, despite serious reservations, I changed my account to my real name and guess what? I was denied. They found my REAL name inappropriate. Apparently it is good enough for several of my f... read more

Weeee! I'm finally going this year! If you are going, give me a shout. This looks like a crazyfun time!

www.zlatneuste.org/au24.htm

The Golden Festival is New York's largest Balkan music event, with multiple stages, Balkan and Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, as well as beautiful Balkan textiles on display. From international stars to local musicians, modern Balkan stylists to folk traditionalists, over 40 bands provide hours of ecstatic listening, dancing an... read more

and well worth the payoff!
Three years ago I first heard of Raquy Danziger when I got her instructional book for Christmas (with my first dumbek- here in 2005).
Now I am going on her drumming retreat in upstate NY! Yip! (www.raquy.com)

Learning dumbek has put me in contact with so many wonderful people and I love sharing what I have learned. It is great to see the dancers' eyes light up when they hear a live drummer! Also fun to dance to one. : ) Only a few more days- oh I can wa... read more

Someone gave me cause to pause the other day when they said they thought people didn't ever really change.

Could that be true? Maybe. So... I "researched" it.

I want to thank the internet for these dorky inspirational quotes.

~ Be willing to surrender what you are for what you can become. ~

~ You can change without growing but you can't grow without changing. ~

: ) I feel better now. How about you?

Walking home from work the other day, I strayed from my usual route. Something struck my fancy and I inexplicably turned onto a side street and was instantly rewarded! These cool cat prints greeted me on the sidewalk not 10 feet off my usual path. I detour more often now. :)

The tracks go for a long way. Then they get a little deeper and then disappear. It's like the cat was fine with it until it got too messy. And then the cat bailed.

We all make mistakes sometimes. Eventually ... read more